Posted on 01/12/2021 8:20:53 PM PST by Helicondelta
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has indicated that he believes that impeaching President Donald Trump will make it easier to get rid of the President and Trumpism from the Republican Party, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.
Another person with direct knowledge told CNN there's a reason McConnell has been silent on impeachment as other Republicans have pushed back: he's furious about last week's attack on the US Capitol by the President's supporters, even more so that Trump has shown no contrition. His silence has been deliberate as he leaves open the option of supporting impeachment.
McConnell has made no commitments on voting to convict Trump, and wants to see the article itself before voting. It's a stark contrast to the President's first impeachment, when McConnell repeatedly spoke out against Democratic intentions to hold Trump accountable for a pressure campaign on the Ukrainian government to investigate Joe Biden and his family.
McConnell has been steadily moving his conference away from Trump for weeks. While he knows they all aren't there with him, the Kentucky Republican believes the party needs to turn the page.
Several GOP sources said on Tuesday that if McConnell supports conviction, Trump almost certainly will be convicted by 67 senators in the impeachment trial. "If Mitch is a yes, he's done," said one Senate GOP source who asked not to be named.
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It certainly would push me from the GOP.
The Turtle is a #%^*head.
Nothing can push me further away from the GOP than these Deep State Dinosaurs. I’m done. I left the GOP to become an Independent. Now, I am anti - GOP. I will never become a pro-DEM but I will NEVER vote GOP ticket again.
If it takes voting for Dems, that’s what I will do, if they get rid of Trump. They need to die.
It will remove the GOP from existence.
They don’t learn... Hence, the Moniker “Theyreallthesame”. It’s been YEARS of this. The Pubs just chose to be the Stepchild for the next 2-6 years.
... according to a source with knowledge of the matter.
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Today’s “reporting”.
please stop posting the garbage from the Slimes.
I’m sure Mitch has the tally already and he’s not going to destroy his party. bet on it!
They are determined to self destruct.
Get out of their way.
He can’t be serious. You don’t erase 75 million Trump supporters by humiliating the president they love. DC is evil.
I changed my affiliation today from R to I.
The Republicans just chose to be a permanent minority party.
They have been working towards this for 30 years importing Democrat voters with that in mind.
I may just go for it switch to a D. If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.
Never even crosses their mind to stop for one moment to wonder why so many people are so angry at them. And all they can think of to do is crack down and attack the enraged non-DC people.
More likely Trump is going to rid us of Mitch. And many others.
The House voted late Tuesday to approve a resolution begging Vice President Mike Pence to trigger the 25th Amendment and sideline President Trump, a largely symbolic spanking that was a prelude to a bigger fight over impeachment.
The 223-205 vote saw one Republican, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, join with Democrats.
Democrats said the urgency of removing Mr. Trump after last week’s attack on the Capitol demanded action by Mr. Pence.
Go ahead, Mitch...Make My Day!
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