Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed facing former President Trump's impeachment trial before February so the former president's new legal group will have the time to prepare his own defense.
The Democrat-led House hurried a vote a week to impeach Trump for"incitement of insurrection" following a violent mob stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 and postponed the certificate of President Biden's electoral college win. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she hopes to transmit the guide into the Senate"shortly " to start a Senate trial.
However, McConnell advised his GOP colleagues on a telephone Thursday a two-week delay will allow Trump to prepared his lawful defense and ensure due procedure.