Republicans aim to avoid war with White House over impeachment strategy
By Jordain Carney - 12/15/19 06:00 AM EST
Senate Republicans are trying to avoid a high-profile fight with the White House as they plot their impeachment trial strategy.
Divisions have erupted between President Trump and the GOP Senate on everything from witnesses, how long the trial should last and whether or not senators should wait until January to start it.
Now GOP leaders and the White House are stepping up their efforts to get in synch, with a Senate trial just weeks away.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) went on Fox News’s Hannity, a show frequently cited by President Trump, to repeatedly say that he will take his cues from the White House as he plots the GOP strategy for the looming trial.
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