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turbinetree

(24,701 posts)
Tue May 28, 2019, 03:06 PM May 2019

GOP senators vow to let Trump off the hook no matter what crimes he's committed [View all]

By Emily Singer -
May 28, 2019

Senate Republicans say they'll quash any articles of impeachment against Trump, no matter what the evidence shows.

Senate Republicans have vowed that Trump will face no punishment if the House draws up articles of impeachment — no matter what the evidence shows,

The House has yet to begin impeachment proceedings, but if it were to file articles of impeachment, the Senate would then have to hold a trial to determine whether Trump is guilty of the charges and decide whether to remove him from office.

According to a report from the Hill newspaper published Monday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — who runs the Senate with a 53-47 Republican majority in the chamber — would hold a sham trial that would acquit Trump of the charges, no matter what the charges are or how strong the evidence against Trump is.

McConnell and Senate Republicans "have the power to set the rules and ensure the briefest of trials," and they are already set on the plan of dismissing impeachment proceedings, the Hill wrote.


Hey Cornyn and Tillis, your "guy" in the white house is a traitor to the Constitution just like your entire party................you keep forgetting assholes, that his fucking team met with Russian agents at your convention...................., let me repeat that your "guy's team met with Russian agents at your corrupt worthless convention, and they didn't even have the balls to call the FBI.................have you ever asked the fucking simple question as to: Why they didn't call?...........................nope, not once...............................enabling traitors........................

https://shareblue.com/gop-senators-vow-no-trump-impeachment-mcconnell/

November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough.................

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I'm feeling more malevolent every day superpatriotman May 2019 #1
So, they say 'screw the Constitution'. How republican of them. spanone May 2019 #2
He could shoot half of them in the middle of 5th Avenue and not lose any voters dalton99a May 2019 #3
I guess we have lost our country to a con man and the Republican enablers! BlueJac May 2019 #4
Well....well....well... kentuck May 2019 #5
Do you think it would hurt them? Strikes me like they are filling Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #9
"The winner now will be later to lose..." kentuck May 2019 #13
'the first one now will later be last'... spanone May 2019 #19
:-)___%% kentuck May 2019 #23
😎👍🏼 spanone May 2019 #24
And you wonder why Nancy is being rather non-committal. tinrobot May 2019 #6
Don't give him anything to vote for but... kentuck May 2019 #10
DAMN!!!!!! MyOwnPeace May 2019 #27
He will have to change rules of senate to do it. That's our vote. Flip it on them Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #11
Senate GOP vows to quickly quash any impeachment charges Gothmog May 2019 #7
Well They've Made Their Plans Clear Me. May 2019 #8
They won't have a trial Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #12
Do You Believe The Article Has It Wrong? Me. May 2019 #15
Just have different view is all. I think they'll change senate rules - to no trial Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #17
"Well, he strangled those puppies and barbequed Ilsa May 2019 #14
Where is sessions anyway? Need a juicy interview from him. Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #18
I hope he's writing a tell-all, Ilsa May 2019 #21
Republicanism is a highly contagious and deadly disease: vaccinate yourselves in November 2020... walkingman May 2019 #16
Saw a poll that astonished me...repukes's more enthused about 2020. Hell, I would crawl Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #20
No Doubt colsohlibgal May 2019 #22
So this is the hill they choose to die on? Great. Initech May 2019 #25
No proof this will kill them wryter2000 May 2019 #26
And now they're choosing to create their own reality. Initech May 2019 #29
I hope to God wryter2000 May 2019 #30
I picture this ending one of a couple of different ways. Initech May 2019 #31
Could the House impeach Individual-1, but don't refer the impeachment to the Senate? Quemado May 2019 #28
Damn. It looks like a take-over Apple Fritter May 2019 #32
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