McConnell: Get Ready For Senate Impeachment Trial 'As Soon As Thanksgiving' 
Thu, 10/17/2019 - 13:50
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/mcconnell-get-ready-senate-impeachment-trial-soon-thanksgiving
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And while Trump will almost certainly be impeached by the Democrat-controlled House, the GOP-controlled Senate will be able to pick apart the entire affair.

    In their closed-door weekly luncheon, McConnell gave a presentation about the impeachment process and fielded questions alongside his staff and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, who was a manager for the 1998 impeachment of President Bill Clinton.

    Impeachment is the first step to remove a president, with the House voting on formal charges and the Senate holding a trial in which it either convicts or acquits him. -Boston Globe
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2019/10/16/prepare-for-impeachment-mcconnell-tells-gop-senators/Q0L7O89EROLBnf91dtGuaK/story.html

"There’s sort of a planned expectation that it would be sometime around Thanksgiving, so you’d have basically Thanksgiving to Christmas — which would be wonderful because there’s no deadline in the world like the next break to motivate senators," said Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) following the meeting. 

McConnell has previously said that if the House impeaches Trump, Senate rules would force him to begin a trial - one which could force the Bidens to testify. 

    Not only could Mr. Biden be forced to be in D.C. at a critical moment in the presidential campaign, but so could many of his chief rivals — the half-dozen senators also vying for Democrats’ presidential nomination, impeachment experts said.

    For that matter, if the House chooses to impeach Mr. Trump on charges stemming from the special counsel’s Russia investigation, aides said it could open the door to witnesses such as fired FBI Agent Peter Strzok or even major figures from the Obama administration.

    Mr. Trump could even be present for the entire spectacle. Experts said the Senate would have a hard time refusing him if he demanded to confront the witnesses against him. -Washington Times
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/7/joe-biden-hunter-biden-could-be-forced-testify-don/