Posted on 02/04/2020 11:21:24 AM PST by Jim Robinson
Senate Majority Mitch McConnell took to the chamber floor Tuesday to say the only high crime and misdemeanor committed by President Trump was his defeat of Hillary Clinton in 2016, pushing back against House Democrats charges in the nonsense impeachment.
That is the original sin of this presidency that he won and they lost, Mr. McConnell said.
The Kentucky Republican pointed the finger at House Democrats, arguing they were the ones to abuse power, saying they pursued the only partisan impeachment in American history due to their hatred of this president and fear they cannot beat him in the next election.
The impeachment power exists for a reason. It is no nullity, but invoking it on a partisan whim to settle three-year-old political scores it insults the framers design, he said.
Mr. Trump was impeached on a party-line vote by House Democrats on Dec. 18, charging him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, stemming from a July phone call with the Ukrainian president where Mr. Trump requested a probe into his political rival, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden while withholding financial aid to Ukraine.
The Senate is expected to vote Wednesday to acquit Mr. Trump of the charges.
Mr. McConnell said it was the first impeachment by the House of Representatives that was unbound by criminal law, saying the charge of obstruction of Congress is nonsense because executive privilege has always been litigated in impeachment proceedings.
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He came out of his shell!
>>>Mr. Trump was impeached on a party-line vote by House Democrats
No, there was bipartisan rejection of impeachment in the House, as two Democrats voted with Republicans<<<
The Majority Voted for Impeachment, all Democrats. Your Reply would only make sense if the Impeachment was Voted down, although I understand the point you were trying to make.
No. People are pumped.
I understand what you're saying, too, but a "party-line" vote means the entire party voted the same way, on both sides. That didn't happen on the Democrat side.
In fact, "party-line" and "bipartisan" are considered to be opposite terms. There cannot be both.
-PJ
“...McConnell, whether you agree with him or disagree with him...”
All I expect out of ANY of them is that they do their primary job - which is to advance and protect the best interests of the Country first.
He did that, so I give him credit for it. Like I said, he’s taken a lot of flak from us over the years. But he stood up when he needed to.
So kudos to him.
Well, that’s another way of looking at it.
Any idea if Collins or any other RINO’s Vote to convict in the Senate giving the Rats a Bipartisan Trump is Guilty Talking Point?
I haven’t heard anything re: Collins or Pierre Delecto, the ultimate attention wh*res and WORMS.
Cocaine Mitch is right: THAT is the Presidents real crime! Everything else is water under the bridge.
Gollum and Creosote in charge? You may be on to something... :)
Is it every patriotic American’s duty to obstruct congress every chance they get.
The American People have already acquitted you, Mr. President!!!
I still say that Adam Schiff with his overzealous prosecution complex is gonna end up like Joe McCarthy did ... destitute, drunken, and depressed, with no friends anywhere on either side ... tilting at windmills only goes so far until the windmill workers say "Enough Is Enough" !!!
Wow, I didnt know Mitch had that in him!
*****
My appreciation of the Turtle has increased immensely. He played his pieces like the chess master that he is. Kept Murkowski in reserve till the last day,, protected Collins by allowing her to vote yes, put Romney in a box and made him irrelevant. Pretty good poker player if you ask me...
I'm OK with that. Schiff worked VERY hard to earn it.
At least McCarthy was telling the truth...
Collins is on the floor now, she will vote to acquit on article one.
-PJ
Collins will acquit on BOTH counts
Spartacus up, probably declaring he was a winner in Iowa and will now go to new Hampshire.
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