Posted on 01/21/2020 7:02:11 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Senate Republicans defeated a series of amendments from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to subpoena the Trump administration for Ukraine documents on the opening day of the bitterly fought impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
Schumer offered several measures seeking a trove of documents from the White House, the State Department and the Office of Management and Budget that the Trump administration refused to turn over during the House's impeachment inquiry, but the amendments were thwarted one by one on 53-47, party-line votes. At around 7:30 p.m. ET, Schumer introduced his fourth amendment subpoenaing testimony from acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney.
Schumer's amendments are part of an effort from Democrats in both the House and Senate to attack the resolution laying out the rules of the trial, which puts off a decision about seeking witnesses and documents until after opening statements are given and senators have a chance to ask questions of the House impeachment managers and the President's legal team. The debate over the trial rules played out after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell decided to alter the trial resolution shortly before it gaveled in Tuesday, amid concerns from key Senate Republicans and an uproar from Democrats.
The new resolution will give the House impeachment managers and the President's team three days each to make their 24 hours of trial arguments, instead of two as McConnell had initially proposed. There were also changes to the section of the resolution that would not have admitted the House's evidence without a vote now, evidence will be admitted automatically unless there is a motion from the President's team to throw out evidence.
But the changes did little to satisfy Democrats in either chamber, who have accused McConnell and Senate Republicans of working with the President to rush through
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Maybe she’s like Cousin Marilyn in the Munsters, and they hide her because they think she’s the freak.
Their punishment in the afterlife will be to be forced to view Helen Thomas and Janet Reno fire-mud wrestling. Their heads will be held still and eyes open with that contraption used in Clockwork Orange. But perhaps that to them will be heaven.
Why doesn’t Roberts tell Schumer to can his incessant number of amendments? Limit him to 2 a day.
My eyes. I just pictured that and I saw Rosa DiLauro as the referee. I may never sleep again.
It's democrat amendments.
There is nothing democratic about it.
Prior to that, he traded missile secrets to China for campaign donations, he funneled campaign funds through Buddhist monks who took a vow of poverty, and did many other things that Republicans chose not to pursue.
Think of it as like when the FBI got Al Capone for tax evasion, even though they knew he had committed other crimes prior to that.
With President Trump, it's not about Presidential crimes, it's about the Democrats having a weak 2020 slate and using impeachment as an election strategy.
-PJ
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