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McConnell says he's undecided on whether to vote to convict Trump
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Posted on 01/13/2021 2:07:05 PM PST by springwater13

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) sent a note to Republican colleagues Wednesday afternoon informing them that he remains undecided on whether to convict President Trump on an article of impeachment expected to be passed by the House.

“While the press has been full of speculation, I have not made a final decision on how I will vote and I intend to listen to the legal arguments when they are presented to the Senate,” McConnell wrote in a note to colleagues, an excerpt of which was made public by his office.

McConnell made his statement after The New York Time reported Tuesday that the GOP leader has told associates he believes Trump has committed impeachable offenses.

The Times also reported that McConnell has told associates that he is pleased Democrats are moving to impeach Trump because it will make it easier for the Republican Party to break with the president once he leaves office.

Republican sources say McConnell will not again serve as one of Trump’s principal defenders as he did a year ago when he led staunch defense against two articles of impeachment passed by the House in December 2019.

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1 posted on 01/13/2021 2:07:05 PM PST by springwater13
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My 4th District Rep., Dan Newhouse, just announced he was voting for impeachment.

Can't get on his email page. Probably being overrun. He is from a farming district in Yakima, WA.

This won't go over well for him. And, it served the mush-mouth right.

2 posted on 01/13/2021 2:09:52 PM PST by Parmy
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To: springwater13

How does this position square with the Senate not being open for real business until the 20th?


3 posted on 01/13/2021 2:13:10 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: springwater13

And I just penned an apology of sorts...

Mitch, please step down.

Any title for you with the word “Leader” in it, is a false
narrative.


4 posted on 01/13/2021 2:13:48 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Communists: "We're anti-Fascist! That's why we use and chapion fascist actions for our allies.")
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To: springwater13

No actual turtles were injured in making this cartoon.

5 posted on 01/13/2021 2:14:21 PM PST by AndyJackson
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To: springwater13

Here are the Republicans who voted to impeach Mr. Trump:

Liz Cheney of Wyoming

Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio

Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington

John Katko of New York

Adam Kinzinger of Illinois

Peter Meijer of Michigan

Dan Newhouse of Washington

Tom Rice of South Carolina

Fred Upton of Michigan

David Valadao of California

Cheney, the third-ranking Republican in the House, said in a statement on Tuesday that she would vote to impeach Mr. Trump


6 posted on 01/13/2021 2:14:57 PM PST by KeyLargo
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To: springwater13

Are these fools that disconnected from reality and the American people?

Wha a SWAMP POS.


7 posted on 01/13/2021 2:15:05 PM PST by romanesq (TRUSTY THE PLAN! So ChiCom Joe is the Plan? Que magnificent! /s 👹.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

They will hold the trial after he leaves office to determine if he is eligible to run for President in 2024.


8 posted on 01/13/2021 2:15:24 PM PST by springwater13
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To: springwater13

Et tu, Brutus?


9 posted on 01/13/2021 2:15:37 PM PST by faithhopecharity (Politicians are not born, they are excreted. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: springwater13

Oh but of course the Post Turtle wants revenge. His CCP ties got exposed as well as the election fraud scam they’ve had going to keep these people in these positions for decades. Americans don’t vote these swamp maggots in office, they’ve been cheating their way in.

THANK YOU POTUS for showing it to the world.


10 posted on 01/13/2021 2:15:41 PM PST by MagnoliaB ( You can't always get what you want but if you try sometime you will find you get what you need.)
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They don’t care. They think Trump will be old news and buried in legal troubles the next few years to retaliate and that the American people have short memories.

They aren’t necessarily wrong here. We’ll see what happens.


11 posted on 01/13/2021 2:16:54 PM PST by springwater13
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To: springwater13

M F’er.

If he would vote to convict Trump he must demand the impeachment of Biden and Harris.


12 posted on 01/13/2021 2:16:54 PM PST by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: springwater13

The republican party is dissolving into a rancid, immoral mush. They are little better than the democrats. Time for a new party. Or a new country.


13 posted on 01/13/2021 2:17:28 PM PST by Blennos ( )
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To: springwater13

Got two words for ya, Mitch; Turtle Soup.


14 posted on 01/13/2021 2:19:41 PM PST by LIConFem (I will no longer accept the things I cannot change. it's time to change the things I cannot acceptI)
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To: MagnoliaB

There may have been election fraud on Ky. in 2020 on behalf of Ditch.


15 posted on 01/13/2021 2:20:21 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: springwater13

He runs as a different party


16 posted on 01/13/2021 2:20:34 PM PST by nikos1121
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To: Blennos

Constitutional Republic Party.


17 posted on 01/13/2021 2:21:24 PM PST by Freee-dame (It’s too bad that the chief of police of the capital police was not granted extra troops for last We)
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To: springwater13

McConnell being the slimy politician and playing both sides. He’s going to make like he’s down with impeaching Trump but he’s not going to allow it to floor for a vote either. He figures the problem will take care of itself in a week and he will minimize the wrath of the Trump fans.


18 posted on 01/13/2021 2:23:08 PM PST by circlecity
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The Turtle said he does not view this Impeachment as Partisan.

IOW, it’s supported by both sides.


19 posted on 01/13/2021 2:23:32 PM PST by AnthonySoprano (‘)
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To: springwater13

I don’t think the Constitution allows that. The qualifications for President are stated clearly, and don’t include “impeached while a private citizen to prevent reelection,” which is what this would be.

But, deductive reasoning from original legal text doesn’t seem to be reliable any longer.


20 posted on 01/13/2021 2:24:45 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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