McConnell Won’t Reconvene Senate for Impeachment Trial This Week

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) walks to open up the senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Dec. 20, 2020. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will not reconvene the Senate this week for an impeachment trial.

The Senate is currently out of session but Democrats hoped to reconvene to start a trial. The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives is expected to vote Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump.