Chuck Schumer retorted that McConnell’s comment “stepped over the line.”And it will be up to these two party leaders to guide the largely dysfunctional Senate through the political trial of the century.Before the Senate can deliver a verdict on whether to oust Trump from office, the “world’s greatest deliberative body” must first set ground rules on the president’s impeachment trial.
“I would think there would be collective interest in trying to get this done in a reasonable time,” said Sen. John Cornyn , a close adviser to McConnell. “I don’t think Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren will object to trying to have a limited time frame to hear the case and to make a decision.” McConnell declined to comment for this story but said this week that he and Schumer have not discussed the matter.
Trump reaching out to Senate Republicans as well. The president has been calling more senators directly, in addition to hosting more lunches and dinners at the White House. Despite the glossy sheen now applied to the unanimous 1999 vote, the debate over how to conduct the trial was bitter. Senators passed the motion to subpoena witnesses on a nearly party-line vote, for example, and Democrats tried to amend a resolution to subpoena key witnesses, including Monica Lewinsky. And this all took place in a Senate that still operated with a modicum of regular order. The Senate today doesn’t even compare to that era in terms of being able to get things done.
TimothyMRay5 The evidence spelled out during the hearings shows he is guilty. I very seriously doubt anyone could testify in Trump's favor.
MoscowMitch AllRoadsLeadToPutin
TTperry1999 Well being a kangaroo court I. The house ( oops) not the house but intel commission has proven corrupt
Any senator who comes out and says that s/he will vote for acquittal and will refuse to listen to the evidence should automatically be recused from voting.
That’s because POTUS has done nothing wrong
This 'prediction' should be enough to cause 20 Republican Senators to vote Abstain. What the Turtle is saying is 'The GOP Senators will do as I tell them.' So the people of Florida should call the Turtle if they have a problem they need solving?
This is what corruption under a dictator looks like.
Was there ever any doubt? Is censure a better option for now?
bobmuellerwkrn Then Moscow Mitch needs to sit this one out and step down. This should be handled by someone who will look at the evidence and then decide what to do. Not just say No he didn't do it case closed. That's not how the system is supposed to work.What about rule of law?
I am sure that will go swimmingly with the public hearings starting next week.
It’s funny how people say it’s out of line for McConnell to say such a thing without first seeing all the evidence... when no one raises the same issue for those pronouncing total guilt and intent to impeach without having seen all the evidence, either.
We must revolt to show the world that the USA is a fraudulent nation. The Republicans are a party of corruption. America was never great. Our Constitution is a fraudulent document according to Donald Trump. Someone in the GOP Senate must stand for truth!
moscowmitch is at it again
This fucking guy...🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
So no matter how corrupted a President, Party or power if It benefits Mitch its good to go and to hell with rules and laws.
So the Republican Party has officially kissed the ring. Laws and the constitution be damned.
Some fair viewing of the facts!
Mimirocah1 MichaelAvenatti Delavegalaw Isn’t this then a prejudiced jury How would this work with impeachment when the Senate is automatically the jury? Are there any remedies for this?
The RINO MITCH HAS ALREADY MADE UP HIS MIND WITHOUT HEARING IF THERE IS ANY EVIDENCE! SO much for Impartiality! Yes I know the Dems held Closed Door Hearings but the GOP have done the SAME THING! Both Parties are CORRUPT!!!
MoscowMitch needs to be arrested.
abating crime - that is McConnell's contribution to this country.
To their shame!
So much for the rule of law!
That jury is a taint, I mean tainted, and must be replaced
In any other world, this would equate to obstruction of justice by intimidating & influencing the 'jury' of Senators. If he had any modicum of integrity, he would stand aside from the pending proceedings & apologize.
Checkmate
Yet they're still going to try.
senatemajldr McConnell has never cared about our Democracy. He is a very corrupt man and he only cares about power. MoscowMitchTraitor.
No shock... but that shouldn’t stop the Dems from going full in on exposing the criminality of the nutcase in Chief
That's what we expect from our Senators - courage, integrity, fidelity to the Constitution. You make us proud.
ndn LindseyGrahamSC senatemajldr Moscow Mitch is toadtnin 2020!
The GOP work for Putin now.
That is because he sees Schiff's Star Chamber operations attempt to overturn an election
This is not right.
I declare there is no question Moscow Mitch will be voted out of the senate, if this happens.
Of course, politics over country with them
So he’s basically putting his job in DT hands the voters know what to do the guy is openly guilty
Get it over with fast so our government can get back to the people’s business.
ChloeBa80180636 Democrats don't want the spotlight on their criminal activities!
the GOP are simply whining because their King is going down BlueWave
I guess Politico hasen’t been following this very closely. We know who the whistleblower is. We know he is anti-Trump political hack. We now know his lawyer tweeted in 2016 after Trump was elected, “The coup has started”. I think this whole sham has imploded.
