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White House officials met Thursday with
Republican senators to discuss strategy for a widely expected
Senate impeachment trial of President
Donald Trump but made no decisions about its length or other tactics, two people familiar with the session said.
Participants expressed more interest in voting as soon as they have the 51 votes needed to acquit Trump than in setting a specific timetable for the proceedings, according to one Senate GOP aide.
Thursday’s White House meeting, which one aide said lasted about an hour, came as the House Intelligence Committee held its latest public hearing on whether to impeach Trump over his attempts to pressure
Ukraine to help his 2020 reelection campaign.