McConnell accused Schumer of going straight to the news media with his proposals rather than speaking to him in person, as Senate leaders had done in the past.
He also noted that Schumer had misquoted the Constitution. The Democrat leader had claimed the Constitution gave the Senate “sole Power of Impeachment,†whereas Article I, Section 3 actually states, “The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments.â€
“We don’t create impeachments over here … we judge them,†he declared.