Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) explicitly blamed President Trump for the attacks that occurred on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6th, saying the mob were “fed lied” that were “provoked by the president and other powerful people.”
Pelosi Holds Back Sending Impeachment Article To Senate To Trigger Trial
"They’re now working on taking this to trial, and you’ll be the first to know when we announce that we’re going over there," Pelosi told reporters.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) declined to offer a timeline or commit to say when exactly she will send the recent passed article of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate to trigger the start of a trial, despite calling on the urgency of his removal with only week left of his presidency.
Schumer Heckled By Protester During Press Conference Calling For Trump Removal
A protester interrupted Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) during the middle of his press conference in New York City Tuesday as he was calling for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to reconvene the Senate chamber immediately to permit the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump before Inauguration Day.
