Sen. Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin GrahamThe Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - White House, Dems play blame game over evictions GOP skepticism looms over bipartisan spending deal Graham's COVID-19 'breakthrough' case jolts Senate 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 McConnellThe Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - White House, Dems play blame game over evictions GOP skepticism looms over bipartisan spending deal On The Money: Biden, Pelosi struggle with end of eviction ban | Trump attorney says he will fight release of tax returns 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 McConnellThe Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - White House, Dems play blame game over evictions GOP skepticism looms over bipartisan spending deal On The Money: Biden, Pelosi struggle with end of eviction ban | Trump attorney says he will fight release of tax returns 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 HannityMeadows says Trump World looking to 'move forward in a real way' Psaki says Biden admin 'needs' Fox News in order to fight vaccine misinformation Ronny Jackson, former White House doctor, predicts Biden will resign MORE. Graham argued that Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Nancy PelosiThe Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - White House, Dems play blame game over evictions Overnight Health Care: Average daily COVID infections topped last summer's peak, CDC says | US reaches 70 percent vaccination goal a month after Biden's target | White House says CDC can't renew eviction ban Biden, Pelosi struggle with end of eviction ban 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 PelosiThe Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - White House, Dems play blame game over evictions Overnight Health Care: Average daily COVID infections topped last summer's peak, CDC says | US reaches 70 percent vaccination goal a month after Biden's target | White House says CDC can't renew eviction ban Biden, Pelosi struggle with end of eviction ban 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
Timothy (Tim) Michael KaineThis week: Senate starts infrastructure sprint Overnight Defense: Watchdog blasts government's handling of Afghanistan conflict | Biden asks Pentagon to look into mandatory vaccines | Congress passes new Capitol security bill GOP, Democrats battle over masks in House, Senate MORE (D-Va.) told reporters on Wednesday.
Timothy (Tim) Michael KaineThis week: Senate starts infrastructure sprint Overnight Defense: Watchdog blasts government's handling of Afghanistan conflict | Biden asks Pentagon to look into mandatory vaccines | Congress passes new Capitol security bill GOP, Democrats battle over masks in House, Senate 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."
