Impeachment Trial to Pull 2020 Democrats Off Trail During Key Month
- Sanders, Warren, others will limit time in Iowa, New Hampshire
- Senators’ absence could help Biden, Buttigieg in early states
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Just before the first votes are cast in the Democratic primary campaign, five candidates -- including two in the top tier -- could be yanked off the campaign trail to preside as jurors in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
The absence of senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar, Cory Booker and Michael Bennet from the snowy campaigns in Iowa and New Hampshire could give Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg a sharp advantage in the critical first nominating contests.