Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has blasted his Republican counterpart Mitch McConnell for his decision to coordinate with White House counsel on the looming Senate impeachment trial, saying the Kentucky Republican is 'totally out of line.'
Washington Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday blasted his Republican counterpart Mitch McConnell for his decision to coordinate with White House counsel on the looming Senate impeachment trial, saying the Kentucky Republican is"totally out of line."
As the House prepares to vote this week on two articles of impeachment, Schumer has been leading Democratic efforts to shape how the expected Senate trial will play out. But already, several leading Senate Republicans, including Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, have publicly declared their intention to acquit Trump, regardless of whatever evidence is presented.
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