Senate Approves Trump Impeachment Trial Rules

Senate Approves Trump Impeachment Trial Rules
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) enters the Senate Floor during U.S. President Donald Trump's Senate Impeachment Trial in Washington, on Jan. 21, 2020. Reuters/Tom Brenner
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The U.S. Senate voted early on Wednesday to approve rules governing the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, including delaying a debate over whether to call witnesses until the middle of the trial.

The Republican-majority Senate voted 53-47 to adopt the trial plan. Republican senators have not ruled out the possibility of further testimony and evidence at some point.