REPORT: McConnell Has Been Privately Asked By Prominent Republicans, Former White House Officials To Convict TrumpHenry Rodgers
Senior Congressional Correspondent
January 22, 2021 3:22 PM ET
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has reportedly been lobbied by prominent Republicans and former White House officials to support impeaching former President Donald Trump, according to CNN.
“Mitch said to me he wants Trump gone,†a Republican member of Congress reportedly told CNN. “It is in his political interest to have him gone. It is in the GOP interest to have him gone. The question is, do we get there?†The CNN report said the lobbying for impeachment started in the House after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and began to focus on McConnell after the House’s impeachment vote.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Friday that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will deliver the article of impeachment against Trump Monday to the Senate.
In a floor speech, Schumer said there will be a trial to impeach Trump and that Pelosi would be delivering the article of impeachment next week after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed giving Trump until February to get ready for his impeachment trial in the Senate.
“I have spoken to Speaker Pelosi who informed me that the articles will be delivered to the Senate on Monday,†Schumer said.
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