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ecstatic

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21. MoscowMitch has the upper hand over Dump right now.

Reply to DFW (Reply #17)

Tue Dec 10, 2019, 07:54 PM

Dec 2019

That means, dump has to do what mitch says to avoid the humiliation of both impeachment and removal.

I'm sure there's even more squid pro quos going on behind the scenes.

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NPR news: McConnell will slow walk impeachment trial [View all] angrychair Dec 2019 OP

Fine with me. Drag it out through campaign season. Aristus Dec 2019 #1

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2019 #3

#1 riversedge Dec 2019 #4

*1 backtoblue Dec 2019 #7

+1 Raster Dec 2019 #16

Yep, and the House might not immediately send it to the Senate anyway. GoCubsGo Dec 2019 #29

I thought there was a time limit on the senate bluestarone Dec 2019 #2

i thought so too. mopinko Dec 2019 #8

not in the Constitution ... Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #14

So is it possible he does nothing with the articles? JDC Dec 2019 #25

McConnell has recently stated there will be a trial Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #28

Current senate rules require that they go straight to trial unblock Dec 2019 #26

For McConnell that's fast-tracking it lame54 Dec 2019 #5

Sounds okay with me. House can gather more evidence in the meantime. Kaleva Dec 2019 #6

Why would he do that? Takket Dec 2019 #9

Smells rotten. Is he going to pull a Merrick Garland? tinrobot Dec 2019 #10

He would have a problem making delaying a trial work. Blue_true Dec 2019 #19

Good....let impeachment marinate. n/t jaysunb Dec 2019 #11

I thought John Roberts would be in charge of impeachment proceedings. ananda Dec 2019 #12

He is, but not the schedule. McConnell owns when it starts. Blue_true Dec 2019 #20

Sort of? Once the trial starts he will mostly rely on the Senate parliamentarian for his rulings tritsofme Dec 2019 #23

This is obviously an attempt to kneecap the five Senators running in the Democratic Primary. OilemFirchen Dec 2019 #13

slow walk does niether GOP or trump any good beachbumbob Dec 2019 #15

Sounds like a gamble based on something no one knows. DFW Dec 2019 #17

MoscowMitch has the upper hand over Dump right now. ecstatic Dec 2019 #21

I believe that two really critical pieces of legislation have slipped past the 11th Blue_true Dec 2019 #22

Actually, he is clearing two important pieces of legistlation. Blue_true Dec 2019 #18

That might work well for Dems. Joinfortmill Dec 2019 #24

Trump probably wants more time to manufacture dirt eleny Dec 2019 #27

No one from either party wants to start a trial during the holidays DeminPennswoods Dec 2019 #30