Sunday, December 22

McConnell: impeachment will not advance in Senate before Trump leaves office


Mitch McConnell warned that the verdict of the second impeachment against Trump will not be known until after Biden’s inauguration

McConnell: el juicio político no avanzará en el Senado antes de que Trump deje el cargo
The Republican leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell.

Photo: Stefani Reynolds / Getty Images

By: EFE

WASHINGTON – Senate Republican Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, anticipated this Wednesday that there is no possibility of holding a “ fair or serious trial ”before President Donald Trump leaves office next week, so called for a focus on an “orderly transition of power.”

“Given the Senate’s rules, procedures and precedents governing impeachment trials, there is simply no possibility that a fair or serious trial can conclude before President-elect (Joe) Biden is sworn in next week, ”noted McConnell it’s a statement.

McConnell illustrated that the Senate has held three presidential impeachment trials: “They have lasted 83, 37 and 21 days, respectively. ”

“ Even if the Senate process began this week and progressed rapidly, a final verdict would not be reached until later. of President Trump leaving office, “said McConnell, clarifying that” this is not a decision, “” it is a fact. “

” In light of this reality, “he argued -, I think it will be better for our nation if Congress and the Executive branch spend the next seven days fully focused on facilitating a safe takeover and orderly transfer of power to the incoming Biden Administration. ”

Similarly, McConnell confirmed that the trial will begin at the first regular meeting of the Senate, which is in recess until 19 January, “after receiving the article from the House of Representa pending ”.

The Republican leader spoke after the Lower House approved this Wednesday the opening of a new political trial against Trump,

on this occasion under the accusation of “incitement to insurrection”, for last week’s assault on the Capitol.

Trump thus becomes the only president in US history to be indicted twice politically.

This Wednesday’s vote ended with 232 votes in favor and 197 against, with ten Republican legislators joining to the entire Democratic caucus.

The outgoing president has criticized the new impeachment against him as something “absolutely ridiculous” and “a continuation of the greatest witch hunt in history about politic”.