Yep, it means he wasn’t actually impeached at all..they wont send it to the Senate because they know its DOA so they will just hold it and do nothing with it
I can’t see how they gain much at all by sitting on it too long. After 3 years of non stop attacks they have taken their best shot. They missed. They might be taking polling to find out their next move but I figure they will demoralize their base if they don’t follow through, and divide their caucus after forcing all those congresspeople in Trump districts to put the noose around their necks for nothing. Who would vote for the Democrats if they sit on impeachment articles indefinitely? It’s bizarre.
In large part I think they just want to keep the spotlight longer and control the narrative longer, control the conversation through the holidays. They are control freaks. They claim they want to know what the Senate rules will be before they send the articles over, but the Senate doesn’t have to (and won’t) waste time on rules for something they aren’t obliged to consider. She has to send it over, then they can vote on how to handle the trial.