Senate Republicans released their partisan impeachment trial resolution on Monday evening, a blueprint that could result in President Donald Trump’s swift acquittal.
"Senator McConnell is saying he doesn’t want to hear any of the existing evidence, and he doesn’t want to hear any new evidence. A trial where no evidence - no existing record, no witnesses, no documents – isn’t a trial at all — It’s a cover up,” Schumer said.But it was clear the president and his team were happy with the result.
Schumer will offer his motion to subpoena four key administration witnesses and documents about the Trump administration’s efforts to delay aid to Ukraine and the president’s hopes that the Ukraine government announce a probe into former Vice President Joe Biden. That vote is likely to fail due to a pact among Senate Republicans to punt the witness question until later in the trial.
CROOKED MCCONNELL -AMERICANS WANT WITNESSES!!!!!!!! ImpeachmentTrialRules
If the old scumbag liar would have sent over the impeachment at the same speed as the partisan house hearings or the urgency liberals claimed it would have already been over
I am hoping that McConnell moves to squelch the trial. If he does, bet your boots it will secure Trump's and the GOP'S ouster from office. So mitch do your worst because it will backfire.
Great!! We are soooo tired of this circus.
Witnesses ImpeachTrump FairTrialsHaveWitnesses senatemajldr
This trial will go faster than the packers choking.
Looks more like a gop cover-up instead of “doing impartial justice”!
One man claims that he will use the Clinton model and in the 11th hour. This action is nothing but a cover for the Trump party rule.
It is a massive COVER-UP. GOP is terrified that more damaging evidences are coming out every day. More evidences are likely to surface that will proof it is a massive cover up by Moscow Mitch.
Just like he committed to.
of course they do, they've already made their decision. They just need to pacify voters.
...Republican attempts to coverup the crimes of trump are being perpetrated in themopen....Americans will see it for what it is....unAmerican.
Totally unacceptable
I guess thats not an issue when your side has no substantive arguments to present? GOPComplicit IMPOTUS RemoveTrump
Corruption. Just blatantly doing whatever is necessary to stay in power. This is corporate America at work. Remember their citizens too? They’ve been stealing the office of President since Reagan.
Moscow Mitch and the GOP Carpetbaggers will lie for the impeached President! No truth in Trump or the lawless Republican traders!!!!
This feels a bit similar to the Virginia Republicans who short-circuited the special session on gun control last year and thought they were being smart. Lost both houses. Could congressional Repubs suffer a similar fate?
Just open new house investigation and DONT ask trump to make state of union speech until evidence is presented
Drop kick the dems Hope's for IMPEACHMENT and REMOVAL through the goalposts of reality!
Since Mitch McConnell will now allow current or new evidence, or witnesses, this is the REAL SHAM! It is a coverup plan & simple. All evidence & witnesses MUST be allowed, otherwise it is rigged. Dishonest republicans. Good luck come election time!
Totally crock of crap
I have always voted for who I believed to be the best candidate. Now with the republicans, especially Mitch McConnell, pushing this trial through as fast as possible, I will NEVER vote for any republican for the rest of my life.
Hillary was right. These men are despicable
At least Senate is doing it all on PUBLIC record not in a basement where we are still waiting for all of the witnesses full testimonies to be released. ShamImpeachment
As they should. Can't wait until this impeachment sham get thrown out. It's a complete waste of taxpayer's dollars.
The kangaroo courts is on its way . No Clinton model?
trumpublicans don’t want facts and truth exposed
coverup
DirtyDonald the CorruptionCrusader realDonaldTrump gets a speedy trial so the American people will be kept in the dark. MoscowMitch senatemajldr is making sure that trial and evidence will NOT be accessible to the American People. CorruptGOP CoverUp
911CORLEBRA777 Cowards defending a con man over country. It doesn't get more pathetic than that.
It wouldn't matter. They could bring every witness the Dems want and every single one could say Trump did nothing wrong. It still wouldn't be enough. So, go pound sand.
America demands Subpoenas are answered, the witnesses are heard & documents seen NO MORE TRUMP CORRUPTION NO MORE DERSHOWITZ FAKE EXCUSES NO MORE GOP COMPLICITY NO MORE OBSTRUCTION NO MORE ABUSE OF POWER RemoveTrump RemoveandIndictTrumpNOW TrumpIsANationalSecurityThreat
The Republicans can't even abide by their oath of office. We will remember this on election day.
The 'Do as I say Not as I do GOP' Boldly thumbs their nose and subjects America to GOP JUST US justice
McConnell is a strict Constitutionalist. It is required of politicians that ignore or obfuscate the intent and purpose of the Constitution.
Moscow Mitch and GOP a/k/a Trumplicans are afraid of the truth so they are going to push this trial through, claim victory so Trump can brag at State of Union - but anyone with a brain will know it was a sham trial- no evidence means no credibility- fake acquittal
This is a cover up. You can't call this a fair trial. It is a sham trial. Trump has 9 lawyers and zero witnesses will be called when there were many actual direct witnesses.
No matter which way this goes, either our President or Madame Speaker loses all power. They don't take bets on things like this, do they? Think you'd find a lot of smart money on the perfecta if you laid the odds right. Make it self-effecting. Syndicate the loss.
This a ridiculous schedule. It makes a sham out of the trial. There is NO HURRY. The point is to come to an appropriate decision in a fair and impartial manner. The SOTU can be held at a later date. It should not be used as a deadline.
Time to hit the streets. Trump is guilty, they know he is guilty.
It's a Senate hearing to remove Trump it's not a damn trial! It's not in the court of law it is a Senate hearing. I know you are all confused on this so let's get it right . Senate hearing vs trial...understand now...big difference
Nancy Pelosi rn
Like thieves in the night, they plan to steal justice because AllRoadsLeadToPutin
This is how Clinton’s impeachment trial worked? Or did McConnell change the rules for Trump?
Mitch is in a rush to get back to all that legislation sitting on his desk. And that must be one sturdy desk
ImpeachmentTrial by tweet...virtually...
And a speedy trashing of the Constitution and America's traditional sense of due process
OBSTRUCTION QUICK!!
The arguments will be followed by 16 total hours of questions and answers, culminating in a four-hour debate and a critical vote over whether to consider witnesses or new information
The house did the same thing with the hearings
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