Republican senator says Schumer is using impeachment to ‘make himself a majority leader’

Published January 24, 2020 9:25pm ET



Sen. John Barrasso, a Wyoming Republican, suggested that Minority Leader Chuck Schumer sees impeachment as an opportunity for Democrats to win back the Senate.

In a press conference on Friday, Barrasso, 67, said that Schumer is trying to make the impeachment trial about vulnerable Republican senators, such as Cory Gardner of Colorado, Susan Collins of Maine, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, and Martha McSally of Arizona, because he thinks he can use their votes against them.

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