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- Republicans are claiming that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is meddling in the 2020 primaries.
- They say Pelosi is attempting to boost former Vice President Joe Biden by pushing the Senate impeachment trial later into primary season and forcing Biden's competitors who are senators to miss out on campaigning.
- House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy argued Pelosi is intentionally "clearing the decks for Joe Biden" and "keeping Bernie Sanders at bay," calling the strategy her "dirty little secret."
- Pelosi has delayed sending the impeachment articles to the Senate in an attempt to pressure Republicans, who control the upper chamber, to call witnesses during the trial and otherwise compromise with Democrats on procedure.
- Pelosi officially announced on Tuesday that the House will cast a vote on impeachment managers and on whether to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate on Wednesday.
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Republicans, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, are claiming that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is meddling in the 2020 presidential primaries.
GOP leaders say Pelosi is attempting to boost former Vice President Joe Biden's 2020 chances by pushing the Senate impeachment trial later into primary season, hurting Biden's top competitors, including Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, who will need to pause campaigning in early states to sit through the trial in Washington. See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: A law professor weighs in on how Trump could beat impeachment See Also: SEE ALSO: Trump suffered a key loss in a defamation case brought by the columnist who accused him of rape  |