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GOP Rep: Schumer Basically Just Told Pelosi That She Failed on Impeachment
Townhall.com ^ | December 30, 2019 | Cortney O'Brien

Posted on 12/30/2019 12:00:06 PM PST by Kaslin

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is demanding new documents and whole new witness list before the House's articles of impeachment reach the Senate and they can move forward on a trial. The Democratic leader still wants to hear testimony from acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, former national security adviser John Bolton, senior adviser to the acting White House chief of staff Robert Blair, and Office of Management and Budget official Michael Duffey.

To Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), that sounds like Schumer doesn't have a whole lot of confidence in the case that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi presented. The House voted to impeach Trump on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress a few weeks ago, but Pelosi is withholding those articles from the Senate.

Look at what Chuck Schumer is saying now. He's saying we need to do more investigating. What he's saying is, "#NancyPelosi, you failed. You failed to make the case and now we've got to do more investigations." pic.twitter.com/SlelTDIbwZ— Rep. Mark Green (@RepMarkGreen) December 30, 2019

"Essentially he's saying we need to do more investigating," Rep. Green said of Schumer. "If you listen real clearly, what he's saying is, 'Hey Nancy, you failed. You failed to make the case and so now we've got to do more investigations.'"

He has a point and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) made the same observation a few weeks ago at the Heritage Foundation. If Schumer and the Democrats think they still need to hear more testimony, then why on Earth did they forge ahead with the House vote anyway?

"If they don't believe they've developed their factual record, they have every tool at their disposal to say, 'Gosh Chuck Schumer's given me a list of four witnesses we want, we're going to go get those witnesses' testimony,'" Cruz reasoned.

"The Senate Democratic leader would apparently like our chamber to do House Democrats’ homework for them," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell added.



TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: chuckieschumer; impeachment; nancypelousi
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To: samtheman

most dogs are smarter than humans in communication, they can learn our words and understand commands, but we can’t understand their language/s

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21 posted on 12/30/2019 12:29:32 PM PST by rolling_stone (no justice no peace no epstein no justice)
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To: Kaslin
If not hearing from those witnesses was a mistake, it can only be added to the dozen other mistakes Nadler, Schiff and Pelosi made in this recent impeachment inquiry.

With the Supreme Court agreeing to hear President Trump's case on executive privilege of his tax records, the Obstruction of Congress Article of Impeachment should be seen as obliterated. Pelosi's overly exuberant attack was so broad as to be against the Office of the Presidency also. It must disappear. Either way, look for a charge relating to that attack to go against at least Nadler, Schiff and Pelosi as it pertains their designs in the on-going coup of the last 3-5 years (or more).

It wouldn't be reasonable to get testimony from those four then launch into even more Articles of Impeachment, though that's exactly what the Democrats might do. They apparently see it in their interest to keep a dark cloud over PDJT as they've weaponized impeachment to influence the 2020 election and to keep PDJT from naming a replacement for an incapacitated RBG.

22 posted on 12/30/2019 12:32:24 PM PST by rx (Truth will out!)
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To: lurk

Schumer screams in pain while he hits you...


23 posted on 12/30/2019 12:35:06 PM PST by cgbg (The Democratic Party is morphing into the Donner Party)
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To: Kaslin

Are they holding out for RBG to kick? Once the President is exonerated or the case dismissed they can’t make the argument he’s “impeached”.


24 posted on 12/30/2019 12:44:45 PM PST by Kenny
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To: Kaslin

“Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is demanding new documents and whole new witness list”

Upchuck Scumbag has forgotten that during the Clinton impeachment he was all against having witnesses during the Senate trial.


25 posted on 12/30/2019 12:48:29 PM PST by antidemoncrat
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To: antidemoncrat

Schumer and the dems really don’t want witnesses or more documents in the senate. This is a 2 part strategy.... 1) Give Nancy an excuse to hold the articles of impeachment....... 2) Make the senate look unfair to take some of that off the dems in the house.


26 posted on 12/30/2019 12:52:57 PM PST by gswilder
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To: Kaslin

Theynhave already concluded investigations and bipartisanly voted to pass two articles of impeachment.

Investigations are over.


27 posted on 12/30/2019 1:00:12 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Trump_Triumphant

-(Ch)+(F)uck Schumer works for me.


28 posted on 12/30/2019 1:01:49 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: samtheman

At the very least, highly insensitive. Even puppies have feelings, you know? More than can be said about NY democRAT politicians.


29 posted on 12/30/2019 1:09:40 PM PST by Howie66 ("...Against All Enemies, Foreign and Democrat..... & ERIC CIARAMELLA")
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To: dainbramaged
My late father had a description for guys like Schumer - greasy.

You and your father are being very kind. I can think of words that are more descriptive but I can't list them here.

30 posted on 12/30/2019 1:10:50 PM PST by ducttape45 ("Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people." Proverbs 14:34)
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To: Kaslin

you want witnesses, Chucky? How about Brennan, Clapper, Comey, the Bidens, Sciff, Nadler, etc.? You get yours; we get ours. That’s fair.


31 posted on 12/30/2019 1:11:00 PM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
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To: rolling_stone

I have a 3 year old Miniature Australian Shepard. He understands me and I pretty well understand him. I get a huge kick out of his uncanny ability to know when I am heading to the shop to fire up the Gator. Seriously!


32 posted on 12/30/2019 1:13:01 PM PST by Howie66 ("...Against All Enemies, Foreign and Democrat..... & ERIC CIARAMELLA")
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To: Kaslin

Sounds like another case of “we have to pass the bill to see what’s in it”. Some legacy, Nancy!


33 posted on 12/30/2019 1:15:21 PM PST by Ratman0823 (Tag! You're it.)
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Since there was nothing there against Trump and known to be fabricated, it was a failure from the very start.

Pelosi could have simply stopped the whole circus. She hates Trump but couldnt stop her partisans/fellow-travelers from carrying through with a blatant miscarriage of Justice.

Now she abuses her position to try to cover up the whole travesty and is making the democrats look ridiculous and worse.

She needs to go. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NEED TO MAKE HER GO.


34 posted on 12/30/2019 1:26:43 PM PST by elbook
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To: Secret Agent Man
...and bipartisanly voted to pass two articles of impeachment.

Bipartisanly? The "no" vote was bipartisan, but not the "yes."

-PJ

35 posted on 12/30/2019 1:45:42 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (Freedom of the press is the People's right to publish, not CNN's right to the 1st question.)
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To: Kaslin

Chuck is pissed Nancy is trying to pass him the turd.


36 posted on 12/30/2019 2:36:16 PM PST by dgbrown
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To: Kaslin

Keep your turd impeachment! It stinks.


37 posted on 12/30/2019 2:55:26 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: dainbramaged

In Spanish he is baboso-means slimy/greasy...


38 posted on 12/30/2019 3:20:33 PM PST by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys-you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: Kaslin
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is demanding new documents and
whole new witness list before the House's articles of impeachment reach
the Senate and they can move forward on a trial.

Riiiiiight!
It's not like he couldn't call his fellow Democrats in
the House and tell them that before they voted.


39 posted on 12/30/2019 4:19:02 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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