Pelosi and McConnell Begin 2020 in Standoff Over Trump Impeachment Trial

House speaker, Schumer want witnesses to testify in Senate
Senate GOP leader pushes for quick resolution of impeachment

WATCH: McConnell said Dec. 19 that Pelosi and House Democrats have created an “unfair” and “unfinished” impeachment case.Source: Bloomberg

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By Erik Wasson

January 2, 2020 at 9:00 AM UTC

Updated on

January 2, 2020 at 4:14 PM UTC

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are locked in a stare-down over the terms of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, which carries political risks for both sides if it continues deeper into January.

The two-week congressional holiday break produced no new negotiations on the contours of the Senate trial, according to people familiar with the matter. Pelosi is leaving the talks with McConnell up to Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, with whom she’s been coordinating, officials in the speaker’s office said.