Breaking with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska told a TV interviewer in her home state this week that the Senate shouldn’t work “hand-in-glove with the defense” on President Trump’s impeachment trial. The Senate may be under Republican control, but it should never be under White House control, no matter who occupies the Oval Office. I know, the party of Trump argues that the House didn’t take impeachment seriously, so the Senate shouldn’t either. Besides, even the White House acknowledged that it would not commit to cooperating with the impeachment inquiry no matter what concessions House Democrats made. But if they think the House has raised questions that demand answers about Trump’s behavior, they should try to answer them, regardless of what the White House wants.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 26, 2019 18:56 UTC