'The Senate impeachment rules are very clear,' McConnell said in an interview. 'The Senate would have to take up an impeachment resolution if it came over from the House.'
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday the Senate"would have no choice but to" take up impeachment if the House passed articles charging the president with crimes, according to the chamber's rules.
"The Senate impeachment rules are very clear," said McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, in an interview with CNBC."The Senate would have to take up an impeachment resolution if it came over from the House.
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