Posted on 01/10/2020 12:45:44 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said Friday that she's been working with "a fairly small group" of Republican senators to make sure witnesses can be called in President Donald Trump's impending Senate impeachment trial.
"We should be completely open to calling witnesses," Collins told reporters in Bangor, Maine, the Bangor Daily News reported. She declined to say who or how many GOP lawmakers she's been working with, but said “I am hopeful that we can reach an agreement on how to proceed with the trial that will allow the opportunity for both the House and the president's counsel if they choose to do so."
Collins echoed those comments in a statement to NBC News and said, “It is important that both sides be treated fairly.”
In her statement, Collins suggested she was fine with McConnell's call to follow the Clinton model, as long as it allows for witnesses. "I have had many discussions with some of my Republican colleagues on how we can adhere as closely as practical to the precedent for conducting the impeachment trial of President Clinton, which included as a third stage the decision on whether to call witnesses," she said.
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Susan Collins. Another Republican I would never vote for.
This woman is terminally stupid.
A Republican I wouldn’t whiz on if she were on fire.
Why not? Everything else you do ends helping President Trump, what unintended consequences will befall you this time?
She’s just plain stupid...
RINO,and Space saver for a real Republican, Collins..is just pretending to not like Trump..wink wink..in order to get elected in leftist Maine.
Susan Collins predictably pathetic; she’s open to witnesses. Is she open to the phony whistleblower or Hunter Biden? Adam Schiff or his staffer?https://t.co/EqtZNbehSH— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) January 1, 2020
“Susan Collins. Another Republican I would never vote for.”
And Mitch McConnell lost his 51 votes. Probably explains why she will release the articles next week.
I am sure she will get enough rino’s to get the witnessess.
There were no actual witnesses at Bubba’s trial...just depositions and the Senators viewed them privately.
Since no crimes were alleged, why call witnesses?
You don't need witnesses to reach a concensus that democrats have severe TDS and would like to see him out of office so that he doesn't win again.
If the GOP, or anyone in it, works with or assists or aids in any way the Democrat corruption of everything, then the GOP can go to Hell.
I’m not going to tolerate a single GOP senator helping this coup in any way.
There will be no witness. Democrats do not want to open that door. You can take that to the bank.
“Small group” = her and Flip Romney.
Hey Susan. That’s not the Senate’s job.
The Senate’s job is to hear the existing case the House sent over, and decide on that.
This will provide a never-ending series of fake witnesses like for Kavanagh. All the womyn who loved Ted Kennedy and supported Bill Clinton will demand of Trump eunuch-like purity.
Allow for calling witnesses and actually concluding that witnesses are required are 2 different things. She is trying to play both sides.
which included as a third stage the decision on whether to call witnesses,” she said.
Good news. The second stage is dismissal.
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