Impeachment backfire? Key GOP senator 'offended' by Nadler charge, as trial tests patience and...

Impeachment backfire? Key GOP senator “offended” by Nadler charge, as trial tests patience and stamina. House Democrats’ handling of the Trump impeachment to date may be turning off Republicans -- notably, those seen as possible defectors in a final vote.

The first sign of a backlash among that critical group came Wednesday when Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, a moderate member of the conference, said she was offended by House manager Rep. Jerrold Nadler’s assertion that GOP members voting against allowing new testimony and evidence were engaged in a “cover-up.”