Mitch McConnell Doesn't Have The Votes For His Sham Trump Impeachment Trial

[babylonsister]

https://www.politicususa.com/2019/12/13/mitch-mcconnell-impeachment-trial-votes.html

Posted on Fri, Dec 13th, 2019 by Jason Easley
Mitch McConnell Doesn’t Have The Votes For His Sham Trump Impeachment Trial


Mitch McConnell promised Sean Hannity that he was going to work with Trump to hold a sham impeachment trial, but he doesn’t have the votes yet to do it.

Here is McConnell laying out his plan for a sham trial:

Link to tweet

There is only one problem. McConnell doesn’t have the 51 votes that he needs to implement his plan.

According to The Plum Line:

McConnell could of course refuse, and instead call a full Senate vote on a process that precludes witness testimony and the soliciting of documents — which McConnell reportedly favors, because he wants a quick trial with no circuslike calls for Hunter Biden’s head — and no damning new revelations. If that passed by simple majority, that would become the process.

Of course, McConnell might not have 51 votes for such a process — because a handful of vulnerable GOP senators might balk at voting for something so obviously rigged to protect Trump. Indeed, reporting indicates he doesn’t have those votes yet — which means he can’t yet do what he promised Hannity he’d do.

Mitch McConnell doesn’t have the votes to blow off Trump’s impeachment trial. There is still a chance that a few Republican Senators will come together and demand a full trial. If this happens, everything that Mitch McConnell promised relating to the structure of the trial will go up in smoke.

The sham trial is not a done deal yet, and if the American people push hard enough, it may never become a reality.

[kentuck]

1. What a karmic thought!

[dewsgirl]

2. Thank you, this made me feel a lil bit better.

[Mike 03]

3. This would be a wonderful development indeed.

Maybe this has something to do with the alleged behind-the-scenes work of Romney and Bill Weld. I don't want to get over-excited but this could be good news.

[UniteFightBack]

4. The GOP machine will put their boot on these Senators throats and the ones up for re election will

do as they are told or the money plug gets pulled.

[gab13by13]

5. Exactly,

Trump will make them an offer they can't refuse. I assume they all have families?

[mia]

34. But then Trump would be guilty of extortion.

The fear and trembling of the GOP has turned the Senate majority into a body of cowards, incapable of standing up to Trump.

[paleotn]

23. Won't work with Romney. Or those who are more worried....

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about losing their general than McConnell's foot wear. Coming out on the right side of this is probably Cory Gardner only hope in 2020. Same for Susan Collins, although I think she's doomed anyway. Utah doesn't particularly like IQ45, so Romney is free to vote his conscience. And stranger things have happened, of course.

[mr_lebowski]

29. Gardner ;) nt

[paleotn]

37. Ooops. Thank ya!

[greymattermom]

31. Probably not a big issue for Romney, though.

He's in Utah, and there is money.

[PA Democrat]

6. Moscow Mitch once again lives up to his name.

He will once again sell out America to protect Putin's puppet.

[DENVERPOPS]

10. He's not only protecting lard boy's sweaty butt

Mitch is protecting his and the entire Republican Senate's ******* that took money from Russia, China, Saudi's, all funneled thru their favorite group the NRA and the little whorelot bimbo Putin sent over to sleep her way to the top of the NRA organization.......

[Kentonio]

7. A sham trial might be better for us in the long run

It’s going to be a sham anyway. It’s not like Republican senators are actually going to consider the evidence and vote on that. If Turtle actually rigs the trial this obviously though, that gives us massive extra ammunition to use in the election.

[Red Mountain]

8. I never get tired of watching this....

Not the first time Mitch miscalculated.....


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[DENVERPOPS]

9. To any one who owns a septic system

You know that scum that floats to the surface, or the sludge that forms at the bottom of the tank?????

[paleotn]

24. Never gets old.

[FM123]

28. Other than the cute animal videos my friends here at DU post,

this is my favorite video to watch to give me a chuckle and a warm fuzzies....

[MuseRider]

35. That video

certainly seems to always give my little heart a jump, even when really disgusted. The face is blurry but it never changes, his body does not change until he starts to walk away. Dejected, hanging on to his temper until he can get away. We really need to see more of that.

[FailureToCommunicate]

11. Doesn't have the votes YET???

Wondering what he'll promise them in order to bring them round.

[bucolic_frolic]

14. Mitch says he is "coordinating" with White House strategy

Letting Trump manage it. WHAT are they saying? Cippoline legal strategy? Arm-twisting Congress by Trump for his own trial? After these are Senate Rules, laws won't apply.

[greymattermom]

32. He's going to invite certain Senators for a ride in a golf cart

at Mar a Lago.

[Hortensis]

17. And/or threaten. If he wants it, he'll get it.

Senate Republicans abandoned/allowed themselves to be stripped of whatever integrity they might have had long ago, no moral fiber left. All that's left is self interest, both electoral and legal protections and glowing futures in the new America, and he can reassure them on those.

