Washington – The leader of the Republican majority in the Senate, Mitch McConnellHe said Friday that the game of the Democrats will not continue so that there are new witnesses in the political trial of the president Donald Trump and that instead he will work to absolve the US president of the charges.
“Your turn is over,” McConnell said of the House of Representatives, of democratic majority. “It’s the Senate’s turn.”
Congress met on Friday to resume sessions this new year, with two major issues on the table: Trump’s political trial and the new Middle East crisis triggered by Trump’s order to execute an Iranian general.
McConnell criticized the Democratic representatives for having designed a political trial that he described as “careless” and that he says is the “most hurried and least fair” in history.
Last month, the House of Representatives approved charges according to which Trump abused his power in negotiations with Ukraine and subsequently obstructed Congress investigations.
The Republican leader evoked the vision of the founding fathers of the country, referring to the Senate as an “institution that could curb momentary hysteria and partisan passions.”
Trump, who is just the third president in American history to be subjected to a political trial, not only wants to be acquitted of charges, but also seeks a claim from his allies in the Republican Party.
While McConnell awaits a quick acquittal, the Senate trial cannot begin until the president of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi deliver the charges themselves, something he has refused to do until the Republican leader provides details on whether Democrats can call more witnesses during the Senate process.
Senate Democratic minority leader Chuck Schumer said “we need the whole truth.” McConnell has said the trial should begin and then the senators would decide its scope.
He said the Senate will continue with its affairs while waiting for an action by the lower house. “We cannot start a trial without the charges,” he said. “So, for now, we are satisfied with continuing the ordinary affairs in the Senate while the Democratic representatives are still struggling.”
The Constitution requires that the House of Representatives and the Senate meet on January 3 to resume sessions, but few lawmakers were in town for the routine session. However, comments by Senate leaders are being watched closely, looking for signs on the next steps around the crisis in the Middle East after US military forces killed an important Iranian general in Iraq.
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