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McConnell wants to save the party. Right now, the GoP lost their cash cow corporate donors, because of Trump's Big Lie that caused the insurrection... He also lost his Majority Leader status, he blames the selfish TRUMP for Georgia loss.Besides Hawley and Cruz who were arguably co-conspirators. (-:impeachment is a specific delegated partisan process, by our founders.... but a direct conflict of Interest, should still be good cause, to recuse!That would defeat his purpose of not wanting the supreme court justices viewed as part of the partisan ranks....8 other Justices.
Why put an obviously partisan senator from the opposing party in charge?
The Senate president is who presides over all impeachment regardless of party affiliation of the impeached person, except for a sitting president...because the VP has a direct conflict of interest with the President.
The VP, recused herself, for conflict of interest. The rules replaces a votes, with the longest serving member, of the Senate.
The rules replaces a votes, with the longest serving member, of the Senate.
Who should also recuse himself, for the same reason
Well hell's bells, you could say the whole Senate has a conflict of interest, they were all witnesses.
I think the const is clear that here has to be a "trial" in the Senate. But the issue and facts are pretty clear. The dems could agree to just submit it all in documentation and take a vote. There's no way Trump's gonna be convicted anyway. We should be focusing on getting the senate operating to pass covid relief without giving up any potential removal of the fillibuster
I heard this made him burning mad...in my opinion he loves his party. He wants the Republicans to be able to continue, with their younger generations.... He feels if Trump is left out there to tease about running in 2024, his GOP and future republican 2024 presidential candidates will be snuffed out, and cash deprived if Trump continues to steal the limelight....he's a ball n chain for the party's foreseeable future.....only to find in 2024 when Trump is 78, he changed his mind and won't run.
One way for the republican survival and future, is to convict and vote to keep him from ever holding office. It nips it now. Likely nips his Pac funding too. Anger from trump supporters have time to let off steam, years before the 2024 election.
If those things above are true, the closer to the vote, Mitch could basically whip 17 senators to vote to remove.
YES. I KNOW it is a long shot!!!
All we can do is hope that 17 Republican Senators will grow a spine...like the way the Grinch who stole Christmas grew a heart.....
I'm not holding my breath....