Posted on 12/12/2019 3:32:49 AM PST by maggief
Senate Democrats are quietly talking about asking Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to hold articles of impeachment in the House until Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) agrees to a fair rules package for a Senate trial.
Democratic senators are concerned by talk among Senate Republicans of holding a speedy trial without witnesses, which would set up a shorter time frame than when the Senate considered President Clinton’s 1999 impeachment.
They want to hear from Trump’s advisers and worry that if they don’t use their leverage now, they’ll have little say over how a Senate trial is run.
“If we don’t agree on a set of rules before the articles arrive over here, I think we’re cooked. I think McConnell has his people totally in line. It will be a procedural thing,” said one concerned Democratic senator.
The senator said there’s growing alarm in the Democratic Conference that McConnell will pass a resolution that would prevent witness testimony or the displaying of posters or playing of videos on the Senate floor. Videos and posters were both a part of the televised committee hearings in the House.
“They’ll pass whatever rules they want, and so we need to determine for a fair trial what witnesses we want, what documents we want. Are we going to allow videos? Are you going to allow boards that go up with votes so you explain things to the audience that is watching out there in a really powerful way?” the lawmaker added. “I think our maximum leverage of getting what we want is now, before the articles come over.”
Democrats discussed their impeachment strategy at a closed-door Steering Committee meeting on Wednesday attended by former Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta, former Obama White House counsel Bob Bauer and strategist Stephanie Cutter, according to a document...
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Hilarious! After their Star Chamber proceedings in the House, Democrat scum are suddenly concerned about a fair trial? You can’t make this up!
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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) requested last week that Pence declassify the contents of his Sept. 18 call with Zelensky. Jennifer Williams, a career foreign service officer and Pence staffer, testified about the call last month, but later told lawmakers that the specific details of the conversation were classified.
“They’ll pass whatever rules they want...”
It must suck to be a Rat. What goes around.....
Democrat coup plotters need to start feeling the wrath of the people. This is the beginning of a civil war and the Rats need to feel the hot breath of what should happen to them.
Stand your ground you gutless wonder and do what is right this time.
the democrats want to end the job of all other branches of government... end the checks and balance and rule as congress.
Dear Democrats,
F*** THE F*** OFF YOU S****Y A****** STINKING C******** CREEPY F***HOLE JERK**** MOTHER*****G G***** F*****G LOWLIFE D***** A****** F***** ****** **** ****** *** AND ***** *** *** THE ******** ** ******* *** ***!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love,
Laz
People say Democrats have double-standards.
I disagree. Democrats have one standard for Republicans, another standard for everyone else, and NO STANDARDS AT ALL for themselves.
The drive bys can do no more nor less than what they are doing anyway and as long as President Trump can keep up the rallying pace, we can stay on top.
I read yeaterday, the 2/3 vote in the Senate is 2/3 of the vote PRESENT, which if you play your cards, you can catch EVERYONE on the shitter at 3 AM or something Dec 25th.
They play that, and s*** goes hot.
After what went on in the House, and now they want to talk about fair???
Bizarro world!!!
Who has the authority to pull something like that except McConnell? You think he's going to do that?
Sounds like Virginia!
this is ultimately about We the People..our vote and our President.
DC is playing a dangerous game fueled by decades of foreign aid cash washing back into Congress and burocracy
NOBODY “lets go” of a gig like that!!
In other words, they want to use the Hollywood director tactic of using flashy graphics and sound effects to hide the fact that there is no coherent plot or story in the production.
The only video they need to play is an endless loop of Joe Biden’s infamous “I gave them six hours to fire the prosecutor” statement.
“agrees to a fair rules”
F right on off, you little $#^^#%÷. You seriously have some rocks to even think this.
This is so damn silly it’s pathetic. In other words, THEY HAVE NO LEVERAGE.
This is like raiding a bank unarmed, with the idea that you will take a bunch of hostages and refuse to leave until the police bring you the guns you need to keep the hostages from walking out the door.
OK, says the SWAT team leader ... you sit tight, and we will bring you the guns in 35 years.
Mental disease.
The rat party has mental disease.
Pelosi has destroyed the rat party. She will be remembered as the mentally ill speaker that lost control of her party. She will serve as a glaring example as to why females should never gain control of a political party. Her lunacy has setback any and all gains females have made in the past. She is proof that her party cannot be trusted and females cannot lead.
For those who say, yeah but there are some moderate democrats. I spit. Only a person who lack honesty, integrity and a sense of right and wrong can continue on with this impeachment charade. A truly honorable person would break with the rat party and speak out against the corruption.
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