Trump now open to idea of shorter Senate trial

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is now open to having a shorter impeachment trial in the Senate, two sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday, after he initially proclaimed he wanted a full-blown, potentially lengthy hearing.

The Republican president has said he wants to call Biden, a former vice president and a leading 2020 Democratic presidential contender to run against Trump, as one of the witnesses. Trump’s new thinking would remove a potential source of friction with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who appeared to balk in public comments on Tuesday at the idea of a long trial in the Senate.

“I don’t think he wants a lengthy trial. I think he wants the back end of this to be as clean as possible,” said one source familiar with internal deliberations at the White House and talks among Republican senators.“It’s very clear that the president has done nothing wrong and the House should drop this whole ridiculous, partisan exercise. But the president is ready for anything in the Senate,” he said.

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