Pelosi Signals Will Send Articles of Impeachment "Soon"
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, said she expects to release her hold on the two articles of impeachment against President Trump “soon,” but is still holding out for a bit to learn more about how Republicans plan to conduct a Senate trial. While left-leaning articles report that Senator Mitch McConnell and Pelosi’s caucus continue to disagree over witnesses for the impeachment trial, right-leaning articles highlight that a growing number of Democrats are ready for the articles of impeachment to be sent.
A left-leaning article by The New York Times reports that McConnell, the majority leader, said that the House has no choice now but to end “shameless game-playing” after announcing that he had the votes to conduct a trial without agreeing to Democrats’ demands for witnesses. While Ms. Pelosi is firmly backed by her own caucus, McConnell tried to drive a wedge between Democrats in the House and the Senate to increase pressure on the speaker, saying that Pelosi’s leverage to influence the Senate was “nonexistent.”
A centrist article by NPR highlights that Pelosi refused to give any additional information about when she will release the article of impeachment, stating that Democrats want to know what Senate Republicans are “willing to do and when they’re willing to do it.” At the core of the disagreement is who, if anyone, would act as witnesses during the trial. While Democrats want a deal on this issue upfront, McConnell wants to sort the issue after the first phase of the impeachment trial.
A right-leaning article by Fox News reports that more Democrats are urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to send the articles of impeachment, including Senator Dianne Feinstein from Pelosi’s home state of California, Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, and independent Angus King of Maine. While Feinstein made the point that the longer Pelosi holds on to the articles, the less urgent the impeachment trial becomes, Senator Jon Tester of Montana said that although more witnesses need to testify, nonetheless, he is still ready for the articles should be sent.
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Feinstein other Dems vent frustration with Pelosi’s articles of impeachment delay
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