GOP senators looking to get Trump off quick

[RandySF]

“Senate Republicans say there is an early consensus building within their ranks for a short impeachment trial that could see the GOP-led chamber vote on a likely acquittal of President Trump without hearing from any witnesses,” Bloomberg reports.

“Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said a growing number of the Senate’s 53 GOP members want to simply let House Democrats make their case to impeach the president and then hear a rebuttal from Trump’s team before moving immediately to a vote on the articles of impeachment.



https://politicalwire.com/2019/12/11/gop-senators-want-short-impeachment-trial/

[Drum]

1. Heh heh

[Proud Liberal Dem]

12. Don't worry

I was thinking the same

[bullwinkle428]

15. Stormy Daniels accomplished that right after they met!

Thank you...I'll be here all week!

[Botany]

2. We and they have to see the full un-redacted Mueller Report 1st.

This is the largest crime in America's history and Trump is the largest crook in America's
history too. Make "them" stand up and beside that piece of crap.

[TruckFump]

3. Seems like there are hookers in Russia that already did that!

[2naSalit]

5. At this point

I'm wondering if it was hookers or maybe pageant contestants or maybe czarina?

[TruckFump]

7. It would have to be someone paid to do a dirty job. EOM

[2naSalit]

9. Not that I wish to review them

but I don't recall all the details. It was something really damaging and it appears that it is not all either. Perhaps that's really a minor detail in view of the big, horrid picture before us.

[dem4decades]

4. Once they vote to acquit they own what horrors he brings to the nation.

They should be careful of what they will be responsible for.

[Freethinker65]

6. Premature exoneration

[Tanuki]

16. Colludis interruptus

[Funtatlaguy]

8. Just show him a shirtless Putin picture.

[SWBTATTReg]

10. That's assuming that the House releases the process for the Senate to take up. Who...

knows what's up in Nancy P's mind? She knows that this is possible too. I suspect that she's got other things in mind.

[abqtommy]

11. Impeachment is a short-term strategy. No matter how it turns out there's still charges that

can be brought by the states. At least that's what I understand. And we've got to take steps to bring down Bill "Low" Barr. We've got to be in this for the long haul.

[VarryOn]

13. Given they arent going to take it seriously...

And an acquittal is almost certain, I'd prefer it to go quickly in the Senate, too. Once the House vote to impeach, that sponge will have been wrung dry.

[moondust]

14. Of course.

Shut it down quickly so Dumpy can start crowing about an open-and-shut case that easily cleared him in the Democrat witch hunt.

I don't know for sure if Nancy can hold it indefinitely in the House but...as long as she does he can't make those phony claims. The Sword of Damocles option could drive him crazy.