Rep. Adam Schiff: McConnell's shift is a "potential earthquake in the Senate"

[Donkees]

From CNN's Josiah Ryan

Reports that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell may be open to impeachment in the House could point to a "potential earthquake" in the upper chamber, Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff said.

CNN reported today that McConnell had indicated to associates that he believed impeaching President Trump could make it easier to rid the Republican Party of the President and Trumpism. McConnell has not said if he will vote to convict or whether he'd hold a trial in the Senate.

"These reports that Mitch McConnell may be open to the impeachment charges as well is a potential earthquake in the Senate," said Schiff, who was one of the lead investigators in the first impeachment of Trump.

Schiff also praised Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, for her own statement in favor of impeachment, and said he expected many Republicans to follow her.

"These things have a way of gathering momentum," he said. "I wouldn't be surprised now to see a considerable number of Republicans join in supporting the impeachment resolution."

Three Republican lawmakers in the House had indicated they would vote for impeachment, as of 6:30 p.m. ET today.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-impeachment-news-01-12-21/index.html

[Chicago1980]

1. Payback from McConnell to Trump

For Trump's payback to McConnell for the lukewarm support.

A bunch of backstabbers, but its interesting to watch.

[Vivienne235729]

18. True. But I don't trust McConnell. I wouldn't send it until Schiff is officially

Senate majority leader. This is just too important to take any chances. Trump must never be able to run for office again. Ever.

[Escurumbele]

22. Chuck Schumer will be the majority leader, not Schiff

Adam Schiff is in the Congress.

And I think trump running for office again is just a fantasy, that SOB will be behind bars for the rest of his life, same with Giuliani, his kids, Kushner, and hopefully a bunch of his enablers.

[Vivienne235729]

26. Omg. I'm a ding dong. I meant Schumer. I have no idea where the heck schiff came from

🤦🏻?♀️

[lindysalsagal]

2. Avelanche.

McConnell breaks the damn and the waters are rushing in. There is no longer a reason to oppose reality. Frump is silenced and the voters will never be appeased. Like lemmings, they're all going over the waterfall.

[MagickMuffin]

3. I'd prefer they wait to send it to the Democratic SENATE

I DO NOT TRUST MOSCOWMITCH.

Some examples:

He decides not to really hold a trial like the last time around.

He doesn't have the votes so his leader goes unpunished.

We know Leningrad Lindsey will not vote to convict. I don't think MoscowMitch will either. As a matter of my facts I don't think we would have the votes because everyone is afraid of his base.

[empedocles]

4. Nose count key

[MagickMuffin]

8. ?

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[empedocles]

5. Nose count key

[MagickMuffin]

9. ?

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[tclambert]

16. Democrats won't actually have a majority in the Senate until Kamala Harris gets sworn in as VP

She's the tiebreaker. She takes the oath just shortly before Biden will on Jan. 20th. So Trump will still be President for only a few minutes while the Democrats have "control" of the Senate. But the Senate will have other things to do that day, like watching the inauguration of Joe Biden on TV. Then Trump won't hold office anymore.

If they want to continue impeachment proceedings against Trump anyway and declare him retroactively unfit, I'd support that. But I'm not sure there's any legal point, since the moment Trump ceases to have the protection from criminal prosecution that the Justice Department says a President has (a bullshit Nixon idea), law enforcement agencies will race each other to see who can slap the handcuffs on Donald fastest.

I'm not sure if Trump will try to hole up in the White House bunker, or if he will try to sneak on a flight to a non-extradition country.

[Escurumbele]

24. He needs to be impeached now and kicked out of office now

If I understand the process correctly, he will loose all his "presidential" benefits, including secret service guard. He will also stop being a threat, and Biden's administration will not have to deal with the impeachment process at the beginning, which would distract from his plans to fix the country, instead they will be able to concentrate on their agenda. That is why the impeachment process has to take place now.

Lets hope that McConnell understands they need to get rid of the buffoon, not only for the country but for the one thing they really care about, the republican party. McConnell understands very well, despite having enabled the buffoon for four years, that the buffoon has caused a lot of damage to the party, and they need to get rid of him ASAP, so my hope is that they will vote to get him out.

[OnDoutside]

20. Mitch McConnell wants the same thing as you ! He wants the Senate Trial to start during Biden's

first 100 days, so push Biden's agenda off course. So there is that.

[blueinredohio]

6. Just watch out for them. They'll agree to impeachment

because they want something. They're back stabbers. Never trust a republican. Only out for themselves and their party.

[Gore1FL]

13. They want to wash the blood off of their hands.

This won't be enough, but I am OK with them trying it if it mean we lose Trump as soon as possible.

[uponit7771]

7. We'll see, the kGOP will be lost to Trump if they don't go with Moscow Mitch who has NO POWER right

... now and since he has no power MAGA DC is most likely going to eat him and ignore his calls.

We'll see, if they go with Putin's Whore the kGOP is screwed to no end

[gldstwmn]

10. Who is pulling that string?

My this is interesting.

[bdamomma]

11. Payback from

McConnell to Trump for sabotaging the Georgia election and taking him down as Majority Leader.

They are eating their own.

[tclambert]

17. I believe McConnell and Graham are now receiving death threats from MAGA zealots

who regard them as traitors since they announced they accept the legitimacy of the election. Trump trying to get them killed should help to clarify their thinking.

[Cha]

21. Yeah, That was HUGE & probably also

the reason mitch said he would never speak to trump again.

[dhill926]

12. nothing like having your life threatened...

to focus the mind...

[Escurumbele]

25. It did not work for Pence, one one-on-one with trump and he is back on the wagon...

Pence must have done some weird stuff that the buffoon reminded him of to have been convinced so quickly and decide to not issue the 25th.

[badboy67]

14. I don't trust Moscow Mitch.

He's up to his old dirty tricks.

I wonder how he thinks this head fake will help the GOP?

[rocktivity]

15. They're in a race to throw each other under the bus

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Which began with Six-Hundred-Versus-Twelve-Hundred-Gate.

rocktivity

[helpisontheway]

19. I don't understand why he will not allow a trial

He could impeach and remove Trump. They could also vote so Trump can never hold office then. He would not have to worry about Trump again. Trump is already finished but he would be REALLY finished then. He will be an afterthought in a few years. Especially without his Twitter megaphone.

[JI7]

23. I don't trust McConnell but I DO think he wants to get back at Trump for the loss of the Georgia

Senate Races which meant he would no longer be Majority Leader.

[lonely bird]

27. I call "bullshit"

On anything falling from Yertle the Turtle’s mouth.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

28. McCONnell is done with tRump. I predict 50% vote for barring from office will succeed easily

I don't know if that has to be preceded by a vote to eject from office (moot probably) or if it can be standalone separate.

I think the latter, but I'm not sure.

Regardless, I think Minority Leader McCONnell is done at the end of his term. Finished.

[NYC Liberal]

29. He has to be convicted first, which requires 2/3.