Senate Republicans Walk Out On Impeachment Trial Closing Arguments

[babylonsister]

https://www.politicususa.com/2020/02/03/senate-republicans-walk-out-on-impeachment-trial-closing-arguments.html


Posted on Mon, Feb 3rd, 2020 by Jason Easley
Senate Republicans Walk Out On Impeachment Trial Closing Arguments


As the impeachment trial of Donald Trump reaches its final stage, Senate Republicans are walking out and not listening to closing arguments.

CNN’s Manu Raju tweeted:

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As we get into the final minutes of the closing arguments, many senators are not seated. More than a dozen GOP senators were not in their seats; about 10 Dems weren’t seated.
Many of these senators are sitting in the cloakroom instead.
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2:20 PM - Feb 3, 2020

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About 14 GOP seats empty now; Dem seats now mostly filled, expect for about three.
All the Dem presidential candidates are still there.
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2:31 PM - Feb 3, 2020

Republicans are admitting that this trial is a sham by not sticking around to listen to the closing arguments. Senate Republicans have known how they were going to vote before the trial began. It is all a con. They don’t need to stick around, because the argument doesn’t matter. The evidence is irrelevant. At the end of the day, the Constitution doesn’t matter. Republicans don’t care about right and wrong.

Senate Republicans are going to vote to save their corrupt and law-breaking president.

[FirstLight]

1. Well that does it then...

Dems should DEFINITELY either walk out or turn their back on the POTUS at the SOTU

[DEbluedude]

6. Absolutely. I posted this exact same thing the other day.

Dems need to turn their backs to the Traitor-in-chief at the SOTU. And Joe Biden, and I luv the guy, saying he still "has faith" in working with repubs in the future, is not helping himself. These fucks are a cancer on democracy. They must be eliminated. Cut-out, destroyed, crushed, whatever the fuck word you want to use.

[Evolve Dammit]

15. I was hopeful Schiff would call for a mis-trial today. His closing argument was great, but we need

to exhibit more rebuke of Orange Julius. Not attending the SOTU is what I would do. They want to hang out in the cloakroom and not even have the sworn oath to be impartial jurors (cough, cough) then they have shown their disloyalty to America. The Dems should turn their back or walk out. Absolutely.

[smirkymonkey]

29. +1000

[dem4decades]

2. I'm so sick of these elitist fucks.

[bdamomma]

3. Enemies foreign and domestic

Enemies domestic= Republicans.

They will pay dearly with our votes, don't let them take us for being fools. We know the score.

Bastards, the party of tRump.

[DeminPennswoods]

4. Just Remember in November

[crickets]

8. +1

[SWBTATTReg]

5. Well then, if they walked out, then the Senate democrats can make a motion to vote and do so.

Impeach the idiot in total without the republicans in the room.

[groundloop]

18. Unfortunately Moscow Mitch still controls the Senate

[Volaris]

22. Yeah, but dont his own rules state that members have to be there for like, the whole thing or they'r

Not eligible to cast a vote?
Arent these the rules that Chief Roberts is supposed to be enforcing?

[leftieNanner]

7. Claire McCaskill said the other day

that there is a monitor in the cloak room so that Senators can still watch the proceedings.

Not that that's an excuse for not taking these proceedings seriously.

And wouldn't it be nice if Roberts made the Senators sit in their seats? Do your job John!

[llmart]

9. John isn't any better than the ones who walked out.

Don't rely on him to do anything.

[leftieNanner]

10. You are correct

It was clear from the first day that he would just sit there and bang his cute little gavel when Moscow Mitch told him to.

[2naSalit]

25. ++++++++++++

[Faux pas]

11. I'm tired

of them giving the whole country the finger.

[2naSalit]

26. No shit...

it really pisses me off.

[oasis]

12. Keep walking jerks, you'll be permanent fixtures in the minority. nt

[milestogo]

13. The truth is too painful for them.

[TryLogic]

14. Shout this far a wide, day and night.

"Republicans don’t care about right and wrong."

[Evolve Dammit]

16. Make Lying Bad Again (MLBA)

[Ferrets are Cool]

17. This entire thing in the Senate has NOT been a trial. It was a repug sham from the beginning. nt

[NRaleighLiberal]

19. fuck. them all.

[usaf-vet]

20. WALK OUT at the SOTU and shut off the cameras on the way out. No TV cameras no national audience!

[calimary]

21. Names! I want names! I want to know who they are.

[Luz]

23. Must be one helluva cloak room. They sure do like it in there.

[2naSalit]

27. Well, it is the point of conception

for many a dark deal.

[Corgigal]

24. Trump told his seals,

to balance the ball for him. Good theater, looks tough.

The suckers did as told.

[C_U_L8R]

28. If republicans had any brains

they would have at least put on the appearance of a fair trial. Even calling witnesses. But they're as lazy as they are stupid and corrupt. Their demise will be self-inflicted.