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On the recordDecember 19, 2019
There will be a Senate trial. It is required by the constitution. The issue of when the articles of impeachment will be sent to the Senate is a decision for Nancy Pelosi to make, and very understandably, she wants some assurance that it will be full and fair.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal asserts that a Senate trial is constitutionally required and emphasizes the need for fairness in the impeachment process.

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