Wyden Uncertain Of McConnell's Handling Of Impeachment Process

KLCC | By Brian Bull

Published October 2, 2019 at 5:55 PM PDT

“Expect the unexpected” in any impeachment process going forward, says U.S. Senator Ron Wyden.

The Oregon Democrat says he’s not sure what Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell intends to do should the House vote to charge President Trump.

McConnell - a Kentucky Republican - has said that he’d have “no choice” but to take on the impeachment matter if that happens, but Wyden is skeptical.

“It’s not clear exactly what he is talking about, because there would be ways based on what some experts are saying, to have a vote and try to end it very quickly without a fair opportunity for all sides to really be heard.”

With Republicans holding a majority in the U.S. Senate, political analysts say it’s unlikely that they’d approve removing Trump from office.

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Brian Bull is a part-time reporter for the KLCC News department, and first began working with the station in 2016. He's been a senior reporter with the Native American media organization Buffalo's Fire, and a journalism professor at the University of Oregon.

In his 30 years working as a public media journalist, Bull has worked at NPR, Twin Cities Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Radio, and ideastream in Cleveland. His reporting has netted dozens of accolades, including four national Edward R. Murrow Awards (25 regional), the Ohio Associated Press' Best Reporter Award, Best Radio Reporter from the Indigenous Journalists Association, and the PRNDI/NEFE Award for Excellence in Consumer Finance Reporting.

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