What Next - This Week in Impeachment: A Senate Trial in Limbo
Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds the articles of impeachment, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell holds all the cards.
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Show Notes
President Donald Trump was impeached in the House of Representatives just over two weeks ago. There’s just one hitch: The articles of impeachment that were passed haven’t made it to the Senate … yet. It’s part of a tactical hold by the Democrats seeking to ensure that the majority-Republican Senate holds a fair trial. What does that mean? And is Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ready to do that?
Guest: Jim Newell, senior politics writer for Slate.
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