Trump impeachment trial set to throw Democratic primary into disarray by jonward11
It’s virtually certain that the trial will last beyond the Feb. 3 Iowa caucuses. The bigger question is how much the trial might interfere with the Feb. 11 New Hampshire primary.
But now, Biden and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg — the two frontrunners not in the Senate — will be free to campaign in Iowa in the crucial closing days before the first contest of the primary, while Warren and Klobuchar will be confined to their seats in Washington, along with Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., and Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo.
Story continuesFurther, senators are required to be present in the chamber, and will be largely silent. They are to play the role of judge and jury in determining the guilt or innocence of the president, but that means they do not have much of a role other than to listen. That means they will have few opportunities for the breakout viral moments that have defined other congressional proceedings.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
And if the Senate decides to call witnesses, it could go even longer, overshadowing the Feb. 22 Nevada caucuses, possibly even lasting right up until the Feb. 29 South Carolina primary.
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