No Reason to Set Rules for Impeachment Trial Until Articles Sent to Senate: Cornyn

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in Washington in a file photograph. Zach Gibson/Getty Images

The Senate shouldn’t set guidelines for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump until House Democrats send the articles of impeachment to the Senate, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said.

“There is no reason to set rules for the trial unless and until the articles have been sent to the Senate,” Cornyn said in a Dec. 19 statement.