McConnell and Pelosi set for showdown over next steps of Trump impeachment
- Not clear when articles of impeachment will reach Senate
- Pelosi threatens delay until she receives assurances of fair trial
As Washington awoke on Thursday to the realisation that it had impeached the third US president in American history, the capital remained racked with uncertainty about what will come next in an impeachment process defined by almost total partisanship and rancor.
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