Democrats eye letting impeachment articles sit in Senate for months to give Biden opening

Published January 12, 2021 12:43am ET



The U.S. House appears all but certain this week to pass at least one impeachment article against President Trump, but the Democratic leadership may not send it to the Senate right away.

At least one top Democrat suggested the House could sit on the impeachment article for several months, clearing the deck for incoming President Joe Biden and a new Democratic majority in the Senate and their top agenda priorities, which include additional coronavirus recovery aid. And a key Senate Democrat said Monday that he agreed.

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