Politics & Government
Pelosi May Delay Sending Impeachment Articles To Senate
Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested she might keep impeachment articles as leverage for negotiations on the rules for a trial.
WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated Wednesday night that the House could indefinitely delay sending the articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate, putting into question the timing of a trial to decide whether to acquit him or convict and remove him from office.
Following Wednesday's impeachment votes, Pelosi told reporters that she would hold the articles back until it was clearer that the upper chamber would give the case a fair hearing. The strategy suggested she was keeping the charges as leverage in a coming negotiation over the terms of a Senate trial, The New York Times reported.
Read the full story on Pelosi's actions at The New York Times.
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