McConnell sends memo to Senate regarding potential impeachment
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and last updated 2021-01-09 17:20:30-05
NBC News obtained a memo entitled Impeachment Procedure Summary on Friday, laying out a timeline for a potential impeachment trial to Senate Republicans.
The document comes from outgoing Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and it lays out how the senate would move forward, if the House decides to impeach President Donald Trump.
The Senate is currently in recess until January 19, and impeachment trial proceedings cannot begin before then, unless all 100 senators consent to an early return.
More than 200 members of congress are calling for Trump to leave office after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol earlier this week.
GOP Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania said Saturday that President Donald Trump has "committed impeachable offenses."During an interview on Fox News, Toomey
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(Bloomberg) Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her top House lieutenants are holding a call Monday with fellow Democrats on their response to the mob assaults on the U.S. Capitol, a talk they’ll hold shortly after the introduction on the House floor of an impeachment resolution against President Donald Trump. News of the planned 2 p.m. EST Zoom call, in a memo sent Sunday to member offices, comes as Pelosi has yet to reveal a specific timetable for any.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will impeach President Trump as she and other Democratic congressional leaders continued leaning on Cabinet members to invoke their Constitutional authority to oust him. Trump’s incitement of the mob that took over the Capitol building has made him a threat to democracy, Pelosi said. The House planned a Wednesday vote on impeaching Trump for “incitement of insurrection.” Latest updates: 2:39 p.m. D.C..