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Friday, December 27, 2019

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1/ Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she is "disturbed" by the coordination between Mitch McConnell and the White House for the Senate impeachment trial. Murkowski said McConnell has "confused the process" by declaring that he is acting in "total coordination" with Trump to set the parameters of the trial. "To me," she continued, "it means that we have to take that step back from being hand in glove with the defense." Murkowski, a moderate Republican, did not say how she will vote in the upcoming trial. (CNN / New York Times / ABC News / KTUU)

• ???? Day 1058: Mitch McConnell: There's "no chance" that Trump will be removed from office as a result of the impeachment trial in the Senate. McConnell added that it "wouldn't surprise" him if some Democrats broke ranks to vote in favor of Trump, calling the case "so darn weak." McConnell and the White House have agreed to coordinate their plans for the trial, which McConnell has said he will end as soon as he has 51 GOP votes in place for a final vote. "We know how it's going to end." (NBC News / CNN / Washington Post)

• ???? Day 1064: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi won't commit to sending the articles of impeachment against Trump to the Senate until she sees "the process that is set forth" to ensure a "fair" trial. Democrats have questioned the impartiality of the Senate trial after Mitch McConnell said he's coordinating with the White House to quickly acquit Trump. Senior Democratic aides suggested it was "very unlikely" that the House will send the articles to the Senate before January, effectively delaying the impeachment trial well into the new year, in order to pressure Republicans to allow new witnesses and evidence in the proceeding. "We cannot name managers until we see what the process is on the Senate side," Pelosi said. "So far we haven't seen anything that looks fair to us." (New York Times / ABC News / Politico / CNN / NBC News / Washington Post / Wall Street Jo...

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