Posted on 12/28/2019 7:44:20 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Reports are that Senate Republicans are now coalescing behind an impeachment trial strategy.
According to The Hill, they lining up behind the idea of having a short trial with few or no witnesses, with the hope that President Donald Trump will get a quick acquittal and clear the decks for the election.
Some who previously spoke about immediately dismissing the matter, now appear to be agreeable to the short trial idea.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said his goal is “to have as short a trial as possible.”
“I think there’s a desire by senators, quite honestly, to get this chapter closed and moved forward,” Graham told reporters.
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) said that when it comes to a trial “shorter is better,” and that he thought his colleagues were coalescing behind that.
“I think shorter is better for lots of reasons,” Cramer said. “I think people are ready to move on.” [….]
“I’m ready to get this thing and get it done,” said Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.). “It’s time for him to have his day in court. … I don’t want to a vote to dismiss. I want a vote to acquit. The president deserves to have due process.”
Graham, who previously advocated dismissing the articles, added that a “motion dismissed will not stand. … I don’t want a motion to dismiss. I want a vote on the articles themselves.”
Sen. Josh Hawley said that if the White House was amenable to not calling witnesses, he was ready to vote right away. “I’m ready to vote now,” Hawley said. “I think the articles are a joke.”
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
Go take a long walk off a short pier.
This website is filled with pathological malcontents and misfits who are actually disappointed to see that their predictions about Trump getting thrown out of office have failed to materialize for three years now ... so they keep doubling down on stupid and never stop posting their sh!t on these threads.
I’ve haven’t seen that much at all. Most everyone here expects POTUS will win.
However, I will not do victory laps for no Senate defense witnesses for POTUS.
In fact it was the sunshine pumping crowd who insisted for months that Trump would get defense witnesses after being abused in the House. Now that he won’t get them suddenly the gaslighting changes to: “we don’t want them any way.” Yeah, no.
The GOP Senate needs to fully support Potus starting now. That includes defense witnesses to rebut the House Manager star chamber lies.
.....”an impeachment trial is not the place to bring the Biden and the FISA matters”.....
Exactly right...get it off the table and go after this scum in the courts independent of this.
I think Trump is doing great and is in total control of what is happening. He is actually calling the tune and I don't understand how others don't see it.
I think many of those negative nellies are making their pathetic posts while their wives are having sex with their boyfriends upstairs. Sad.
“We’re at that awkward stage in the revolution, where it’s too late to change the system, yet too soon to shoot the [bass guards]”
I hope I quoted Claire Wolff correctly right there.
The hubbub is all about the president mentioning that Mr Biden squeezed the Ukrainians for $1B.
So, make the trial about Joe Biden and then vote to throw out the House charges.
I think Trump is doing great and is in total control of what is happening. He is actually calling the tune and I don’t understand how others don’t see it.
Sorry, this doesn’t sound like “total control” to me.
POTUS: “When is the GOP going to start fighting back?”
Don Jr.: “Where is Lindsay?”
WTF is this!? All of this is pure Soviet. There was never any crime by the President. The real crimes are from the Biden’s.
Yeah,
Actually started a year before that.
Very excellent thoughtful post appreciate your taking the time to clarify all this
But missing one of the poles...ha.
Honestly, if they just told the truth about every thing it would be wrapped up in a week and people would actually know what corruptions really went on to set this all up. It would blow minds across the world.
What's the hurry boys and girls?
Stop it now. I agree with Ken Starr on Levin’s show last week, “....I have a message for those calling for witnesses who you think will be favorable. Be careful what you ask for; witnesses frequently come with surprises.”
This is a bad idea. Being led by the nose and the ones leading are the dems.
Graham presumably is dirty re: Ukraine and has said he doesn’t want any witnesses in that area.
So true. But at the same time I can’t think of one GOP Senator I feel I trust.
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