[henbane]

I think McConnell was aiming at putting a vote to the Senate on having the trial and knew ahead of time the vote would block the trial from ever getting started.

This describes the mechanism to halt any "trial" from going forward.

The impeachment vote in the House is like a Grand Jury vote on bringing an Indictment in the regular world of law--an Impeachment is a political Indictment. We all know the old saw re Grand Juries indicting a ham sandwich--a la Pelosi's politically galvanized House Grand Jury.

The indictment (Impeachment) is so phony and without weight that Senator McConnell will quash the bogus Articles into oblivion with a Senate vote on the Merits.

There will be no Trial opened up in the Senate.

[plain talk]

“The indictment (Impeachment) is so phony and without weight that Senator McConnell will quash the bogus Articles into oblivion with a Senate vote on the Merits.”

... IF he has 50 votes. Let’s hope he does.