McConnell suggests he will not cut short impeachment trial

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) suggested Wednesday that the Senate would not cut short an impeachment trial.“The rules of impeachment are very clear when it comes to the trial,” the GOP leader said when asked whether he’d support dismissing the trial out of hand.“That, I think, assumes we would have to do what the Constitution calls for the Senate to do and that is to hear the arguments, to listen, take it seriously,” Thune said.