Article snippet: GOP senators say that if the House passes articles of impeachment against MORE (R-Ky.) has broad authority to set the parameters of a trial. While McConnell is required to act on articles of impeachment, which require 67 votes — or a two-thirds majority — to convict the president, he and his Republican colleagues have the power to set the rules and ensure the briefest of trials. “I think it would be disposed of very quickly,” said Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman MORE (R-S.C.). “If it’s based on the Mueller report, or anything like that, it would be quickly disposed of,” he added. Sen. MORE (R-Texas), an adviser to McConnell’s leadership team, said “nothing” would come of impeachment articles passed by the House. Given the Senate GOP firewall, Cornyn, who’s also a member of the Judiciary Committee, said he doubts that Democrats will commence the impeachment process. “It would be defeated. That’s why all they want to do is talk about it,” he said. “They know what the outcome would be.” Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the chamber, and Vice President Pence would cast the tie-breaking vote if necessary. Senate Republicans say that an impeachment trial would be given the bare minimum amount of floor time. “Why on earth would we give a platform to something that I judge as a purely political exercise?” said Sen. MORE (R-N.C.), another member of the Judiciary Committee. “We have to perform our constitutional duty, but if people think that we’re going to try and... Link to the full article to read more