US lawmakers go on holiday break with no agreement over how to handle the Senate trial on Trump’s impeachment charges
US President Donald Trump is applauded by US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer as Trump arrives to announce the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement at a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, US, October 1, 2018.
Many Republican lawmakers prefer a quick trial to get the matter behind them, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has dismissed the idea of calling witnesses. Some Republicans suggested Democrats were delaying because they had a weak case. The House will not be able to send over the impeachment articles until it reconvenes on January 7, at the earliest, according to a Democratic congressional aide. The Senate is due to return on Jan. 3 but will not hold votes until Jan. 6, according to McConnell.
The president is also charged with obstruction of Congress for directing administration officials and agencies not to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry. A Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday showed that less than half of Americans say Trump should be removed from office, a sign of the uphill battle facing Democrats in terms of public sentiment.
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