White House officials and Republican senators agreed the Senate should not immediately dismiss any articles of impeachment against the president
Top White House officials and Senate Republicans on Thursday agreed that a full trial should be conducted if the House impeaches President Donald Trump, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
Senators also informed the White House that there simply aren't the votes to approve a motion to dismiss the trial; it would take just three Republicans to block any impeachment vote on the Senate floor. The move puts the White House on the same page as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , who has previously expressed skepticism about a swift dismissal of the charges and warned his caucus at a GOP lunch last week against putting up motions that could divide the party.
Hogan Gidley, principal deputy press secretary for the White House, said on Fox Thursday that if the House moves forward with impeachment Trump "wants a trial in the Senate." included Republican Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah and Susan Collins of Maine, Trump’s most frequent GOP critics in the Senate.
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