She said McConnell’s plan to let Trump’s legal team dictate the Senate GOP’s position on the trial “would not be the approach that I’ve taken.”

“The only people I’ve consulted with thus far are experts from the Congressional Research Service,” she added. “I sat down with them for a session last week.”

The moderate Republican senator made her comments in response to a question about McConnell’s remarks in an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity. McConnell told Hannity that he is in lockstep with the White House on trial strategy.