Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) signed onto a resolution introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) seeking to change the Senate’s rules to dismiss articles of impeachment if they aren’t transmitted within 25 days of their approval, which would be Jan. 12.
Hawley’s office confirmed McConnell’s backing, saying the so-called “Hawley rule has gained momentum since its introduction on Monday,” and “Leader McConnell joins 12 other cosponsors,” including Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), David Perdue (R-Ga.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
