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Schumer says Pelosi to deliver Trump impeachment article Monday, triggering trial amid standoff with McConnell
Fox News ^ | 01/22/2021 | Tyler Olson

Posted on 01/22/2021 9:00:49 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Friday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is sending the article of impeachment against former President Trump to the Senate on Monday, paving the way for a trial.

The House of Representatives this month voted to impeach Trump for the second time in his presidency for "incitement of insurrection" after a mob of his supporters besieged the Capitol on Jan. 6 in a failed attempt to stop the certification of then-President-elect Joe Biden's electoral college win.

"I've spoken to Speaker Pelosi who informed me that the article will be delivered to the Senate on Monday," Schumer, D-N.Y., said on the Senate floor Friday.

Pelosi confirmed her plan in a separate statement.

"We are respectful of the Senate’s constitutional power over the trial and always attentive to the fairness of the process, noting that the former president will have had the same amount of time to prepare for trial as our Managers," Pelosi said. "Our Managers are ready to begin to make their case to 100 Senate jurors through the trial process."

Schumer has been discussing how to organize the Senate and special rules for the upcoming impeachment trial with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

No agreement has been reached on either front. If one is not on impeachment rules before Monday, then the standing Senate impeachment rules will go into effect, forcing the Senate to convene every day at 1 p.m., excluding Sundays, to consider the impeachment "until final judgment shall be rendered."

McConnell suggested a set of pre-trial procedures on Thursday that would delay the event by a few weeks, but the decision by Pelosi, D-Calif., instead sends the Senate potentially careening on a collision course with a full trial next week.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; US: California; US: Kentucky; US: New York
KEYWORDS: california; chuckschumer; impeachment; impeachment2; impeachtrumptrial; kentucky; mitchmcconnell; nancypelosi; nazipelosi; newyork; pelosi; schumer; senate
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To: Jim Noble

17 Republican votes to convict President Trump, and the GOP will cease to exist within the hour!


101 posted on 01/23/2021 3:56:18 PM PST by Mr Rogers
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To: madison10

That would accomplish their goal. Anything to keep him out of power.


102 posted on 01/23/2021 4:00:38 PM PST by philippa
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To: SeekAndFind

I just read an article yesterday that said they agreed to do it in February...

What you mean they can’t be trusted? Their agreements don’t work?


103 posted on 01/23/2021 4:04:07 PM PST by Tammy8 ( )
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To: SeekAndFind

Its a set-up to get conservatives to DC so paid rioters from Antifa, BLM, etc. can blend in and cause mayhem or worse, etc. for them (Antifa, BLM,etc.) to try to get the National Guard and Real conservatives to tussle, etc.


104 posted on 01/23/2021 4:07:25 PM PST by Bill of Rights FIRST
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To: Mr Rogers

You can count on at least 17 of them “voting their conscience”. The deals has already been cut.


105 posted on 01/23/2021 4:21:04 PM PST by damper99
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To: redgolum

The point is to try to make it so he can never run for office again....yes, they are THAT afraid of him and by extension, his voters.


106 posted on 01/23/2021 8:32:27 PM PST by one of His mysterious ways
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To: SeekAndFind

Oh how they hate? Complete 100% hatred?


107 posted on 01/23/2021 8:59:01 PM PST by Karliner (Heb 4:12 Rom 8:28 Rev 3, "...This is the end of the beginning." Churchill)
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To: redgolum

I think the goal is....somehow (by a miracle) they can find around 15 GOP senators to vote with the Democrats. Presently, the number is suggested to be around 7.

To be blunt, I also think that with the mess that will be going on for four years...there’s no doubt in their mind that Trump can win in 2024. If true, he’d return and probably dismiss more than 20-percent of the FBI/CIA folks, and downsize the DoJ drastically. He learned an awful lot over the past year.


108 posted on 01/23/2021 10:01:08 PM PST by pepsionice
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To: richardtavor

Actually, McConnell would rather push out the impeachment, as it ties Trump away from offending the Senate with talk if a new party or a Quo Warranto or whatever lawsuit.

Nancy is moving up the timeline, which means Trump will get this resolved earlier. This helps Trump.


109 posted on 01/23/2021 10:58:32 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: redgolum

What you say about a felony conviction makes sense. Keep it quiet. Let the morons play in the Senate.


110 posted on 01/24/2021 10:20:03 AM PST by Dennis M.
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To: ohiogrammy; All; DoughtyOne; SierraWasp

I found this interesting

https://classicalcapital.com/Great_News_.html

I was going to post it as a thread, but am on my phone

D1, fyi


111 posted on 01/24/2021 4:37:48 PM PST by Syncro (Facts is Facts )
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To: All

The only insurrection I’ve seen is the election itself and the fraudulent voting that a conspiracy have allowed to stand. The fact that it’s a very large conspiracy does not alter these basic premises.

The alleged insurrection, by contrast, was merely some unfocused disorder, not even proven to have anything much to do with Trump, or his actual supporters. Half the people indicted seem to be anarchists or ANTIFA types.

The case against Donald Trump is weak. The case against Biden and his associates is strong. Bring it on, but try all alleged crimes at the same time.


112 posted on 01/24/2021 4:46:55 PM PST by Peter ODonnell (Pray for health, economic recovery, and justice.)
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To: SeekAndFind; mewzilla; Chode; Lockbox; carriage_hill; tubebender; SkyDancer; Salamander; infool7; ..

What does schumer mean - Definition of schumer - Word finder
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Schumer is a Middle Low German word meaning “good-for-nothing” or “vagabond”.


113 posted on 01/24/2021 8:53:57 PM PST by mabarker1 ((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress !!!!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Since the articles were delivered AFTER Biden was sworn in, I’d say the impeachment was not valid until it was delivered to the Senate. Except President Trump had left by that time. I guess I’m saying he was never even impeached for a second time because delivery is part of the process.


114 posted on 02/12/2021 6:56:04 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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