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McConnell: GOP will start impeachment trial, delay witnesses
[APNEWS] Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he has the votes to start President Donald Trump...Perhaps no man has ever had as much fun being president of the US... ’s impeachment trial as soon as House Speaker Nancy San Fran NanPelosi  Congresswoman-for-Life from the San Francisco Bay Area, born into a family of professional politicians. On-again-off-again Speaker of the House. It's not her fault when they lose, but it's her accomplishment when they win. Noted for her heavily botoxed grimace and occasional senior... uhhh... moments...releases the documents, winning support from GOP senators to postpone a decision on calling witnesses. The announcement is significant, enabling McConnell to bypass for now Democratic demands for new testimony as he launches the third impeachment trial in the nation’s history on his preferred terms. It could begin this week if Pelosi sends the articles of impeachment to the Senate. She is set to meet late Tuesday with her leadership team. "We have the votes," McConnell told news hounds. He said the question of new witnesses and documents will be addressed later "and not before the trial begins." The contours of a Senate trial have been in dispute. Pelosi is delaying transmission of the articles as Democrats press to hear from former national security adviser John Bolton and other new witnesses. McConnell has resisted and prefers speedy acquittal. The GOP leader told senators at their closed-door lunch Tuesday that he has support for his plan, outlined in an organizing resolution that would be modeled after President Bill Clinton ...former Democratic president of the U.S. Bill was the second U.S. president to be impeached, the first to deny that oral sex was sex, the first to have difficulty with the definition of the word is... ’s impeachment trial 20 years ago. It would start the trial first and postpone votes on witnesses until later in the process. Related: Mitch McConnell: 2019-12-26 Republican Senator 'disturbed', Confused by Impeachment Mitch McConnell: 2019-12-26 GOP senator ‘disturbed’ by McConnell’s impeachment stance Mitch McConnell: 2019-12-25 Why Democrats Will Never End The Impeachment Show Until Trump Is Gone For Good Related: Nancy Pelosi: 2020-01-06 Lindsey Graham to Force Pelosi's Hand on Impeachment: Put Up or We Will Shut You Down Nancy Pelosi: 2020-01-02 Democrats and their masks Nancy Pelosi: 2020-01-02 Giuliani Says Ukraine Corruption Came From 'Highest Levels Of Obama Administration'; Wants To Testify, Try Case Related: John Bolton: 2020-01-04 John Bolton Can't Believe He Left White House Just Before War With Iran John Bolton: 2019-12-31 John Bolton is back as Chairman of Gatestone advocacy group John Bolton: 2019-11-16 Trump asked Tokyo for $8 bln to keep US troops in Japan Related: Bill Clinton: 2019-12-25 Al Sharpton: Pro-Trump Evangelicals ‘Would Sell Jesus Out’ Bill Clinton: 2019-12-24 Supreme Court Justice Roberts will tap his inner umpire in impeachment trial Bill Clinton: 2019-12-21 Billy Graham-Founded ‘Christianity Today' Calls for Removal of Trump from Office Posted by: Fred 2020-01-08 |
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