There are certainly similarities between McConnell's proposal and the Clinton trial rules, but there are some differences, too -- including how the rules were adopted. Here are some key differences in the rules themselves.
Washington Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell argued Tuesday that the rules he is proposing for President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial"closely" follow past precedent, and invoked the 1999 trial of President Bill Clinton in particular.
There are certainly similarities between McConnell's proposal and the Clinton trial rules, but there are some differences, too -- including how the rules were adopted. McConnell's proposal was put forward over the opposition of Democrats, while the rules for the Clinton trial were adopted unanimously after a negotiation between the parties.
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