Posted on 11/05/2019 2:59:29 PM PST by Hojczyk
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said on Tuesday that it is unlikely that President Trump would be convicted and removed from office is he were to face a Senate impeachment trial today.
It takes two-thirds of the Senate to convict a president and remove him from office. That means at least 20 Republicans would have to vote to convict Trump if he is impeached by the Democrat-controlled House.
McConnell also questioned whether the six Democratic senators currently running for president in 2020 would want to take time off from campaigning to attend what could be a lengthy trial in the Senate.
The question is how long the Senate wants to take, he said. How long do the presidential candidates want to be here on the floor of the Senate instead of Iowa and New Hampshire?
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Get that, you milquetoast POS.
Correction: Any Republican Senator....
SCOTUS has no jurisdiction to intervene and halt impeachment proceedings. Separation of powers.
McConnell was part of the Gang of 8 that was briefed on the investigation of Trump by the FBI. Only Nunes demonstrated his loyalty to Trump while McConnell, Ryan, and Burr remained silent.
C'mon Mitch you couldn't find a better word than "unlikely"?
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