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    Senate Republicans resist calls for a drawn-out Trump trial

    by Noah Bierman and Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times Dec 13, 2019 4 minutes

    WASHINGTON - Republican leaders appear determined to conduct a relatively brief impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the Senate next month, possibly without calling witnesses, overruling the president's push for a weekslong spectacle to seek political retribution against Democrats.

    The internal tussle pits Trump's delight in a bare-knuckle public fight versus the backroom style of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who has utilized intricate Senate procedures for decades to advance Republican goals.

    "At this moment, almost nobody thinks there is advantage to a long, drawn-out process - except the president," said one Senate Republican who was granted anonymity to speak candidly.

    Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a close Trump ally, said he has told "the whole world" - including the White

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