Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
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A Senate Republican aide confirmed that McConnell’s office contacted Schumer’s office to convey the message that Republicans will not agree to a Friday session to allow House Democrats to submit an impeachment article to the Senate while Trump is in office. in charge.
McConnell said in a memo distributed to colleagues last week that the Senate will not be able to handle business in plenary until the senators return to Washington on January 19, unless all 100 senators agree to meet early.
The memo stated that, unless there is unanimous consent from the senators, Trump’s impeachment trial would not be allowed to begin before 1 pm on January 20, when Joe Biden
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“It would take the consent of all 100 senators to conduct any business of any kind during the pro forma sessions scheduled before January 19,” says the memo.
“The Senate trial, therefore, would begin after the end of President Trump’s term – an hour after it ends on January 20 or 25 hours after it ends on January 21,” he says.
Schumer on Tuesday disputed that statement and said that he and McConnell could agree to reconvene the Senate in an emergency session in the next few days.
He says legislation passed in 2004 allows majority and minority leaders in the Senate to bring the Senate together at any time to respond to emergencies.
“There was legislation passed in 2004 that allows the Senate minority and the majority leader to recognize the Senate in times of emergency. This is an emergency moment, ”said Schumer.
“I asked him to call back to the Senate – all he needs is my agreement, I am still the minority leader,” he said.