JUST IN: Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell proposes impeachment trial rules with no guarantee that witnesses will be called to testify pic.twitter.com/3j9wblV74K
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 20, 2020
BIG change from the Clinton Rules: Info and testimony collected by the House is NOT AUTOMATICALLY evidence in the Senate. There would have to be a motion to admit this evidence AFTER a vote on the question of subpoenaing additional witnesses and info. https://t.co/LuQaLhes3C
— Ross Garber (@rossgarber) January 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/peterbakernyt/status/1219399260715855874
No live witnesses during the Clinton impeachment because Senators didn’t want sex openly discussed during the trial. That is not an issue with live witnesses in this impeachment. No reason Bolton, Mulvaney, et al could not be live witnesses on Senate Floor. Still no rules!
— John W. Dean (@JohnWDean) January 20, 2020
It’s laughable to hear all of the anti-government Republicans calling for ‘more’ government to protect Trump from being convicted for his criminal behavior.
Where’s the “due process” they ask?
Why isn’t Trump being allowed to face his “accusers” the whistleblowers?
It’s all about process for these clowns.
These anti-government types couldn’t care less about guilt or innocence any more.
Or what the Constitution says about impeachment in the House and conviction in the Senate.
And Moscow Mitch is the leader of the cover-up and whitewash.
Putin calls what Moscow Mitch is up to”show trials.”
So it would appear that McConnell’s rules proposal was an opening bid, and he’s fallen back to the position he wanted in the first place.
The day that rat bastard loses his majority will be a good day indeed.