McConnell Plans Tighter Timeline in Trump Impeachment Trial
- House managers, Trump team each get two days to present case
- Adapted from Clinton trial, rules need approval by full Senate
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to give House impeachment managers just two days to prosecute their case against President Donald Trump -- a move that accelerates the timetable for a trial Republicans intend to end in a quick acquittal.
The resolution, which was released Monday, gives House managers and Trump’s defense 24 hours of floor time each to make their arguments, but limits them to just two days each, instead of the three allowed in Bill Clinton’s 1999 impeachment trial. The rules would also allow the president’s team to seek a quick dismissal of the charges, though many Republican senators have said they should at least hear the case.