Posted on 01/11/2020 8:17:24 AM PST by Hojczyk
So here comes Collins admitting that she’s discussing the subject of new witnesses with a select group of colleagues.
Speaking to reporters on Friday at the end of a visit to the Fruit Street School in Bangor, Collins said she had been working all week with a “fairly small group” of Republican senators and party leaders to ensure trial rules would allow House impeachment managers and Trump’s lawyers to call witnesses.
Collins declined to say how large the group was, but she said “we should be completely open to calling witnesses.”
“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,” she said.
The thinking in that case would be that, although MAGA Nation will be pissed off that the RINOs aren’t letting Trump put on the case he wants, all will be forgiven when they cast the vote to acquit him.
Which is probably true. Collins and the rest can afford to show a tiny bit of favoritism towards Democrats on procedural matters knowing that they’re going to nuke the Democratic case in the end. It’s a form of bet-hedging with swing voters back home.
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The RINOS are going to try and get rid ofTrump....
By driving down his poll numbers so he loses the election..
But they can say they acquitted him..
Dear Sue:
Please call any number to witnesses willing to testify that you are a useful idiot.
Is she the one with the very annoying voice ?
I give you the current GOP. The stupid loser party.
McCain told her pre-RIP that he supported this move, should impeachment possibly happen.
/s
[Collins and the rest can afford to show a tiny bit of favoritism towards Democrats on procedural matters knowing that they’re going to nuke the Democratic case in the end. It’s a form of bet-hedging with swing voters back home.]
Collins and the others can talk all they want. It is up to Mitch.
This crap needs to end ASAP.
she’s one of many with a very annoying attitude...
Yep! Ole Shakey!
Yep, the weak sisters again. Collins, Murkowski, and Romney. Oh, how they love and devour the attention.
If they allow “witnesses” to be called, the Democrats will be able to extend this well into the next millimum
Ah yes. The Triad of Tmidity: Collins, Murkowsky, Romney.
AG Barr could put an end to all this tomorrow. The question is why won’t he? Blackmail?
Other than that, whatever she says is irrelevant. Mitch and only Mitch has the final say.
Primary this shaky voiced hag !
The “prosecution” should have no power to call any witnesses who did not already testify before a House committee in this charade. If the GOP caves on this, I’ll seriously consider voting for Donald Trump in November, and then third-party candidates on the rest of the ballot.
How?
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