Posted on 01/26/2021 3:53:43 PM PST by Navy Patriot
Sen. Patrick Leahy has reportedly been taken to the hospital for a sudden illness on the day senators were sworn in for the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
"This evening, Sen. Leahy was in his Capitol office and was not feeling well," spokesman David Carle wrote in a statement, per reports. "He was examined in the Capitol by the Attending Physician.
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The swearing in and Leahy's illness come one night after being assigned to preside over the trial.
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this is so much fun
Maybe God has had enough?
Did he spring a leak?
He’s from Vermont so we wouldn’t get an R replacement anyway
Probably chickening out.
Vermont has a Republican Gov. /s
I’ve never posted that image before, but I was going to find and post it if no one beat me to it. Apparently, committing treason stuck in even Leahy’s throat.
I heard he's leaking Novichok.
May his suffering end quickly.
Socking, NOT!. Guy (sorry for his family and no one else) has one foot in the grave. He can barely string a sentence together. Just goes to show length of service not competence goes a long way in that $hit hole aka DC.
You could but the GOP governor probably too chicken to change the tilt of the Senate.
You get one of those by kissing Democrats.
He gagged in the truth?
Trump effect. It would be great if something like this happened to every subsequent person to fill the position. Normally I wouldn’t wish such a thing on anyone, but I now consider all of the dems so evil and corrupt, I’m making an exception for them.
I have to recuse myself from any judgements cause of that.
The GOV of Vermont is a republican. He would name a successor
It is wise to actualy know how these things work around here. We could see an epic swing of fortunes depending on the health of some old farts.
§ 2622. Interim appointment of U.S. Senator
The Governor may make an interim appointment to fill a vacancy in the office of U.S. Senator, pending the filling of the vacancy by special election. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
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