[RainCaster]

40. Perhaps he controls the rubles that feed their campaigns

Nyet! McTurtle says.

[handmade34]

12. all the more important

for us to call, write, contact our Reps and Senators voicing our opinion and to be in the streets...


#IMPEACHTRUMP

https://act.moveon.org/event/impeach-and-remove-attend/search/

best meme of the day....

"BE A GRETA NOT A TRUMP"

[paleotn]

26. +1000 This.

[JudyM]

45. This. Very important to have a massive uprising and call those senators en masse.

[Lock him up.]

13. I'll believe it when I'll see it...

In the meantime, if the leader-in-cheat passes it, then tell the orange criminal we can play these childish games too... and use the threat of a vote on impeachment anytime we deem fit by tellin him to:

- fire Stephen Himmler and release the children (and everybody in his concentration camps)
- order Moscow Mitch to bring the 400+ bills we passed to the floor, pass them and sign 'em
- stop cutting food stamps
- tax the rich and stop kissing Putin's a**
- stop attacking healthcare (ACA)
- invite Volodymyr Zelensky to our White House and tell him you're sorry for the sh!t you gave him and the lives lost his country suffered for your ego

et al.

Tell him we can play these baby games too!!

Don wanna be impeached donnie boy? Do all that and more and we'll see...

P.S.: Then impeach him in October anyway (October Surprise)!

[2naSalit]

15. Hope he never does...nt

[mopinko]

16. say it w me citizens- we want the same rules you used for clinton impeachment.

sauce for the gander, you motherfuckers.

i think mittens and murkowski wont let them pass funky rules.

[Arthur_Frain]

27. Don't count on murkowski for shit.

she has no spine, no soul. She got her position through nepotism herself, so she’s down with the don.

[wnylib]

18. He is afraid to have Hunter Biden called as a witness

because Hunter's testimony would expose the lies from Trump and his House supporters about the Bidens and Burisma.

He does not want other witnesses, either, who would expose the corruption of Trump and his allies in government.

[Wellstone ruled]

41. You are going in the right direction.

That would open a Pandora's Box with Jarvanka in the Dock. As well as anyone and everyone in the White House.

My guess is,Willard Romney had a one on one with his Cousin the Ex Ambassador to Russia over Thanksgiving Brunch.

[wnylib]

42. Interestng possibility.

[Wellstone ruled]

43. It is after all,

all about Political Power and control of a segment of the Population for some sponsors Profit in the end.

Having lived in Utah and knowing many of the movers and shakers over that time frame. Romney is carrying water for his Image and Fame. His defeat was blamed on McConnell by the locals. And when he was anointed by Temple Square to replace Hatch,you could see something coming down the Pike.

[wnylib]

48. I am glad for Romney's push against McConnell and

Trump, but I know there has to be a political angle and plan in it for Romney. I don't believe Romney has an altruistic cell in his body.

I also don"t believe Romney would be much better for the average American than Trump. He would be more intelligent and have a sense of decorum, but that is the best I can say for him. He is a corporate creature through and through, indifferent to ordinary, daily lives.

Does he plan to push out Trump and run in his place? Or is he planning for 2024? He would have Wall Street on his side. But is he fringe enough for the money people like Mercer and Koch?

[Wellstone ruled]

49. Romney is about to wave his Banner once again.

Reason being,Trump has stopped belittling him for about five months.

Romney is a right wing Rethug all the way. But,he knows the value of Self Appeal to save his Political career. He no doubt sees his Party going into Minority status and all of his Tax benefits being taken away.

[wnylib]

50. You hit it on the head regarding his concern

about his party going down and his fear for his tax exemptions.

But the religious right will not accept his faith. Dems will not accept him for other reasons. Whom will he appeal to?

[Wellstone ruled]

53. He will appeal to the

middle of the road Anglo Saxon Funndies who are not members of the Crazies in his party. All be it a minority.

[wnylib]

55. Middle of the road fundies sounds like an

oxymoron to me. Maybe he could pick up some independents. But not too msny, I hope. Good to see the R's going after each other.

[Wellstone ruled]

58. Going to be fun watching

the up coming Rethug Food fight.

[localroger]

19. Well well, the Turtle is no Nancy Pelosi

Madam Speaker would not have made such a promise unless she had the votes lined up. Mitch is obviously drunk on his own record and thinks he can do anything, and it would be quite amusing to see his pants pulled down in public because he took it a step too far. Senators are, by design according to our Founders, a bit more encouraged to think of their place in the history books. It only takes a few to decide that retirement is preferable to humiliation and Mitch's plans go the way of Thanos' victims.

[2naSalit]

20. Something didn't seem right when I first saw this news

MM is too cagey to just let it all hang out and spill his strategy, but that's what he's putting out in public for the orangeanus and co. to eat up and piss off everyone else.

