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BREAKING: Senate Majority Leader McConnell Lays Out Ground Rules for Trump's Impeachment Trial
Townhall.com ^ | January 20, 2020 | Beth Baumann

Posted on 01/20/2020 3:38:13 PM PST by jazusamo

RESOLUTION AT LINK.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Monday released a resolution laying out the ground rules for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.

Trump's team and the House of Representatives have until 9 a.m. on Wednesday to file any motions. The exception being motions to subpoena witnesses or documents. All responses filed to any motions have to be in by 11 a.m. on Wednesday.

The trial will begin at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. The House will have two days to make their case for impeachment but their time allotment cannot exceed 24 hours. After that, Trump's legal team will be given two days to make their case and again, that cannot exceed a 24 hour time period.

Once the president's team finishes their presentation, senators can ask questions but they are limited to a 16-hour time frame. There will then be a 4-hour argument split between the House and Trump's team. Deliberation will follow. At that time the Senate will decide whether or not to subpoena witnesses or documents.

If the Senate decides to allow either side to subpoena witnesses, the witnesses will undergo a deposition and then the Senate will decide if those witnesses will testify.

Once the deliberations are concluded the Senate will vote on each individual article of impeachment.

Below is the full resolution:

This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.


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To: FlipWilson

She’ll be bopping her own dumb head with that gavel.


101 posted on 01/20/2020 10:50:02 PM PST by miserare ( Trump, forever and ever. Amen.)
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To: Sam Gamgee

His big sin was hat he (legally) took diplomacy away from the diplomats.


102 posted on 01/20/2020 10:51:41 PM PST by miserare ( Trump, forever and ever. Amen.)
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To: Sam Gamgee

Don’t even watch that part.


103 posted on 01/20/2020 10:52:36 PM PST by miserare ( Trump, forever and ever. Amen.)
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To: j.havenfarm
There will be no rulings by Roberts, excepts as pertains to whether the rules adopted by the Senate.

There seems to be a missing verb there.

104 posted on 01/20/2020 11:14:53 PM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Mozart tells you what it's like to be human. Bach tells you what it's like to be the universe.)
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To: PghBaldy

You might as well be telling that to 6 year olds at this point. Some people on FR would rather pout than understand a simple thing like you said.


105 posted on 01/20/2020 11:24:57 PM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: onyx

settings-display-font size

takes 15 seconds.


106 posted on 01/21/2020 12:16:12 PM PST by billyboy15
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To: Sam Gamgee

“I guess there is a 1976 act that prohibits the Executive from stopping funds from Congress?”

Funds authorized by Congress must be delivered to recipient within a certain time frame. In the case of Ukraine the aid was sent within the time frame.

Should the President believe the funds should either not be sent or they should be held pending an investigation he must go back to the Congress for authorization to delay or cancel the aid.


107 posted on 01/21/2020 12:24:48 PM PST by billyboy15
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To: Sam Gamgee

“I guess there is a 1976 act that prohibits the Executive from stopping funds from Congress?”

Funds authorized by Congress must be delivered to designated recipient within a certain time frame. In the case of Ukraine the aid was sent within the time frame.

Should the President believe the funds should either not be sent or they should be held pending an investigation he must go back to the Congress for authorization to delay or cancel the aid.


108 posted on 01/21/2020 12:25:07 PM PST by billyboy15
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To: Sam Gamgee

So the law was NOT broken, because the funds were delivered.


109 posted on 01/21/2020 3:56:31 PM PST by entropy12 (You are either for free enterprise or want gov't to protect your wage levels. Can't be both.)
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To: jazusamo

I am of the opinion that the President’s team should have been afforded the same privileges enjoyed by the House Judiciary chair during the house hearings.

I also believe that the focus should be “No crime”. Start with the fact that there is an existing treaty between the US and Ukraine that specifically says that it is LEGAL for either to ask the other for assistance with investigations.

The GOP Senate should be submitting motions to exclude any Senator who has run for the presidency in 2020 from deliberations as it is a clear conflict of interest and violates Senate code of conduct.


110 posted on 01/22/2020 8:20:30 AM PST by taxcontrol (Stupid should hurt - dad's wisdom)
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To: entropy12

Got it. thanks


111 posted on 01/22/2020 2:37:58 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: Raycpa; onyx

Raycpa’s suggestion “hold control key down and press +”
should work on all Windows based computers.


112 posted on 01/22/2020 3:18:04 PM PST by entropy12 (You are either for free enterprise or want gov't to protect your wage levels. Can't be both.)
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To: Does so

My wife tried that but it did not work LOL


113 posted on 01/22/2020 3:19:21 PM PST by entropy12 (You are either for free enterprise or want gov't to protect your wage levels. Can't be both.)
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