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Posted on 01/03/2020 11:18:33 AM PST by jazusamo
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, speaking from the chamber’s floor Friday, rejected House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s efforts to shape a pending impeachment trial as “fantasy”—leaving the process at a standstill as lawmakers return from the holiday recess.
“Their turn is over. They’ve done enough damage. It’s the Senate’s turn now to render sober judgment,” McConnell, R-Ky., said on the Senate floor.
But he stressed that the chamber cannot hold a trial unless and until the House of Representatives transmits the two articles of impeachment adopted last month, accusing President Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress pertaining to his dealings with Ukraine. Pelosi, D-Calif., has held onto them in a bid to seek favorable terms for a trial, including the involvement of certain Democrat-sought witnesses.
McConnell called Pelosi’s effort to “hand-design” the proceedings in the Senate a “non-starter” and a “fantasy.”
Moments later, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., defended his party's efforts to seek certain high-level witnesses and documents, noting how recently published emails have started to fill out the details of the administration's decision to freeze aid to Ukraine while the president sought politically advantageous investigations from Kiev. Schumer said it is imperative to learn the "whole truth," while voicing concern McConnell could end up holding a "mock trial."
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McConnell, though, indicated the Senate process is at a standstill for now, as he accused the House of getting "cold feet."
"The same people who spent weeks screaming that impeachment was so urgent … now decided it could wait indefinitely while they check the political winds and look for some new talking points," he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Poor Chuckie gets no respect.
Pelosi reminds me of my ex-wife . . . always pushing too far and behaving like she deserves privilege beyond others around her. Somebody needs to pour water on the wicked witch. . . .
“Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings”
from Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution Nancy Pelosi allegedly aims to protect.
That's a money quote.
More gum flapping from McConnell. Who controls the Senate? I don’t recall.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, speaking from the chamber’s floor Friday, rejected House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s efforts to shape a pending impeachment trial as “fantasy”—leaving the process at a standstill as lawmakers return from the holiday recess.
“Their turn is over. They’ve done enough damage. It’s the Senate’s turn now to render sober judgment,” McConnell, R-Ky., said on the Senate floor.
There really is not much left of the institutions of government. The dems have turned congress into a paralyzed partisan joke and the intelligence agencies into anti-American mobs. I don’t see how they can reverse the damage they have done.
“That’s a money quote.”
Exactly!
“the administration’s decision to freeze aid to Ukraine”
Military aid is inherently frozen until it is released by the State Department.
Trump is not the “decider” with respect to aid release:
“WASHINGTON, October 3, 2019 — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Ukraine for one hundred fifty (150) Javelin missiles and related ...”
“The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale”
“All questions regarding this proposed Foreign Military Sale should be directed to the State Department’s Bureau of Political Military Affairs, Office of Congressional and Public Affairs, pm-cpa@state.gov.”
https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/ukraine/2019/ukraine-191003-dsca01.htm
So change the rules, rule on the impeachment as the articles stand in the Congressional Record, and end this farce.
“But he stressed that the chamber cannot hold a trial unless and until the House of Representatives transmits the two articles of impeachment“
No that’s the money quote. In other words I will let the rats pull their impeachment with no acquittal trick indefinitely.
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Excellent.
He stood firm on Merrick Garland.
Credit where credit is due.
Pelosi is the one who fraudulently certified Obama
https://canadafreepress.com/article/dnc-failed-to-certify-obama-as-eligible-in-most-states1
Don’t go away mad, Nancy. Just go away.
Bump!
schedule a date for trial
Yes, pick up the Congressional Record and deem the articles to have been transmitted.
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