Sen. Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin GrahamLawmakers push back at Pentagon's possible Africa drawdown George Conway group drops ad seeking to remind GOP senators of their 'sworn oaths' ahead of impeachment trial House Democrats may call new impeachment witnesses if Senate doesn't MORE (R-S.C.) said on Wednesday that the Senate will start its impeachment proceedings next week, signaling an end to the stalemate over the articles which have sat in the House since December.
"Hats off to Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellDemocrats worry a speedy impeachment trial will shut out public George Conway group drops ad seeking to remind GOP senators of their 'sworn oaths' ahead of impeachment trial GOP senator 'open' to impeachment witnesses 'within the scope' of articles MORE for playing this very well. We'll take the trial up next week," Graham said during an interview with Fox News's Sean Hannity
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Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellDemocrats worry a speedy impeachment trial will shut out public George Conway group drops ad seeking to remind GOP senators of their 'sworn oaths' ahead of impeachment trial GOP senator 'open' to impeachment witnesses 'within the scope' of articles MORE for playing this very well. We'll take the trial up next week," Graham said during an interview with Fox News's Sean HannitySean Patrick HannityGOP threatens to weaponize impeachment witnesses amid standoff Trump wants To 'deescalate,' but will his supporters let him? McConnell tells GOP senators to expect impeachment trial next week MORE. Graham argued that Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Nancy PelosiDemocrats worry a speedy impeachment trial will shut out public Schiff huddles in Capitol with impeachment managers Media's selective outrage exposed in McSally-Raju kerfuffle MORE's (D-Calif.) "impeachment dam has broken," pointing to growing calls from some Senate Democrats for her to transmit the two articles of impeachment to the Senate.
"It is important that he immediately publish this resolution, so that, as I have said before, we can see the arena in which we will be participating, appoint managers and transmit the articles to the Senate," Pelosi wrote in her letter.
Nancy PelosiDemocrats worry a speedy impeachment trial will shut out public Schiff huddles in Capitol with impeachment managers Media's selective outrage exposed in McSally-Raju kerfuffle MORE's (D-Calif.) "impeachment dam has broken," pointing to growing calls from some Senate Democrats for her to transmit the two articles of impeachment to the Senate. "You said it was urgent; if you believe it to be urgent, send it to the Senate for disposition," Graham said. "She's losing Democrats in the Senate. The impeachment dam of Nancy Pelosi is about to crack."
His comments come amid an impasse between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Pelosi about the impeachment trial.
Pelosi has not tipped her hand on when she will send the two articles, which cleared the House largely along party lines last month. In a "Dear Colleague" letter released Tuesday, she called on McConnell to release the resolution laying out the rules of the trial before she transmits the articles.
However, McConnell warned on Wednesday morning that there would be "no haggling" with Pelosi over the impeachment trial. The GOP leader announced on Tuesday that he had the 51 votes needed to establish the impeachment rules and delay a decision on calling witnesses until after opening arguments and questions from senators.
McConnell has not publicly indicated that he knows when Pelosi will send over the articles, but told reporters on Tuesday that he hopes she will send them this week. Democratic senators have also predicted that the issue will be resolved this week and that the impeachment trial will start soon.
"My intuition is that we're going to be in an impeachment trial pretty soon," Sen. Tim Kaine
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Timothy (Tim) Michael KaineIran resolution supporters fear impeachment will put it on back burner House war powers sponsor expects to take up Senate version of resolution Sens. Kaine, Lee: 'We should not be at war with Iran unless Congress authorizes it' MORE (D-Va.) told reporters on Wednesday.Meanwhile, Graham is preparing a resolution, which could be introduced as soon as Thursday, urging Pelosi to transmit the articles "immediately."
