Pelosi Gets Pressure From Democrats to End Impeachment Standoff
- Some Senate Democrats say no more reason to delay Trump trial
- McConnell says he can shut out Democrats on setting rules
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Senate Democrats are pressuring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to end her standoff over the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump as it’s become increasingly clear there’s little chance of winning concessions from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
While most House Democrats on Wednesday continued to support Pelosi holding back the articles of impeachment they adopted last month until McConnell sets out his rules for the trial, several Democratic senators suggested the battle was over.