Hey! Look what I got--From the Office of Senator McConnell

[Bayard]

Dear ***,

Thank you for contacting me regarding the impeachment of President Trump. I appreciate your sharing your views with me, and I welcome this opportunity to respond.

From the very beginning of this presidency, President Trump’s opponents have been obsessed with impeaching him and nullifying the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Overruling the American voters is one of the gravest acts in which the House of Representatives can engage. Any such process must be conducted with the utmost fairness and transparency. Yet the inquiry in the House could not be described as fair or transparent. It instead was the most rushed, least fair and least thorough presidential impeachment inquiry in American history.

After rushing through an unprecedented, partisan impeachment process citing a great sense of urgency, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought to prevent a fair and timely trial in the Senate by refusing to transmit the articles of impeachment for almost a month. Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution clearly states that “The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments.” The House can begin the impeachment process, but only the Senate can resolve it. My Senate colleagues and I refused to cede our constitutional authority to the partisan motivations of Speaker Pelosi.

On January 15, 2020, Speaker Pelosi finally conceded and transmitted the articles of impeachment to the Senate. The following day, the trial in the Senate commenced with the swearing in of the Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts. Unlike the House proceedings, the Senate trial gave both sides a fair platform. During the trial, senators heard sworn video testimony from 13 witnesses, entered more than 28,000 pages of documents into evidence, asked 180 questions of both sides, and considered all arguments.

On February 5, 2020, I, along with a majority of the Senate, voted to acquit President Trump on both articles of impeachment. By voting to acquit, the U.S. Senate also delivered a crucial statement for the long-term future of our Republic. House Democrats tried everything to take two presidential elections out of the voters’ hands. They want to cancel out the people’s choice in 2016 and take away their choice in 2020. The framers built the Senate to be a firewall against mindless partisanship. We held the line. We fulfilled our constitutional duty and protected our institutions from the partisan fervor that swept through the House. As long as I am Majority Leader, I will never let short-term rage inflict permanent damage on our Constitution.

Thank you, again, for contacting me to share your thoughts. If you would like to receive periodic updates from my office, please sign up for my eNewsletter at http://mcconnell.senate.gov/, become a fan of my page on Facebook by visiting http://www.facebook.com/mitchmcconnell or follow my office on Twitter @McConnellPress.


Sincerely,

MITCH McCONNELL
UNITED STATES SENATOR

[irisblue]

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[MontanaMama]

2. Done.

Moscow Mitch has GOT to go.

[Bayard]

4. I donate to Amy pretty regularly

I think she can take The Turtle out.

[Duppers]

10. I damn HOPE SO!!

Forgive my profanity and my all caps but I seem to stay upset these days.

I know Moscow Mitch is underwater & am just hoping he doesn't get a big "assist" from Russia too.

I'll send Amy another donation.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

14. Just donated $5

[Phoenix61]

3. What an evil little ratfucker.

Witnesses? Documents? I could have sworn they voted against having those.

[Bok_Tukalo]

5. Here's mine from Senator Cornyn (R-TX)

Dear Xxxx:

Thank you for contacting me regarding the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

America has experienced hard-fought elections in the past, and our leaders have always found a way to come together and resolve our differences to address the issues facing our nation. Our Founding Fathers wisely developed a system of checks and balances to prevent an accumulation of excessive power in any single branch of government. I am committed to exercising appropriate congressional oversight to prevent abuses of power by any branch of government.

Last fall, the House of Representatives initiated impeachment proceedings against President Trump based on a delay in U.S. military aid to Ukraine and a July 25, 2019 telephone conversation between President Trump and Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky. President Trump later released a memorandum, which provided more information regarding the content of that call. On October 31, 2019, Democrats in the House of Representatives unilaterally passed a resolution (H. Res. 660) to approve a formal impeachment inquiry against President Trump for improperly inviting foreign interference in U.S. elections. Over the next few weeks, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Committee on the Judiciary conducted hearings and received testimony from numerous witnesses relating to the Trump Administration’s activities in Ukraine. On December 18, 2019, Democrats in the House of Representatives advanced two articles of impeachment, one for abuse of power and one for obstruction of Congress, and voted to impeach President Trump on both counts on a purely partisan basis.

