Posted on 01/28/2020 11:04:41 PM PST by knighthawk
With several Democrats openly floating the possibility they might vote to acquit President Trump, congressional Republicans are planning an aggressive "Plan B" strategy in the event some Republicans break off and demand additional witnesses in the president's impeachment trial, Fox News has learned.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., privately said early Tuesday that he wasn't sure there were enough Republican votes to block more witnesses, given that some moderates in the GOP's 53-47 Senate majority were wavering. Any witness resolution would likely require four Republican defections in the Senate, because in the event of a 50-50 tie, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts is highly likely to abstain rather than assert his debatable power to cast a tiebreaking vote.
Late Tuesday night, a Senate leadership source told Fox News that Republicans were specifically assessing the viability of two alternative options.
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Looks like impeachment is a different animal - because the VP is tied at the hip to the guy being impeached...
I sense this is a case where Roberts wouldn’t interfere because he knows every word that Dershowitz uttered is valid - which makes the whole coup attempt unconstitutional - he’s have to relocate to a secure bunker if he came down on the dem’s side so staying purely neutral makes more sense.
Excellent and true.
I wouldn't bet on that. Caretaker will meekly fall in line with his evil party when push comes to shove.
If they will not recuse themselves, then the Senate should disqualify them from voting.
With that done, R's will have an easy majority.
I just don't see those folding cheap suits doing that, though - you know, decorum and all that...
What ever happened to the 18th witness to testify before Schiff’s committee?
“50/50 is not a majority, so the motion fails.
There is no need for a tie breaker.”
THIS ^^ is correct.
Neither the CJ or the VP is a Senator, so in an impeachment, neither can cast a vote.
That's the whole idea, to do as much damage as possible before the election. Let the media run wild with all of the fake news to keep the narrative going. In the end he will not be convicted in the Senate, but the damage will have been done. Which is EXACTLY their intentions.
Very Trumpian
Instantaneous game changer
Devastating
Massive.
The Senate should demand the transcript of that testimony before proceding.
And that may not be a bad thing after all.
It will expose them and they will have the voters to contend with then.
It may be he's letting them sink all on their own by their bad decisions.
67.
I wasn’t aware that the ‘tie-breaker- could ABSTAIN !!
Doesn’t that nullify the reason for a tie vote breaker in the first place?
The uncontested and at this point conceded statements by Bolton made it an issue for a public trial and therefore he surrendered his property rights in the matter. If the publisher has uncovered losses, to the extent they are not guilty of contributory negligence, seek recovery from Bolton or the leaker.
IF witnesses, we want our witnesses to testify FIRST- or no deal.
Democrats can not be trusted.
Ha! My two senators are the reprehensible Dick “Turban” Durbin and the insipid Tammy “Look at me!” Duckworth.
The media is fully aware of wavering Dems, but like the House manages, they like to withhold material evidence in their attempt to trick voters.
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