Someone has to step up to stop the Democrat coup..funny how you never talk about the democrats who have said we will do whatever it takes to impeach..starting BEFORE he took office
Even if they won't vote to remove him, history will still remember realDonaldTrump as a failure, an impeached president and the polls will not be kind to the gop senators up for re-elections. Democrats are poised to make a clean sweep.
senatemajldr LindseyGrahamSC
Republicans = Lies + Corruption
And just think, they have the benches stacked with judges now that will also prejudge cases based on whether you are Democrat or Republican. Trump is slowly but surely making the USA a shithole country.
Must not be a man who listens and considers carefully before he acts. Knee jerk reactions are not conducive to Justice being served.
Moscow Mitch
bright8694 Starting to wonder if Republicans have DNA?
Oh the voters will be the real jurors in 2020...
I guess MoscowMitch can’t get Putin’s permission to convict. Thanks a lot, Vlad!
AuntInAZ Oh, let's do voir dire. Your honor, I move to dismiss this juror from the jury pool.
everyone knew that would happen! Moscow Mitch is linked!
good to hear Mitch
Dereliction of duty.
Republicans and congress are accountable for supporting Donald Trump fiasco as president of the USA.
Objectivity at its absolute best 🤬
Remove Mitch McConnell from the senate his ability to balance between right and wrong is involved with trump and what trump as on him to pressure McConnell to do what trump what’s done
Because there is nothing there.
I wish someone would bring a case against Moscow Mitch McConnell that the courts could rule on and put him away. He's off the rails!
Quid Pro Quo!!!!
Isn’t that prejudice from a part of what will be part of the jury?! I think in reality (not the make believe world the TrumpCultGOP has created in DC where they can throw out the Rule of Law) that juror would be Disqualified.
There’s no grounds for impeachment and EVERYONE knows this.
We all know this but them Dems don’t care how much taxpayers dollars are wasted on their hissy fit cause they can’t get over 2016 and could careless about helping the American taxpayers
He should recuse himself. senatemajldr RemoveTrump
BaldingsWorld
The Judge and Jury has already decided how they will vote
senatemajldr apparently you think you seat will be saved and trump reelected. News for you, he won't be and neither are you!
Yeah of course they would acquit a lying corrupt president, Republicans have no spine or integrity of Constitution.
But he will be impeached - a stain on his travesty of a presidency.
Our country is irrevocably broken.
I choose country over our king
How can you declare a verdict without hearing all the evidence? This is wrong!
Mr. SESSIONS, AS AG, YOU SAW THE JUDGE PAUL L. FRIEDMAN PROBE TIED TO OVER 130 JUDGES, SENATORS, REPS, PRESIDENTS, FIRST LADIES, AND OTHERS, THE ISSUE QUESTIONS WHETHER YOU ARE DISQUALIFIED HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF THIS CASE, ADVISING EVERYONE ON THE HILL AND ELSEWHERE, EVIDENCE?
Do it, traitors. An election is coming.
Sober as a judge.
Who's going to acquit McConnell and the other republucan toadies?
Well hopefully with elections coming up dems can take the senate before the impeachment goes to the senate
He wldnt say it if there was no question
MoscowMitch has been stating for weeks that he'll acquit trump. I'm hoping Kentuckians who care about democracy know this fact.
I am praying for the nation that MoscowMitch is in for a big surprise & Republicans will shake off their brainwashing & do the right thing. Well, one can hope regardless of how improbable that hope might be...sigh.
So much for an impartial hearing from the Senate as jurors. The whole series of complaints from GOP about closed hearings etc is a thinly veiled string of excuses for their closed minds & dereliction of duty. Their minds and ears are entirely closed. It's not democracy.
Dereliction of duties
Lordy, I hope so. You can't be pardoned if you haven't been convicted. Vote them out and take it from there. Build a strong case and use it against GOP during the election.
This should be illegal.
We know, but he needs to be impeached anyway for the historical record.
Time for McConnell to GO! He does NOTHING for the country and everything to make money and CYA!!
decook1961 Unethical
🤬
If they decide the result before even listening to any of the testimony, that means they don't care about their oath, their constituents or the law. They don't deserve to be in office.
What a dishonest lede! What McConnell actually said is that — given the evidence today — he doesn’t “think there’s any question” the Senate will acquit Trump. Democrats need a smoking gun & they need it soon.
Gee Moscow Mitch, how can you make that determination without following the constitutionally directed process?
I want trump to be humiliated next November.
Because reasonable people understand this is another hoax.
