McConnell says ‘no haggling’ as impeachment standoff deepens

By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK, ALAN FRAM and LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday there will be "no haggling" over the process for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in a deepening standoff with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over Democratic demands for details and more witnesses. McConnell has indicated Republicans have the leverage they need to launch Trump's trial on his terms, but Pelosi's reluctance to transmit the articles of impeachment leaves the Senate proceedings at a standstill. A resolution is expected this week in the showdown that is testing the negotiating skills of the two seasoned leaders as they face off over the rare impeachment trial, only the third in the nation's history. The House imp
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