Historically, both political parties have participated in the impeachment process, and the House of Representatives has traditionally advanced articles of impeachment only on a broad bipartisan basis and after lengthy investigations that produced clear and compelling evidence of criminal misconduct. Federal courts have also played a role in resolving disputes between the executive and legislative branches related to the testimony of senior officials. The American people expect Congress to exercise its oversight authority diligently, transparently, and cooperatively. However, I believe the House Democrats’ inquiry into President Trump was rushed, politically motivated, and not conducted in a reasonable and bipartisan manner.

The Senate then exercised its important responsibility under the Constitution to conduct a trial to consider the articles of impeachment and determine whether a duly elected president should be removed from office. Representatives from the House and President Trump’s attorneys argued their case in front of the full Senate. Following opening arguments, senators were able to submit written questions for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to read aloud to the Representatives from the House and President Trump’s attorneys. Following the questions, the Senate voted against seeking additional witnesses or obtaining additional evidence related to the charges.

Ultimately, the House Managers failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt President Trump’s sole motive for seeking any corruption investigation in Ukraine was for a personal political benefit. This is particularly true given the evidence of President Trump’s documented interest in financial burden sharing with allies, and the widely shared concern, including that of the Obama Administration, with corruption in Ukraine and the need to protect American taxpayers. Even if President Trump had mixed motives—a public interest combined with a personal interest—the investigations never occurred, and the aid to Ukraine was paused but delivered on schedule.

In addition, President Trump’s conduct does not rise to the level of a “high crime and misdemeanor.” The first article, Abuse of Power, which charges no crime or violation of current law, was too vague and ambiguous to meet the Constitution’s requirements. The second article, Obstruction of Congress, is not sufficient to prove or disprove the allegations. President Trump’s counsel argued persuasively that the subpoenas to individuals relating to the Trump Administration’s activities in Ukraine were largely unauthorized in the absence of a House resolution giving its authority to a specific House committee. Furthermore, the House never sought to enforce its subpoenas in the courts, giving up efforts to do so in favor of expediting the impeachment inquiry. The desire to meet an arbitrary deadline before Christmas was prioritized over a judicial determination of the dispute. For these reasons, I voted against the two articles of impeachment, and because two-thirds of Senators did not vote in favor of the charges against President Trump, he was acquitted by the Senate.

While we may not agree on every issue, I hope you will continue to contact me regarding matters of importance to you. I serve nearly 30 million Texans, regardless of political affiliation, and I pledge to consider your views during my work in the U.S. Senate. I appreciate having the opportunity to represent you, and I thank you for taking the time to contact me.

Sincerely,

JOHN CORNYN
United States Senator

[irisblue]

6. Who is the Dem running against this twitter? Any good chance?

[Liberal In Texas]

9. I voted for MJ Hegar today.

We're still in primary mode...will be decided on Super Tuesday.




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https://mjfortexas.com/

[Bok_Tukalo]

18. She has my vote.

Undecided for the President so waiting a bit.

[CurtEastPoint]

7. "I serve nearly 30 million Texans..." Bullshit, Cornhole. You serve one Orange Pusbag from NY.

[gratuitous]

8. Sure, Mitch

First he says that opposition to Trump has been in place since the 2016 election was called, then he blames "short-term rage" for the impeachment proceedings. Which is it? Three-plus years doesn't seem very short term.

Then he whitewashes the Senate's whitewash, completely eliding over the fact that the administration didn't provide one witness or one document for the so-called trial in the Senate. But he's real careful to point out that it was Chief Justice Roberts sitting in the big chair while McConnell conducted the kangaroos.

Finally, he completely overlooks the fact that the vote to acquit was solely a partisan vote, while the vote to convict was bipartisan. But he's counting on his supporters to not care about that, and you figure he's probably right. Let's hope his supporters aren't numerous enough to keep him in his seat come November.

[Duppers]

11. Secure elections?

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He's so sure that he and treason45 are doing such as good job that he needs to crush any bill that'd make our voting more secure...






Thieves❗

Yes, I'm worried.

[Dirty Socialist]

12. McConnell appears to be quite thoughful

When he’s sucking Trump’s mushroom.
Sorry, that is as civil a response you will get out of me.

[Duppers]

13. 🤣

👍

[lame54]

15. Short term rage?...

He prefers Trump's long term rage

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

16. "He is a liar."

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"The demon is a liar. He will lie to confuse us. But he will also mix lies with the truth to attack us." Lancaster Merrin - The Exorcist.

What crap.

[Wounded Bear]

17. In other words, "Thanks for sharing...

Now fuck off!"

[struggle4progress]

19. Putin says: "Don't mess with my agent, or I'll cut off your funds"