White House considers swift Senate trial following House impeachment after GOP signals no appetite for protracted fight, sources say.
Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.As the House Judiciary Committee headed toward a historic vote in favor of impeachment on Thursday, some top aides to Presidentappeared to be warming to the idea of a short trial in the Senate and possibly not calling any witnesses at all, according to multiple sources familiar with internal deliberations.
President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable on school choice in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Dec. 9, 2019.The articles, which allege abuse of power and obstruction of justice, were more limited in scope than the White House had anticipated, officials said.
The White House declined to say if the president's thinking has changed. Deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley said the president is ready for anything. According to one source familiar with the president’s thinking, the president is waiting to make a final decision until he sees the finalized articles after they are voted out of the House Judiciary Committee, expected later Thursday.
Earlier this month, Trump said he wants several witnesses to testify who he says would bolster his account of events. Included on his list is his political rival Democrat Joe Biden and Biden's son, Hunter, who worked on a board of a Ukraine gas company while his father led U.S. policy on Ukraine as vice president. No evidence of wrongdoing has surfaced, and Hunter Biden has said he regrets the perception of a conflict of interest.
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