President Trump tweeted Sunday that he would prefer the Senate vote to immediately dismiss the two articles of impeachment the House approved against him in December, as several of Trump's GOP allies in the Senate have proposed with the backing of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the Senate, and summary dismissal of the charges would take only 51 senators, 'but it is clear McConnell does not have the votes,' The Associated Press reports. 'I think our members, generally, are not interested in the motion to dismiss,' said Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), a member...
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