Posted on 01/12/2021 2:01:49 PM PST by springwater13
Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, has told associates that he believes President Trump committed impeachable offenses and that he is pleased that Democrats are moving to impeach him, believing that it will make it easier to purge him from the party, according to people familiar with his thinking. The House is voting on Wednesday to formally charge Mr. Trump with inciting violence against the country.
At the same time, Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the minority leader and one of Mr. Trump’s most steadfast allies in Congress, has asked other Republicans whether he should call on Mr. Trump to resign in the aftermath of the riot at the Capitol last week, according to three Republican officials briefed on the conversations.
While Mr. McCarthy has said he is personally opposed to impeachment, he and other party leaders have decided not to formally lobby Republicans to vote “no,” and an aide to Mr. McCarthy said he was open to a measure censuring Mr. Trump for his conduct. In private, Mr. McCarthy reached out to a leading House Democrat to see if the chamber would be willing to pursue a censure vote, though Speaker Nancy Pelosi has ruled it out.
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In a normal world I would say his is fake news. But today...
Zero credibility.
Article from New York Times?? Don’t believe a word from that rag.
Turtle needs to be shipped off to China post haste. Damned idiot traitor that he is
AFTER McConnell already distributed a memo a day or two ago that the Senate wouldn't be able to start on Peach-Mint till after the 20th.
If Biden is in office then (still not certain) then President Trump is a private citizen and not subject to Peach-Mint.
Well McConnell did absolutely zero to address election fraud so I’m not surprised.
Not buying it. Would need to hear turtle say it and sign a piece of paper saying the same. I don’t trust the NYT on any “report”.
Yeh right....
Who exactly does the GOPe think are it’s electorate
Has there ever been such a disconnect between the elected and its voters?
He must be getting a big payoff because he’ll never be able to go home.
Vs. Mitch McConnel.
Zero credibility.
Tough call.
But, Mitch is dead to me, as is the GOP.
Of course it will be easy: Trump isn’t doing anything.
The B*tch Mitch had better watch out for what he wishes for.
No republican will ever hold a seat of public trust again.
Wait and see if he actually is saying this.
Third party here we go.
Oddly, I think this caretaker version of Congress is not legally in a position to impeach anyone. They can impeach Biden after the 20th, and I would not be surprised if they find an excuse to do so. But President Trump is not the one tied to their iteration.
Happened after he resigned. The trial was held anyway.
NY Times says Mcconnell says ... That leads me to believe that nobody said anything at all.
The Trump base should vow to never again vote for any pubbie that votes for impeachment.
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