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Adam Schiff: “Mitch McConnell could absolutely reconvene the Senate earlier than that if he wanted to in order to start the Senate…”

On the recordJanuary 11, 2021
Mitch McConnell could absolutely reconvene the Senate earlier than that if he wanted to in order to start the Senate trial right away if he did really think that President Trump is an ongoing present danger to the republic.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Schiff's criticism of McConnell's claim that the Senate can't reconvene for Trump's impeachment trial until after Biden's inauguration.

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