McConnell Proposes Impeachment Trial Be Delayed Until Mid-February

On Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) proposed delaying the start of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial until mid-February so that all involved could have more time to prepare their legal arguments.

McConnell said Thursday that Republicans in the Senate were “united behind the principle that the institution of the Senate, the office of the presidency, and former President Trump himself all deserve a full and fair process that respects his rights and the serious factual, legal, and constitutional questions at stake.”