Congress braces for Trump impeachment vote as partisan lines harden

  • 📰 latimes
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 64 sec. here
  • 3 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 29%
  • Publisher: 82%

Law Law Headlines News

Law Law Latest News,Law Law Headlines

McConnell rejects Schumer's plan for witnesses at Senate trial

The nation’s fractured leadership continued its somber march into the history books as the House of Representatives prepared to impeach President Trump on Wednesday, a dramatic step that has been sapped of almost any drama by relentless partisanship, creating a sense of inevitability around an otherwise monumental constitutional clash.

The ultimate impact of the impeachment saga awaits next year’s election results and, eventually, the verdict of historians. For now, national polls show public opinion has barely budged in either direction, with Americans divided down the middle, mainly by party.Although Pelosi once said impeachment should be a bipartisan undertaking, she said in an interview with The Times on Tuesday that the gravity of the president’s misconduct made her willing to push forward without any Republican support.

Republicans have largely ignored or denied the evidence compiled by Democrats, instead complaining about the process and accusing them of desperately trying to undermine a president they couldn’t beat at the ballot box. “It’s just something that we’re having to plow through at this point,” said Rep. Doug Collins , the ranking member on the Judiciary Committee. “They have the votes. And they’ll move it forward.”

Assuming the House votes to impeach Trump, there will be no respite from partisanship once the matter moves to the Senate, which is planning to hold a trial in January. “It’s not the Senate’s job to leap into the breach and search desperately for ways to get to guilty,” he said on the Senate floor. “That would hardly be impartial justice.”

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

senatemajldr Why do you have an issue with witnesses testifying, Turtle? Hiding something...?

Well, there you go . . following the lead of the Democrat leadership and our national mainstream media which supported them 100%.

As he should. The shoe is on the other foot now

McConnell is to Trump, what Trump is to Putin.

Outstanding. Congratulations Leader McConnell.

Like Moscow said he has made up his mind, as has Lying Lindsey.

That's not how it works. The house investigates and the Senate hold the trial.

Let’s see about that

It's 'Impeachment Eve' or is it 'Fck Donald Trump Day'. I'm fine with both.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 11. in LAW

Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Lara Trump Says Impeachment Push Will Get Donald Trump Re-Elected (Exclusive)The President's daughter-in-law claims that the push to impeach Donald Trump is only going to push him right back into the White House — for four more years. TooFab Seems like going after Trump only backfires on anyone who tries 😂 TooFab Looks like a guy.. TooFab A Trump choosing money and power over dignity? I'm shocked.
Source: TMZ - 🏆 379. / 59 Read more »

Schumer seeks testimony from Mulvaney, Bolton in expected Senate trial of TrumpSenator Dick Durbin appeals to his Republican counterparts on the need for a formal impeachment trial in the Senate, says ‘we ought to really stand up for the demeanor, the history and the traditions of the Senate in terms of doing this in the proper way’ No one believes the trial that the do nothing dems in the house did .So the Senate shouldn't weast taxpayers money on this scam.
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »