WASHINGTON Democrats’ relentless but unsuccessful fight for witnesses during President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial could come to haunt them as they prepare for his second.
Many in the party are pushing for a speedy Senate trial so the chamber is not distracted for long from other Democr
The delay is in the mutual interest of the former and current presidents: Trump has struggled to assemble a legal team, and Biden has seen scant progress on confirming his Cabinet.
McConnell wants to delay Trump impeachment trial to February Author: Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times Updated: January 21 Published January 21
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Print article WASHINGTON Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial is unlikely to get started for days if not weeks as Republicans try to give the former president time to put together a legal team to defend himself against a charge of inciting an insurrection in the U.S. Capitol. It is not yet clear whether Senate Democrats and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who controls when the article of impeachment moves from the House to the Senate, will go along with the request.
Former President Donald Trump is not attempting to form a "Patriot Party" to challenge establishment Republicans, but he might pursue that option if Senate Republicans vote to convict him in an impeachment trial, a senior Trump adviser said Thursday.