Posted on 12/22/2019 7:12:11 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Full Title: "Senator Doug Jones says he may vote to acquit Trump if fellow Democrats fail to 'connect the dots' during impeachment trial as polls show him losing 2020 election in Alabama to Jeff Sessions"
Senator Doug Jones of Alabama says he could vote to acquit President Trump in his upcoming impeachment trial if his Democratic colleagues don’t ‘connect the dots’ and prove his guilt.
The Democrat, who faces a tough re-election fight - possibly against his predecessor, former US Attorney General Jeff Sessions - said the allegations against the president were ‘serious’ but he is open to voting not guilty because of ‘gaps’.
‘I'm trying to see if the dots get connected,’ Jones told ABC News on Sunday.
‘If that is the case, then I think it's a serious matter. I think it's an impeachable matter.
‘But if these dots aren't connected and there are other explanations that I think are consistent with innocence, I will go that way too.
‘What I really want to see, though, is to fill in the gaps,’ he said.
‘There are gaps.’
The Democratic-led House of Representatives approved two impeachment charges against Trump on Wednesday over his pressuring of Ukraine to investigate a political rival, Joe Biden.
There is little chance he will be convicted and removed from office through a trial in a Senate controlled by fellow Republicans.
Democrats are pushing to call top Trump aides to testify, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants the Senate to consider the case without hearing from new witnesses.
Jones told ABC News on Sunday that he is in no rush to make up his mind.
‘People can make up their mind with gaps in testimony, but I would like to see a full and complete picture,’ the senator from Alabama said.
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We will clean up our mess... yes.
There are no dots to connect.
I have to admit I snickered when I read this - OF COURSE he’s saying this - he knows he is one and done.
Eat it, scum leftist.
HA! Joke’s on you, Doug. I guess you didn’t get the email. You don’t get to vote on Impeachment. Nobody does. That whole thing was a charade made to sucker demonicRAT voters into thinking Nanzi Pelosi and Nadler the Hut removed President Trump from office already.
Gaps...like the evidence gap
He was never going to win re-election but he knows if he votes for this crap even the most long of shots is done
Manchin wont vote to convict either.
Sinema knows she’s is a red state and would think won’t vote to convict
Wonder about Romney...
“may” “if”
How pathetic.
Impeachment Dots follow...
What dots?
No, Doug. Go ahead and vote to convict. He’s clearly guilty of both charges and you should proudly vote to convict and then use it as the centerpiece of your campaign next year!
Many Senate Democrats know their House compatriots have screwed up with this impeachment and so will find an excuse to vote against removal. They won’t say President Trump is innocent, but will say the House Managers failed to prove their case.
“but he is open to voting not guilty”
uh, huh. several dozen House Dems said the same thing but everyone of them except two or three voted to impeach ...
The largest gap being that no actual crime or misdemeanor is mentioned in either article of shampeachment. That's actually pretty significant.
Wish there was another option that sleepy “Deep State Hack” Jeff Sessions.
Manchin, Sinema, Jones..anybody else?
Wonder about Romney...
One thing I have learned from Romney, he is all bark, zero bite
He will not vote to convict
I never understood, why can he just retire?
Its not like he is in his 40’s or 50’s
Is the only way they hacks leave congress is in a pine box?
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