Lindsey Graham wants to start President Donald Trump's trial within days, even if it means the chamber proceeds without receiving articles of impeachment from the House of Representatives.
"If we don't get the articles this week, then we need to take matters in our own hands and change the rules ... so we can start the trial," Graham said during an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, called on Sunday for the Senate to change the rules set up for impeachment in order to start President Donald Trump's trial within days, even if it means the chamber proceeds without receiving articles of impeachment from the House of Representatives.
While the Republican controlled Senate seems certain to keep Trump in office, it's unclear when the impeachment trial will begin and how it will proceed.
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