GOP senators considering 'kill switch' option should impeachment trial spiral out of control | Fox News

GOP senators considering 'kill switch' option should impeachment trial spiral out of control | Fox News

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GOP senators considering 'kill switch' option should impeachment trial spiral out of control
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly is close to finalizing a rule that would allow President Trump's team to move to dismiss the articles of impeachment in the Senate quickly after some evidence has been presented, as a sort of safety valve in case Democrats try to drag out the trial for weeks.

The discussions came as Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz told Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" that the trial could extend "to six to eight weeks or even longer" if the Senate decided to hear from additional witnesses -- a prospect that could interfere with the imminent presidential primary contests, as Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., likely would get pulled off the campaign trail.

McConnell, R-Ky., wouldn't be obligated to publicize the final version of his resolution setting the parameters of the impeachment trial until Tuesday, but top Republicans have said they supported affording Trump the opportunity to cut the trial short. Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, for example, told Axios he would be "very, very surprised" if McConnell's resolution didn't include that kind of kill switch. Click here for more on our top story.

Other developments in Trump's impeachment:
- GOP senator: Dems 'pretty concerned' because Americans 'now solidly behind' Trump, despite impeachment
- Nadler says Dems unwilling to negotiate Hunter Biden testimony in exchange for other witnesses
- Reporter's Notebook: How Trump's impeachment trial could play out in the Senate