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Senate sets impeachment trial rules that postpone vote on witnesses

By Susan Ferrechio
Published January 22, 2020 11:24am ET
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Senate sets impeachment trial rules that postpone vote on witnesses
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, center, speaks during a news conference after a Senate Republican weekly luncheon meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. McConnell says he is "somewhat optimistic" after conversations with Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer that there will be more cooperation on nominations and appropriations. | (Aaron P. Bernstein/Bloomberg)

The Senate passed rules governing President Trump’s impeachment trial that exclude immediate consideration of new witnesses or evidence.

Republicans early Wednesday voted without any defections to provide a majority needed to pass the resolution. It followed a daylong debate over the rules of a trial that could last for weeks.

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