If only those massive blood clots stored beneath what mockingly pretends to be McConnell’s chin could break free and find a new home blocking all of his cognitive functions...
senatemajldr SpeakerPelosi RepAdamSchiff SenSchumer In a trial, isn't the jury supposed to hear the evidence and consider it before deciding the verdict? Shouldn't Mitch recuse himself if he can't do that?
McConnell helped get the Democratic governor elected in Kentucky. Are GOP really going to pick this hill to die on?
It hinges on the Tax Returns....
So can the house get back to the people’s business? Trade infrastructure, immigration? Remember? How can hatred or their power be more important?
Wow! McConnell is as corrupt as Trump!
Republicans don’t care about factual evidence. If it’s one of theirs, they must acquit ! Party before country !
The GOP could do their self a favor and impeach Trump in the Senate bring on President pence who polls better than Trump
JessInTexas1 Yeah - it's called math. Critical, unbiased reasoning has no currency in this present, contrived political system.
According to some reports, if the vote was secret then over 30 gop senators would vote to impeach and remove tRump, what guarantees Moscow-Mitch that some senators would not turn against trump
Unfortunately the Senate Majority will do whatever he tells them to do.
Laziness or treason? You decide.
So they decided without listening to testimony. None and I mean none of them deserve their positions if that is true senatemajldr SenateDems SenateGOP
If a real juror were to say this, he or she would be disqualified!!!
Kinda fair since Adam Schiff and Jerr Nadler have already declared he deserves to be impeached.
The guilty protect the guilty. The dominos will fall as the WhiteHouse gets a much needed shake down. Trumps not the only one that needs an express boot out of Office. Don't get me started on VP the man in the shadows Mitch McConnell is long overdue for his departure , see why?
A-hole
Keep whistling past the graveyard baby! Mitt Romney simply has to talk to his fellow Utah Senator and a couple more and that prediction is toast!
Mind boggling how they can blatantly ignore criminal behavior. Vote them all out . Blue 🌊
Someone needs to check McConnell's finances ....is he paying GOP to vote against impeachment?
That's not what the tape says. 'Based on what I've seen,...' is different.
Normally that would get a judge recused or a juror thrown out. But hey. It’s Congress.
Good. It’s a circus.
Of course GOP is corrupt and it's on its final legs. Trump is just the last nail.
Of course they will, it’s not like he lied about a consensual affair
Because he’s not guilty! We’re done here.
Pretty sure not all Republicans are happy or satisfied with Congress or Trump..yet we hear so little from them. If we continue down this road...the country may never recover. They need to hear it from YOU
He has to swear under oath he hasn't pre-judged the case. LOL.
Fine... they talk tough until they see the testimony and the poll numbers drop. I'm ok if they wait, and he drags that whole party down in the '20 election.
Kentuckings, One down and one to go. Next ,Moscow Mitch McConnell. Then the boycott ends. Mitch has done nothing but proudly obstruct the voices of the citizens of the U S. We hold him totally responsible. Your state elects him. Therefore, boycott all Kentucky.
We'll there's an impartial juror.
We all knew that would happen
I suggest McConnell first gears the evidence and all of the testimony. Forming his opinion prior to listening to these patriotic people who are concerned about our country is simply stupid, os just covering for this trump debacle!
MoscowMitch is a traitor and should be treated accordingly.
Rush to judgment.
I’m sure he’s right. There’s no way they can afford to weigh facts. They hitched themselves to this shitshow and will pay the price
OK then the trial is over ! now throw the motherfucker out of our HOUSE -
I mean after two years of Russia, if they fail here don't they lose it all? With no meaningful legislation and 'orange man bad' to their names, don't they all lose? Quite the risk they took, whoopsie
Love how your system embraces corruption. We are slowly catching up.
If he does, it will rile and piss off the majority of voters in this country.
There should be an impartial jury.
Wait...you haven't heard the evidence...Oh, right. Facts don't matter in the Grim Reaper's world. Vote McConnell out once and for all.
I thought he only said that would happen if the vote were taken now. But it isn't!
Matches up well with the Dems that promised to impeach Trump the month he took office.
Smh
If the Senate refuses to hold realDonaldTrump Impeachment trial - the Majority of the people in the United States will have NO CHOICE but to take to the streets in mass - until BLOTUS is removed!
IT is CRIMINAL for the gov't to function in SECRET. As if you don't know this.
subpoena EricCiaramella MarkSZaidEsq
McTurtle can't find his way out of a paper bag....
tbt
Most citizens are tired of this BS sideshow meant to distract us from the fact Dems have done ZERO work on our issues.
The sham impeachment should end because Republicans have the majority and will simply vote to NOT hold an impeachment trial.
Chuck Schumer has no say in the process.
It all depends on if the big donors give the thumbs up or thumbs down
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