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“The last time I spoke with him was the day after I declared that Biden had obviously won the election after the Electoral College [voted on] Dec. 14. It would have been Dec. 15,” McConnell told reporters. McConnell’s statement follows reports by associates that he is “furious” over the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 by a pro-Trump mob that was spurred on by the president’s baseless claims the 2020 presidential election had been stolen. ADVERTISEMENT He declined to say whether he thought Trump had committed an impeachable offense by urging on the violent crowd. “With regard to impeachment issues, we’re going to be addressing that in great depth here beginning shortly. We’re going to be sworn in,” he said, noting there would be a vote on a pretrial agreement laying out the procedure for the trial. ....
A fight over the filibuster has kept the Senate s organizing resolution in limbo for days after McConnell demanded an agreement to protect the filibuster be included in the power-sharing deal with Schumer a demand rejected by Democrats. McConnell announced on Monday night that the power-sharing deal could now proceed after the comments from Manchin and Sinema. Schumer didn t directly address comments from the two Democratic senators during his floor speech on Tuesday. I m glad we re finally able to get the Senate up and running. My only regret is that it took so long, because we have a great deal to accomplish, Schumer said. ....
ADVERTISEMENT Underscoring the seriousness of the trial, senators stood at the desk to be sworn in. They then walked to the front of the chamber in groups to sign the oath book. A Senate leadership aide noted that senators were going to the desk where they signed the oath book one by one to maintain a socially distanced line, and that they were using sanitized pens. The action came a day after the House impeachment article was delivered to the Senate. Acting Senate Sergeant-at-Arms: All persons are commanded to keep silence on pain of imprisonment while the House of Representatives is exhibiting to the Senate of the United States articles of impeachment. pic.twitter.com/KCiKjqt1JG Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) January 26, 2021 ....