The Fake News is Flying Over the Senate Impeachment Trial

DB Daily Update ^ | David Blackmon

[FtrPilot]

Yep. Load up the witness list with all kinds of “poison pills.”

Agree 100%

I forgot to add Paul Pelosi to my list. I believe he is deeply involved in Ukraine corruption. He would be the "poison pill" that would force the dems to vote against calling witnesses.

[spacewarp]

I would love them to pass a resolution where all the rules the Democrats used in the House were EXACTLY the same, with only the parties and names changed to being the Republicans being in charge of it, and they got to refuse any witnesses the Dems wanted and watch them howl because they can’t claim it was unfair otherwise, the entire impeachment fiasco is showed to be.

[Liz]

Hopefully, Sen McConnell allows only one vote on a list of additional witnesses. So, if Mitt Romney wants John Bolton,
he has to vote to allow Trump to call witnessse he chooses: the Bidens, the whistleblower, ICIG, Schiff, Schiff's staff, etc.

Nice play.......it's reassuring to know Mitch is the master of loading up measures with poison pills.

[ManHunter]

By my count, Romney (who wants to hear from Bolton), Murkowski, Collins, Alexander and Portman have already stated their opposition to dismissal. I fully expect Romney’s pet poodle Mike Lee to insist on his fungible definition of “fairness” and he’ll be joined by Roy Blunt, which tilts the scales on the vote for witnesses to 54 for the Democrats/GOP surrender monkeys. Add the fact that John Roberts is presiding over the “trial”, throw in a SECRET VOTE and what happens...?

[griswold3]

And just what do you think John Bolton is going to say?

[Sam Gamgee]

Did Democrats during the House hearings allow Republicans to call witnesses?