This just speculation but it appears to me that several Senators don't really want this charade admin to continue, even if they like some of the corruption, and MM would know that. The wannabe dictator has pissed MM off several times now and I suspect that MM may be ready to off him and now's his chance all while leading -45 to think he's helping him. So MM goes on the tubes and makes this outrageous claim as per -45 and everybody goes nuts but lets everyone know what the doltard has planned.

Broadcasting this strategy lets everyone know and gives many the cover to revolt and not allow the acquittal. Let the circus begin, so much will be exposed that it could help us clean house like no other catalyst. Many will be going to court for their own misdeeds if we win this thing but we'll have to force them to make that choice. I wonder what MM really has in mind because I don't think he's really telling the truth. I hope his opposition in his party is larger than we think. Perhaps he's signaling to the Speaker about something.



Acquittal is not an option and we'll need to make that perfectly clear to everyone.

[Eyeball_Kid]

54. You've got a point. It's likely a chess move.

Yes. Why would McConnell stare at the camera and make a bizarre statement that, if taken literally, could mark another Constitutional crisis, unless he's using the moment to give Senators the chance to challenge the indefensible.

Perhaps McConnell is setting up a reaction to his statements that allows a GOP internal rebellion. It's great movie scripting material that might get past the treatment phase. But OTOH, the entire Trumpy presidency has been stranger than fiction all along.

It's now more likely than ever that GOP Senators will feel less stifled when they are asked to react to McConnell's surrendering of the Senate to Trumpy AND Putin.

Two days ago I was writing about the nation's pending collapse in the aftermath of a Senate acquittal. While that's still possible, there may be other possibilities now emerging.

But another part of me imagines sipping espresso at an open cafe in Paris when in complete denial that German tanks are poised to roll into the City.

[Generic Brad]

21. Our shred of hope is a handful of Republican senators breaking from their pack?

That would require them to do the right thing. They do not have a track record of doing the right thing.

[zaj]

22. Might... Might... Might... No reporting, just speculation

[H2O Man]

38. Correct.

[Wounded Bear]

25. I'll believe it when I see it. I have no trust of any Repub...

none. Until I see a Repub show an ounce of integrity, I don't believe this.

[mr_lebowski]

30. Definitely on the side of the doubters in this thread unfortunately (nt)

[ProudMNDemocrat]

33. Announcing your intentions....

Has put Senators in an uncomfortable position Democrats will take advantage of and put Moscow Mitch in the spotlight.

Let us hope Amy McGrath is on the campaign trail exposing Moscow Mitch's true loyalties.....to Putin.

[bucolic_frolic]

44. Mitch is most vulnerable to ethical concerns

like violating his oath to defend the Constitution. What can the minority do in that instance? All remedies would be voted down, but they still carry weight with the public. I'm not familiar with the rules - censure? expulsion? Could they float a resolution to impeach Mitch? Or recommend it to the House?

[smb]

36. Before He Takes The Trial Oath...

...he'd better have a tailor measure him for a lightning rod.

Actually, if pics of the event are released publicly, that would be a good manip idea....

[Bayard]

39. A "trial" will still be a sham

Expect more of the sickening caterwauling rethugs did at these other hearings. Times 10. There will be no evidence no real witnesses, just lots of bitching about Dems. They will try to subpoena Hunter Biden, possibly even Joe, in an attempt to hurt his campaign, Adam Schiff (which I've never understood that call), and the whistleblower.

And the crowd will go wild.

[Volaris]

52. Oh please lol. If they're dumb enough to force Schiff into the well of the Senate to testify,

They're as dumb as their God-emperor hahahhaa.

Schiff will eat them ALIVE

[TeamPooka]

46. we need to work the phones calling Senators like we did for Obamacare

[hedda_foil]

47. We will need to jam every town hall and listening session held by Senators during the break.

Both Republicans and Democrats. We need to severely rattle the Repubs, support the Dems, and make sure that every single Democratic Senator knows how serious we are about impeaching Putin's Pustule.

[ChoppinBroccoli]

56. What If He Only Gets 50?

Normally the President of the Senate (the Vice President) votes to break the tie. In this case, the Vice President has a conflict of interest, as he has a vested interest in the outcome. So I would think Pence (or ANY Vice President, for that matter) would be required to recuse in an impeachment trial. So what happens if there's a tie?

Also, when doing the math for this proposition that McTurtle doesn't have the votes, did the writer take into account that Manchin will likely vote with the Republicans? Come on, we all know he will.

[tritsofme]

60. 50-50 votes will fail. Pence cannot preside over the Senate during the trial

so he cannot vote.

I would say that Manchin is more likely to stick with Democrats on process votes, as opposed to substance.

[C Moon]

57. They're Republicans...they'll vote for it overwhelmingly.

[UTUSN]

59. Well, al-*RIGHTY*-then!1

[uponit7771]

61. K&R, ***IF*** Moscow Mitch had the votes why would he need to coordinate anything with the WH?

Why doesn't he just swagger has flat Russian paid for ass into the senate and call a vote for no witness's etc overruling CJ Roberts.

He wont ... he can't.