Top Senate Republican opposes demand for witnesses in Trump impeachment trial

WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday brushed aside a Democratic request to call four current and former White House officials as witnesses in a Senate impeachment trial expected next month, sending another clear signal that he expects senators not to remove U.S. President Donald Trump from office.

Members of the House Rules Committee met on Tuesday over the rules for the debate before a historic vote set for Wednesday in the chamber in which Trump is likely to become the third U.S. president to be impeached. Trump has refused to cooperate with the House impeachment process and ordered current and former officials like those mentioned by Schumer not to testify or provide documents.

The White House also indicated opposition to Schumer’s requests for the Senate trial. McConnell has previously said there is “no chance” the Senate will convict and remove Trump and that he would work in “total coordination” with the White House and Trump’s defense team. House Democrats accuse Trump of abusing his power by asking Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a leading Democratic contender to oppose him in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Trump is also accused of obstructing the congressional investigation into the matter.Trump remained in attack mode, referring to the process in a Twitter post as “this whole Democrat Scam” and calling himself “your all time favorite President.

Raskin said the Judiciary Committee amassed overwhelming evidence that Trump committed the “high crimes and misdemeanors” set as the standard for impeachment in the Constitution.

One cannot 'cherry pick' the Constitution. The man Trump has abused his position and power and will continue to do so until he is stopped.

Kentucky it’s time for you to brush senatemajldr aside. He is not honoring his Constitutional oath of office, his interests are not for the good people of Kentucky or of the United States.

I’m sure they have already secured every vote they need by any means necessary

Lol if the House’s case is legit why do they need more witnesses ? What a pathetic partisan shit-show and stain on this country the Left has done. All they’ve done is assure he wins again.

MoscowMitch strikes again

Democrats collect luxurious salaries paid with our taxes and do not work or do anything beneficial for Americans - they spend our money putting together an impeachment circus against our President Trump and also vacationing in Cuba and Puerto Rico ... 😡😡😡

Why would they need to call new witnesses? Shouldn’t this have been done in the house?

Following the rules and precedent set forth by the Democrats, libs owned again.

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Mitch McConnell: Do process impeachment presiding he is not acting in 'good faith' he shall recuse himself because he is heading toward Tampering.

Noone wants to go under oath to deny allegations and proclaim trumps innocence. Doesn't this disturb you realDonaldTrump? Noone wants to defend you? Sad

McConnell is rigging the trial

McConnell should be told to recuse himself for this trial, he’s worked with the White House Trumps Attorney, and he can not be fair to lead this trial or anyone else working with the White House.

AmericansForImpeachment

Drump riding MoscowMitchMcConnell

It was okay for the dems to do this in the House, but not GOP in the Senate. Shocker... NarrowMindedFools 2PartyFailfest

'The Fix Is In!' Like there ever was any doubt.

FULL & TRANSPARENT TRIAL. That's what Americans want. That's what Americans deserve. Let the chips fall where they may. Any 'political' interest injected into this decision, is a violation of their oath of office. Period. D's & R's ALL, deserve to see this happen.

СЛИВАЮТ

Should I presume that these 'representatives of the people' do not use any Sacred Book to swear on when they take the Oath of Office but merely affirm according to their levels of morality or integrity ?

Remove ALL GOP. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.

Just wait till public opinion drops in the tubes... Their tune will change. GOP co-conspirators ImpeachmentEve

Bipartisan knuckleheads

senatemajldr is morally bankrupt..

Duh!

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