Posted on 02/13/2021 8:41:49 AM PST by RandFan
Lindsey Graham joins Democrats in backing witnesses, saying, ‘If you want a delay, it will be a long one with many, many witnesses.’
Former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial looked on track to last longer than expected after the Senate voted on Saturday morning in favor of calling witnesses.
Witnesses hadn’t been expected in the proceedings, but the lead House manager, Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, said on Saturday morning that his team wanted to call Republican Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington state after she released a statement late Friday that said Trump on Jan. 6 resisted telling his supporters to stop storming the Capitol.
Those five GOP senators included four known for criticizing Trump — Maine’s Susan Collins, Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski, Utah’s Mitt Romney and Nebraska’s Ben Sasse. South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham, a Trump ally, also voted for calling witnesses, after tweeting on Saturday morning that, “If you want a delay, it will be a long one with many, many witnesses.”
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Lighten up on Lady G - she’s still a widow in mourning and may be going thru PMS.
Seriously, “Lady G” is an absolutely despicable weasel and traitor.
Nobody outside of DC gives a wit about what they are doing.
This is my read on the situation. Mitt Romney and Lisa Murkowski voted for witnesses because they want more evidence so that they can justify their vote for convicting Trump. Susan Collins may be undecided but definitely wants more witnesses. Lindsey Graham sees this as a political opportunity to showboat and convince voters to reelect him. Graham sees this as another Brett Kavanaugh - Christine Blase Ford hearing.
It is interesting.
I hear each side. Some say the longer this “trial” goes on the more it hurts the democrats.
Others, like you, say the longer it goes on it helps the democrats.
Which is it, really?
Flimsey Grahamnesty has been trying to abandon the rule of law and surrender the country to illegal aliens for decades.
He has voted for amnesty THREE times.
He should have been thrown out of office in 2014 after his THIRD amnesty vote.
Now he gets a FOURTH chance at that permanent Democrat majority he’s been working towards for his entire career.
Should have been done in 2014 at the latest after his third amnesty vote, but SC only elects Cheap Labor Express stooges.
A silver lining?
This blows up Joe Stealin’s first 100 days, and maybe his whole term.
Closing arguments at former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial were expected to get underway Saturday morning — but Day 5 started instead with House impeachment manager Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) asking to subpoena records and call a witness sparking fierce debate with Trump defense lawyer Michael van der Venn.
House impeachment managers now want to call Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler as a witness.
https://nypost.com/2021/02/13/trumps-impeachment-trial-draws-to-close-as-final-arguments-begin/
Meaning only witnesses serving the Democrats’ purposes will be allowed to testify.
He’s untouchable due to his fame and knows it.
Same as Romney in a way
LOL, he just got re-elected.
I think he wants Nancy Pelosi, auntie waters and a few others to be under oath. AOC would be fun to watch.
How would one evaluate Nanzi’s behavior at last years SOTU speech?
https://twitter.com/i/status/1359480593864613889
Obama in 2008 to his Supporters, they (Republicans) bring a Knife to the fight, we bring a Gun.
Shortly after he was Elected POTUS by the largest number of Votes in History!
I agree....and they’re on many threads. The last couple years, the infiltration has been more noticeable.
World government, or world government led by the Middle Kingdom of the ChiComs?
So much of what you list can be sourced to the Chinese.
I’ll say it: Graham did this to be seen as on the right side of convicting Trump. He wants to, but he can’t be seen that way. Going along with the Dems makes him appear open-minded so “more evidence” can heard to “change minds” ahead of a conviction. JMCO.
If I thought Senate Republicans were the kind of hard, long-game players that the Dems routinely are, I could see the logic of a drawn-out impeachment working in the People’s favor. Right now, I don’t.
“Gridlock is good/great when the dems control Congress!
My take on the whole of this....is if you want witnesses, they should have been called BEFORE they impeached him on a whim.
Dems set the cheese and as usual..............!
If they can vote on the admission of each witness, the Republicans will never be able to call anyone. It will only be an endless parade of Dem ‘witnesses’ who will testify to the evils of the sinister Orange Man.
This sick farce (and that’s what it is) needs to end now!
I hate it when I have to agree with you, but...
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