McConnell won't reconvene Senate, likely pushing impeachment trial to Biden term
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The Senate won't reconvene until Jan. 19 at the earliest.
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McConnell won't reconvene Senate for emergency impeachment trial
President Trump's second impeachment trial will likely have to wait until he's out of office.With just one week left in Trump's term, the Senate would have to return early from its recess to hold an impeachment trial — even a protracted one — and vote to remove Trump from office. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) team confirmed Wednesday that he won't use his emergency powers to do so, meaning the Senate won't return until its…
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McConnell won't call Senate back for Trump impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday rejected a Democratic attempt to swiftly call the Senate into emergency session to hold an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump,