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turbinetree

(24,632 posts)
Tue May 28, 2019, 03:06 PM May 2019

GOP senators vow to let Trump off the hook no matter what crimes he's committed

By Emily Singer -
May 28, 2019

Senate Republicans say they'll quash any articles of impeachment against Trump, no matter what the evidence shows.

Senate Republicans have vowed that Trump will face no punishment if the House draws up articles of impeachment — no matter what the evidence shows,

The House has yet to begin impeachment proceedings, but if it were to file articles of impeachment, the Senate would then have to hold a trial to determine whether Trump is guilty of the charges and decide whether to remove him from office.

According to a report from the Hill newspaper published Monday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — who runs the Senate with a 53-47 Republican majority in the chamber — would hold a sham trial that would acquit Trump of the charges, no matter what the charges are or how strong the evidence against Trump is.

McConnell and Senate Republicans "have the power to set the rules and ensure the briefest of trials," and they are already set on the plan of dismissing impeachment proceedings, the Hill wrote.


Hey Cornyn and Tillis, your "guy" in the white house is a traitor to the Constitution just like your entire party................you keep forgetting assholes, that his fucking team met with Russian agents at your convention...................., let me repeat that your "guy's team met with Russian agents at your corrupt worthless convention, and they didn't even have the balls to call the FBI.................have you ever asked the fucking simple question as to: Why they didn't call?...........................nope, not once...............................enabling traitors........................

https://shareblue.com/gop-senators-vow-no-trump-impeachment-mcconnell/

November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough.................

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GOP senators vow to let Trump off the hook no matter what crimes he's committed (Original Post) turbinetree May 2019 OP
I'm feeling more malevolent every day superpatriotman May 2019 #1
So, they say 'screw the Constitution'. How republican of them. spanone May 2019 #2
He could shoot half of them in the middle of 5th Avenue and not lose any voters dalton99a May 2019 #3
I guess we have lost our country to a con man and the Republican enablers! BlueJac May 2019 #4
Well....well....well... kentuck May 2019 #5
Do you think it would hurt them? Strikes me like they are filling Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #9
"The winner now will be later to lose..." kentuck May 2019 #13
'the first one now will later be last'... spanone May 2019 #19
:-)___%% kentuck May 2019 #23
😎👍🏼 spanone May 2019 #24
And you wonder why Nancy is being rather non-committal. tinrobot May 2019 #6
Don't give him anything to vote for but... kentuck May 2019 #10
DAMN!!!!!! MyOwnPeace May 2019 #27
He will have to change rules of senate to do it. That's our vote. Flip it on them Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #11
Senate GOP vows to quickly quash any impeachment charges Gothmog May 2019 #7
Well They've Made Their Plans Clear Me. May 2019 #8
They won't have a trial Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #12
Do You Believe The Article Has It Wrong? Me. May 2019 #15
Just have different view is all. I think they'll change senate rules - to no trial Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #17
"Well, he strangled those puppies and barbequed Ilsa May 2019 #14
Where is sessions anyway? Need a juicy interview from him. Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #18
I hope he's writing a tell-all, Ilsa May 2019 #21
Republicanism is a highly contagious and deadly disease: vaccinate yourselves in November 2020... walkingman May 2019 #16
Saw a poll that astonished me...repukes's more enthused about 2020. Hell, I would crawl Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #20
No Doubt colsohlibgal May 2019 #22
So this is the hill they choose to die on? Great. Initech May 2019 #25
No proof this will kill them wryter2000 May 2019 #26
And now they're choosing to create their own reality. Initech May 2019 #29
I hope to God wryter2000 May 2019 #30
I picture this ending one of a couple of different ways. Initech May 2019 #31
Could the House impeach Individual-1, but don't refer the impeachment to the Senate? Quemado May 2019 #28
Damn. It looks like a take-over Apple Fritter May 2019 #32

superpatriotman

(6,232 posts)
1. I'm feeling more malevolent every day
Tue May 28, 2019, 03:08 PM
May 2019

My patience has been stretched to the limit by our 'friends' across the aisle...

spanone

(135,633 posts)
2. So, they say 'screw the Constitution'. How republican of them.
Tue May 28, 2019, 03:12 PM
May 2019

why not have new republican congresspersons take an oath to trump.

kentuck

(110,950 posts)
5. Well....well....well...
Tue May 28, 2019, 03:49 PM
May 2019

IF they cross their hearts and hope to die, we can still have the enquiry continue right thru the next election? Is that what they want the Democrats to do?

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
9. Do you think it would hurt them? Strikes me like they are filling
Tue May 28, 2019, 03:57 PM
May 2019

the void on airways. What’s difficult is when you have opponents who will just say anything true or false and they know in todays media overload they wIll get away with it.

Meanwhile Dem candidates go through the ringer for a vote from 20 years ago and they oblige and over explain thus extending the news cycle. It’s like our side needs a modern media consultant.

tinrobot

(10,848 posts)
6. And you wonder why Nancy is being rather non-committal.
Tue May 28, 2019, 03:52 PM
May 2019

McConnell probably won't even hold a trial on evidence the House presents. He'll go straight to an up/down vote, then declare victory.



kentuck

(110,950 posts)
10. Don't give him anything to vote for but...
Tue May 28, 2019, 03:58 PM
May 2019

Last edited Tue May 28, 2019, 05:00 PM - Edit history (1)

...keep the enquiry going on and keep exposing the facts and subpoenaing the witnesses needed to ascertain the truth. Attack the Republicans who do not cooperate in defending their branch of government.

And who betray their sworn oath to the Constitution.

Kick ass and take names.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
11. He will have to change rules of senate to do it. That's our vote. Flip it on them
Tue May 28, 2019, 03:59 PM
May 2019

A vote to change the rules equates to condoning 11 instances of trump trying to get people to break law.

Gothmog

(143,999 posts)
7. Senate GOP vows to quickly quash any impeachment charges
Tue May 28, 2019, 03:53 PM
May 2019



GOP senators say that if the House passes articles of impeachment against President Trump they will quickly quash them in the Senate, where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has broad authority to set the parameters of a trial.

While McConnell is required to act on articles of impeachment, which require 67 votes — or a two-thirds majority — to convict the president, he and his Republican colleagues have the power to set the rules and ensure the briefest of trials.

“I think it would be disposed of very quickly,” said Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)....

“Why on earth would we give a platform to something that I judge as a purely political exercise?” said Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), another member of the Judiciary Committee. “We have to perform our constitutional duty, but if people think that we’re going to try and create a theater that could give you the perception that this is a matter that rises to the level of Watergate, that’s nonsense.”

Tillis said he would support McConnell bringing the impeachment process to a quick close, and that any kind of extended trial would be “rewarding what I view as bad behavior on the part of the House.”

Me.

(35,454 posts)
8. Well They've Made Their Plans Clear
Tue May 28, 2019, 03:54 PM
May 2019

and frankly the last thing we need is a sham trial to go along with a sham Mueller report.

Me.

(35,454 posts)
15. Do You Believe The Article Has It Wrong?
Tue May 28, 2019, 04:09 PM
May 2019

According to a report from the Hill newspaper published Monday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — who runs the Senate with a 53-47 Republican majority in the chamber — would hold a sham trial that would acquit Trump of the charges, no matter what the charges are or how strong the evidence against Trump is.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
17. Just have different view is all. I think they'll change senate rules - to no trial
Tue May 28, 2019, 04:24 PM
May 2019

and - much less risky than creating a sham trial. Not original thought..got from law forum.

Ilsa

(61,675 posts)
14. "Well, he strangled those puppies and barbequed
Tue May 28, 2019, 04:03 PM
May 2019

those little brown babies last week. He said it was Jeff Sessions' idea, so, trump's okay. He said he wouldn't do it again. It was last week, for crying out loud! Why are you bugging him about that? He has some tweeting to do!"

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
20. Saw a poll that astonished me...repukes's more enthused about 2020. Hell, I would crawl
Tue May 28, 2019, 04:29 PM
May 2019

on broken glass in the snow with a fever and a thousand mosquito bites and a thousand paper cuts for miles to vote MF45 out.

colsohlibgal

(5,275 posts)
22. No Doubt
Tue May 28, 2019, 04:56 PM
May 2019

As Rachel Maddow ended her show a few nights ago, “you might want to steer clear of 5th Avenue”.

Sadly the Turtle, McConnell, would rationalize the shooting.

wryter2000

(46,016 posts)
26. No proof this will kill them
Tue May 28, 2019, 05:14 PM
May 2019

It might be good for them politically. There’s the problem. A very large minority of people in this country have been fed lies and believe them.

Initech

(99,914 posts)
29. And now they're choosing to create their own reality.
Tue May 28, 2019, 05:56 PM
May 2019

I said this in another thread - it's not wilfull ignorance. It's intentional ignorance. They're choosing to ignore real facts for make believe bullshit. This crisis at the border? They made it up. Climate change? They're distorting facts. Trump's election? They are changing reality and the definition of fact. That's what Trump's "war on the press" is about. They've been living in a bubble so long that rather than accept it, they are trying to change it to meet their definition.

Initech

(99,914 posts)
31. I picture this ending one of a couple of different ways.
Tue May 28, 2019, 06:45 PM
May 2019

1) We finally hold the republicans and billionaires accountable and start prosecuting them.

2) Civil War

3) Saudi Arabia uses the weapons that Trump sells them against us.

I seriously hope to god that #2 or #3 never happen. But I really want to see #1 happen. But considering how much Trump is trying to bend over backwards for a country that committed terrorist acts against us...

Quemado

(1,262 posts)
28. Could the House impeach Individual-1, but don't refer the impeachment to the Senate?
Tue May 28, 2019, 05:40 PM
May 2019

It wouldn't give the Senate the opportunity to exonerate him.

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