• Sen. Lisa Murkowski, chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, speaks during a Dec. 19 hearing on the impact of wildfires on electric grid reliability, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Murkowski says she was 'disturbed' to hear Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell say there would be 'total coordination' between the White House and the Senate over the presidential impeachment trial. In an interview with KTUU, Murkowski said she remains undecided on how she would vote when the trial takes place. | AP
    Sen. Lisa Murkowski, chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, speaks during a Dec. 19 hearing on the impact of wildfires on electric grid reliability, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Murkowski says she was "disturbed" to hear Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell say there would be "total coordination" between the White House and the Senate over the presidential impeachment trial. In an interview with KTUU, Murkowski said she remains undecided on how she would vote when the trial takes place. | AP

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WASHINGTON – Republican Sen. John Kennedy, a frequent defender of President Donald Trump, said on Sunday there were no real rules for how the U.S. Senate should run its impeachment trial and that the chamber could choose to hear witnesses and evidence.

“When it comes to impeachment, the rule is that there are virtually no substantive rules,” Kennedy told CNN’s “State of the Union.” As a result, he said, there were plenty of steps the Senate could take, including forming a committee to hear evidence in the case.

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