Posted on 01/28/2020 1:58:29 PM PST by Libloather
Senate Republicans will hold a special meeting Tuesday afternoon after President Trumps legal team finishes its opening arguments to hash out their strategy on how to handle the tricky question of subpoenaing additional witnesses and documents.
Two Senate Republican sources confirmed that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has called the meeting to get his GOP colleagues on the same page as phase one of the impeachment trial nears its end.
Under the trials organizing resolution, which McConnell drafted, senators will have 16 hours to ask questions of the House managers and the presidents lawyers before voting on whether it should be in order to subpoena additional witnesses, such as former national security adviser John Bolton and acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney.
**SNIP**
McConnell was able to keep his other GOP colleagues in line Monday when he urged them to hold off on deciding the question of witnesses until after the presidents lawyers had finished their opening arguments and senators had time to ask questions.
Now that the White House is close to finishing its opening presentation, McConnell is checking back in with colleagues to discuss the next steps of the trial.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Hey Mitt, 16 hours of questions and then the vote to acquit. Got it?
Just kick Romney and Collins out of the party for starters. Then good Americans will know you’re serious about making America great again.
Check back later to see what Mitt has decided should be d0ne.
Story by ALEXANDER BOLTON
Seriously?
Mitt is trying to establish his image as a statesman.
When he dies we will all remember him as a dead politician.
Is the author related to John Bolton?
This is when we learn whose side the Republicans are on.
Just remember there is no way in hell Schmukie would allow 4 rats to give the rules control to the GOP. Trump has endured 3 1/2 years of non stop harassment, if these bastard have any sense of decency they will end this BS Thursday afternoon.
LOL. You are very observant sir!
Traitor Bolton: "Goodbye, Mr. President.
The Democrats and Willard [Imperial backstabber] Romney
send their regards."
Trump to Bolton: “I know what you did Fredo”
Wsj just reported that the turtle said there are not enough gop votes to block witnesses
Good grief....If they cave to the Democrats on witnesses, they deserve to lose the Senate.
McConnell ought to walk into that meeting with Romney’s head on a pike.
And his first words should then be: “Who’s next?”
It’s pretty simple. The whole thing can end on Friday, or all hell can break loose. Take your pick.
The Turtle has elected too many Turtle Senators.
If that report is true, Mitch just lost his job as Majority Leader.
I’m sure it won’t even come to a head until after the 16-hour question period.
Yeah, if any of the Senators go along with the Democrats on this, they deserve all the problems that will come their way.
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