But this week, Sen Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, sat his colleagues down over lunch in the Capitol and warned them to prepare for an extended impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Few Republicans are inclined to convict Trump on charges that he abused his power to enlist Ukraine in an effort to smear his political rivals. It’s people like Sen Susan Collins, R-Maine, who will be under immense political pressure as they decide the president’s fate. “To overturn an election, to decide whether or not to convict a president is about as serious as it gets,” Collins said. McConnell is walking a careful line of his own in managing the fast-moving impeachment process.

Source: bd News24 October 19, 2019 03:56 UTC