Senate would have 'no choice' but to hold impeachment trial: McConnell

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday he would have 'no cho...

FILE PHOTO: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell listens during a weekly Senate Luncheon press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

The Democratic-led House initiated an impeachment inquiry against Trump, a Republican, on Tuesday after a whistleblower report raised concerns that he tried to leverage nearly $400 million in U.S. aid in exchange for a political favor from Ukraine’s leader.If the House approves bringing charges, known as “articles of impeachment,” against a president the process moves to the Senate which holds a trial to determine the president’s guilt.

According to a Republican Senate leadership aide, any senator could attempt to have the articles of impeachment dismissed in the early stages of the trial, which would trigger a vote with a majority of the Senate needing to vote in favor for it to succeed.

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