China News Service, January 13th. According to the New York Times, a person familiar with the matter said that the Republican leader of the U.S. Senate, McConnell, told colleagues that he believed that President Trump had committed "crimes that could be impeached." "I am happy" that Democrats impeach Trump, I believe this will make it easier to "kick Trump out of the Republican Party."

  However, McConnell did not publicly comment on this matter, and this report has not yet been officially confirmed.

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  The U.S. House of Representatives initiated the impeachment procedure on the 11th, accusing him of "sedition".

The House of Representatives will hold a vote on Trump's impeachment clause on the 13th at the earliest.

If the vote is passed, Trump will become the first president in American history to be impeached twice.

  McConnell has stated that he would like to review the specific impeachment clauses that the House of Representatives will approve on the 13th and hear the final debate in the Senate.

A senior government official said that more than 20 Republicans are expected to support impeachment charges.

Liz Cheney, the third-ranked Republican in the House of Representatives and Congressman of Wyoming, announced on the 12th that she would join it.

  According to the report, McConnell has made it clear in private discussions that he believes it is time to get rid of Trump. He accused Trump of causing Republicans to lose the Senate.

Since mid-December 2020, McConnell told Trump that he would recognize the victory of US President-elect Biden, the two have not spoken.

  According to an anonymous official, on January 11 local time, Biden called McConnell to ask whether it is possible to establish a dual channel to enable the Senate to confirm the nomination of Biden's cabinet and hold the impeachment trial at the same time.

McConnell did not shy away from the topic of Trump's impeachment, he promised to give Biden an answer quickly.