Mitch McConnell: 'I'm not an impartial juror' 😠

[spanone]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, speaking after policy lunches today, admitted he's not impartial juror.

"I’m not impartial juror," he said. "This is a political process."

The Kentucky Republican continued: “I would anticipate we will have a largely partisan outcome in the Senate."

“I’m not impartial about this at all," he added.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/impeachment-inquiry-12-17-2019/h_08aad6439989f37fde34707dd4cfd95d

[Sherman A1]

1. No, Sir You are Not

You are however, the southend of a northbound horse.

[11 Bravo]

2. That, and "I eat dead bugs and leaves", may be the only honest words ...

to emanate from under the shell in many moons.

[mahina]

3. Don't they have to swear in?

[Caliman73]

7. Yes. Here is the oath/affirmation

"I solemnly swear/affirm that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of [the person being impeached], now pending, I will do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws: So help me God."

[coti]

4. OK, so we can dismiss whatever outcome we may see from the Senate as corrupted and ignorant

of the truth.

Just so long as he knows that the House's outcome and process were NOT biased or prejudiced, that that process was a focused investigation (other than Trump's obstruction) of Trump's (frankly obvious) criminal behavior.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. Moscow Mitch is a Russian asset, doing Putin's work against our Constitution

[kentuck]

6. Perhaps if you admit that you cannot be an impartial "juror", then maybe you should recuse yourself?

Senators like Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham have as much stated that they cannot be a fair and impartial juror, as the Constitution requires. Should they not recuse themselves?

[mahina]

10. If he can't take the oath then is this him sidestepping

Participation?

[tavernier]

8. I'm other words he is stating that he is not

obligated to honor the oath to uphold the constitution.

Well, alrighty then. So why DO we do that silly swearing in stuff then? He just indicated that it had no meaning... not mandatory. Just something silly that politicians have to do in order to get a cushy job with free healthcare and great perks.

Ok. Good to know. All that swearing and oath taking and silly us believing they meant it.
Don’t I feel foolish?

[dalton99a]

9. That's why his name is Moscow Mitch.

[smirkymonkey]

11. We know, Mitch. History and karma will not be kind to you.

I really hope to see you get what you deserve in this lifetime so that we can all bask in your pain and humiliation.

Honestly though, can he really get away with this? Isn't it a requirement that a juror either makes an oath to be fair and impartial or recuse oneself?

[spanone]

12. And giuliani on teevee today bragging to laura ingraham that he got Yavanovitch out of the way

the DAY BEFORE impeachment over that very thing, yet nobody can talk to rudy.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

13. Nor are you an ethical Senator