How Impeachment Will Force Senators Off the Campaign Trail - The New York Times - 0 views
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It’s the fourth quarter. The game is close. And you are benched. That could sum up the frustrations of four senators — two of them front-runners for the Democratic presidential nomination — who will be duty bound to leave the campaign trail next week to sit in judgment of President Trump.
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With members of the Senate serving as official jurors who will determine Mr. Trump’s guilt or innocence, three participants in Tuesday’s debate, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, must head back to Washington in the midst of the campaign.
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During a rally in Iowa last week, Mr. Sanders, a leading contender as well, complained about the interruption, but also emphasized duty. Editors’ PicksThe Sex Scene Evolves for the #MeToo EraTech Bro Uniform Meets Margaret Thatcher. Disruption Ensues.The Cookbooks You Need for 2020, as Selected by ChefsAdvertisementContinue reading the main story“Between you and me I’d rather be here in Iowa, but I have a constitutional responsibility, which I accept as a United States senator, to be a juror in Trump’s impeachment trial,” he said. “So I’ll be there.”
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