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Senate Republicans, Eyeing Election-Year Impeachment Trial, Wrestle With Timeline

FILE -- Sen. Richard Burr ( R-N.C.), who speculated that a Senate impeachment trial could last six to eight weeks, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 16, 2019. Senate Republicans are conflicted about how quickly to move on an impeachment trial, with some arguing for a speedy vote and others seeing an opportunity to drag out the proceedings and tie down some Democratic senators at a prime moment in their presidential campaigns. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times)