Posted on 01/23/2020 10:17:18 AM PST by jazusamo
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) knocked Republicans on Thursday, accusing them of trying to use "so-called outrages" and "shiny objects" as distractions to avoid discussing potential impeachment witnesses.
"I think the case for witnesses and documents is so self-evident that many of my Republican colleagues are desperate to talk about anything else, they are so eager to change [the] conversation," Schumer said.
Schumer said that Republicans were trying to bring up things "irrelevant to a fair trial."
"They try to turn you, the press and the American people away to look at something else that has nothing to do with a trial," Schumer continued.
Schumer's comments come amid the third day of President Trump's impeachment trial, with House impeachment managers making their case for the second day.
Schumer praised the House managers, particularly House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), saying they had made their case "in precise and devastating detail."
"It may have planted the first seed in their minds that yes, the president did something very wrong here," Schumer said, referring to Republicans.
Senate Republicans forced through rules for the trial earlier this week that punt the decision on calling additional witnesses or compelling the administration to hand over more documents until next week after opening arguments and questions from senators.
Democrats will need four Republican senators if they want to successfully call a witness. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) has said he wants to hear from former national security adviser John Bolton. Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) have not specifically supported calling any witnesses, but indicated they were open to the idea.
Schumer said there are ongoing conversations but declined to provide details on whom he is talking with. He did not rule out, one way or another, if he'll be able to win over the necessary GOP votes.
"Am I certain that we'll get those four Republicans? Absolutely not. Am I certain that we won't absolutely get those four Republicans? Absolutely not," Schumer said. "I have hope ... that we might get the witnesses and documents by the end of the day."
Democrats:
“This is Chewbacca!.......”
Time to bring in Zelensky and Shokin to testify.
“...a trial...”
An Impeachment “Trial” in the Senate has NOTHING to do with a trial in say, Federal Court.
Chuck U Schumer really hopes he doesn’t get documents and witnesses. It would ruin his narrative of ‘Cover Up’. They’re filming Campaign commercials now I bet.
More leftist projection. It seems to be all they have.
He’s a liar. Nanzi didn’t give any of her shiny pens to Republicans unless she slipped one under the table that we don’t know about to Mitt.
Is it even a trial? I thought it was a proceeding
If they don't testify FIRST and ANSWER QUESTIONS, then nobody testifies!
Darn tootin !
The only shiny objects I have seen are the foreheads of schmuckie and schiffthead.
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“The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.”
I think it could logically be called a trial, but with a totally different set of rules from trials in the Judicial Branch.
You know- it’s really tiring watching democrats, who are supposed to be adults, stomping their feet in temper tantrums-
Folks wake up- elect adults- not children to congress- please- it’s embarrassing watching the liberals there act like spoiled rotten brats trying to take over the whole government and throwing Hissy fits when they fail miserably-
The most dangerous place in America is between Chucky Schumer and a microphone. He runs to them everyday to say “witnesses” “documents” and “fair trial” 200x each.
It’s so old and repetitious...Goebbels would be proud.
Chuck U lost every pretrial motion! He needs to sit down and STFU.
He’s the Minority Leader.
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