The Faces of the Democrat Party
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Posted on 12/17/2019 8:20:15 AM PST by jazusamo
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell struck back Tuesday at his Democratic counterpart's calls for an in-depth impeachment trial featuring multiple new witnesses, dismissing the push as a "fishing expedition" that would set a "nightmarish precedent."
"The Senate is meant to act as judge and jury, to hear a trial, not to re-run the entire fact-finding investigation because angry partisans rushed sloppily through it,” he said on the Senate floor.
In a Sunday letter, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer had called for the chamber to subpoena new documents and call witnesses who had been blocked by the White House during the impeachment inquiry on the House side.
McConnell, R-Ky., claimed that such investigative steps, though, were part of the House role -- not a mission for the Senate. He warned that entertaining Schumer’s proposal to do House lawmakers’ “homework” could invite a string of future “dubious” and “frivolous” impeachment inquiries.
He stressed the fact-finding mission should have been completed during the impeachment inquiry led by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. McConnell accused the House of doing a rush job, and said Schumer is now looking "to make Chairman Schiff's sloppy work more persuasive."
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Chuckie wants bi-partisanship now that the shoes on the other foot. LOL!
The impeachment is more of a fish story than a fishing expedition.
Only if you plead guilty to treason, Chuck, and accept public hanging as your punishment. Then, and only then.
And now the adults are in charge.
JUST HEARD ‘NADLER’ HAS AN MEDICAL EMERGENCY????
DID I HEAR THAT CORRECTLY, AND THAT HE AND HIS FAMILY NEEDS PRAYER???
WHAT ARE THEY HIDING FROM US?
WOW. Pretty clever way to DELAY the House impeachment vote, Dems!
“ JUST HEARD ‘NADLER’ HAS AN MEDICAL EMERGENCY????”
Haven’t heard, but he looked pretty washed out at the hearing.
” Schumer is now looking “to make Chairman Schiff’s sloppy work more persuasive.””
Not exactly defending Trump is he? In other words Schiff needed to do better work.
Majority Leader McConnell is right. Good for him. When he is right, he is right.
A quick Motion to Dismiss is the way to go.
Well, I pray he doesn't suffer long. How's that?
If he hasn’t already he probably will.
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I heard it is Nadlers wife Joyce that has the health issue....
Yes supposedly his wife. HOWEVER, I am suspicious. I think they wanted this Con law guy to do this hearing. Nadler isnt up to it.
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Chuckles - ‘more evidence is better than less’. Doesn’t make any sense. He should immediately go to Schiffty. He has the proof of Russian collusion.
THANKS.
I just heard that also....was only half listening to this daily bull shit, so I missed that...
so what is known? why not state what is wrong?
I think that there's less chance for PR damage by a quick verdict rather than a drawn out one...there's too big a chance of an unpleasant,potentially damaging,surprise in letting the Rats call a dozen "witnesses".
Just my 2 cents' worth...
Remember when Obama was President and we had the House and Ryan did nothing and claimed because Repubs only had 1 tiny part of government.
Then voters gave them the Senate too....still couldn’t do anything because Obama was still President.
Then we gave them Trump and all three... they still were useless on Obamacare.
Note to future republicans. Dems have a slim majority in the HOUSE. They are doing everything they can do to control it and run it ALL.
Thank Go* for TRUMP. Without him, this country would be screwed.
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