GOP senators take oath to be 'impartial' after stating they would do the opposite

[turbinetree]

By Emily Singer -January 16, 2020 3:36 PM

Sens. Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham swore an oath of impartiality on Thursday, despite previously saying they do not plan to be impartial at all.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts officially swore in senators on Thursday for the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, asking all senators to take an oath of impartiality.

"Do you solemnly swear that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of Donald John Trump, president of the United States, now pending, you will do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws, so help you God?" reads the oath 99 senators swore, signing their name in a book to make their oath official. One senator was missing from the swearing in: Oklahoma Republican James Inhofe, who was in his home state tending to a sick family member.

By taking that oath, however, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham committed perjury, as both previously said aloud that they do not plan to be impartial at all.

"I'm not an impartial juror," McConnell declared in December. "This is a political process. There is not anything judicial about it. Impeachment is a political decision."

https://americanindependent.com/gop-senators-perjury-impeachment-trial-oath-donald-trump-john-roberts-ukraine/

Lets add McSalley, Collins, Rubio and Cruz................................

Perjury.................is still Perjury.......................

[calguy]

1. They take their oaths as serious as trump takes his marriages.

[at140]

2. LOL and the trial will be as quick as his marriages!

The sham trial in senate will be over before superbowl day.

[marble falls]

3. How many got hit by lightening? Probably swore over a copy of "Art of the Deal".

[Bayard]

4. "so help you God"

I've always wondered about this. What if you're an atheist?

tRump took an oath too, to protect and defend the Constitution. We've seen how that worked. It means nothing.

[csziggy]

5. When I was a juror I told the court personnel that I could not swear to a god

They didn't argue or asked questions, just gave me a slightly different oath. I don't remember the exact wording but essentially I swore to be impartial and fair to the best of my ability.