@jmartNYT

Our full story for tmrw’s paper w another nugget: McConnell not only told Biden he’d be for Merrick Garland for AG, he reminded him he urged Trump to name Garland to succeed Comey at FBI

@DHipgecko

@AugustaKlumpke @jmartNYT I think it is Senate.

@dogskidsncake

@jmartNYT @sbg1 It should be ALL OF THEM.

They already see what I’ve seen and from what I’ve seen what’s criminal is that they haven’t decided this without public pressure.

That is the most revolting part to me.

@andygallschmitt

@jmartNYT @murphymike

@NerdMilwaukee

@LeahBla58701348 @jmartNYT 218 in the House. 67 in the Senate

@wryancr

@CosmoJem @jmartNYT like, say, Thursday?

@LeahBla58701348

@jmartNYT How many votes do they need in the house to actually succeed? 290?

@AugustaKlumpke

@jmartNYT " 20, give or take, Republicans" In the Congress? Or in the Senate?

@jmartNYT

This is the thinking in McConnellworld — now is the time to make the move, w Trump staggered

@LPDonovan

As stunning as Rs moving against Trump would be, the alternative is that he sticks around and makes their lives/careers hell for the next four years (at least.) If that's going to happen anyway, a clean break looks pretty attractive. Now or never.

@jmartNYT

McCarthy has cycled through just what can be done about Trump, approached Hoyer about a censure and said he could deliver a lot of R votes.

But the deal was: Democrats had to back off impeachment.

@jmartNYT

ALSO: Biden called McConnell yesterday and asked if Senate could dual track impeachment trial and cabinet confirmations.

Far from telling Biden he would not discuss the impeachment, McConnell said he would check with the parliamentarian and get back to Biden.

@jmartNYT

NEW: McConnell believes Trump committed impeachable offenses, believes the attack on Capitol gives Rs a chance to purge the president

and...

McCarthy has asked colleagues if he should urge Trump to resign, is open to a censure

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