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Mitch McConnell Met with Trump at White House & Discussed Impeachment Trial

HeadlineJan 09, 2020

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly met with President Trump at the White House Wednesday, where they discussed Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial in the Senate. CNN reports McConnell walked Trump through the trial format. McConnell has said he will coordinate the trial with the White House and that he is not an impartial juror — fueling criticism from Democratic lawmakers who accuse McConnell of trying to preside over a sham trial.

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