U.S. Senate in stalemate over how to proceed with Trump impeachment trial


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  • Saturday, 04 Jan 2020

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters as he departs the Senate floor in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. January 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate remained at a stalemate on Friday over how to proceed with the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, as the chamber's leaders wrangled over whether White House aides will be called as witnesses and the top Democrat appealed to a handful of Republicans who could help break the impasse.

After a two-week holiday recess, there was still no clarity about when Trump's impeachment trial might begin.

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