Senate Democrats are quietly talking about asking Speaker to hold articles of impeachment in the House until Senate Majority Leader agrees to a fair rules package for a Senate trial.
Democratic senators are concerned by talk among Senate Republicans of holding a speedy trial without witnesses, which would set up a shorter time frame than when the Senate considered President Clinton's 1999 impeachment.
They want to hear from Trump's advisers and worry that if they don't use their leverage now, they'll have little say over how a Senate trial is run.
A second Democratic senator who requested anonymity acknowledged that Democrats have limited power but said the timing of when articles of impeachment come over from the House was a point of leverage.
If Pelosi holds onto the articles of impeachment, some Democrats hope it will put more pressure on McConnell to negotiate the trial rules with Schumer.
Senate Republicans in recent days have backed further away from the possibility of a lengthy Senate trial that would feature witnesses.
Some Democrats may also want the impeachment trial to be over sooner rather than later.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/474206-democrats-seek-leverage-for-trial
Democratic senators are concerned by talk among Senate Republicans of holding a speedy trial without witnesses, which would set up a shorter time frame than when the Senate considered President Clinton's 1999 impeachment.
They want to hear from Trump's advisers and worry that if they don't use their leverage now, they'll have little say over how a Senate trial is run.
A second Democratic senator who requested anonymity acknowledged that Democrats have limited power but said the timing of when articles of impeachment come over from the House was a point of leverage.
If Pelosi holds onto the articles of impeachment, some Democrats hope it will put more pressure on McConnell to negotiate the trial rules with Schumer.
Senate Republicans in recent days have backed further away from the possibility of a lengthy Senate trial that would feature witnesses.
Some Democrats may also want the impeachment trial to be over sooner rather than later.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/474206-democrats-seek-leverage-for-trial
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