McConnell has to prevent any testimony in the impeachment trial, because Trump's people don't want to try to defend him in sworn testimony. It was easy for them to not appear before the house investigation because Trump didn't want them to testify, but he wants his people to stand up and vigorously defend him in the trial. Those potential witnesses are still afraid of being caught in lies, or not being energetic enough in their defense of Trump. It's just too much of a chance for them to take. McConnell has to either prevent everybody from testifying, or try to explain why Trump's people are a no show.
The House's job was to conduct a thorough, fair, investigation in search of objective truth - wherever it might be and whatever it might be, expose that truth, build a case, prove that case, vote, and send Articles of Impeachment to the Senate.
They FAILED on EVERY aspect.
During Nadler's hearing a DEMOCRAT Constitutional Expert testified that the Democrats had rushed the fastest Impeachment in US history based on the weakest case for Impeachment in US history.
After failing to present any crime, after failing to present any evidence of a crime, after failing to produce any witnesses, after being told by their Constitutional expert the President broke no law and abused no power, after being told by their Constitutional expert that the only ones who have and continue to abuse their power are the Democrats, the Democrats voted to Impeach the President.
The Senate's job is to assess the House's investigation / case and vote to Impeach or not. House Democrats want the Senate to continue the House Democrat's job of trying to make a case for Impeachment, which the House Democrats failed to do.
After voting to Impeach the President, Nancy Pelosi refuses to send their Articles of Impeachment to the Senate until the Leader of the Senate agrees to operate their Impeachment proceedings the way she wants, despite the fact that she has no Constitutional authority to dictate to the Senate How it must operate.
Pelosi and Democrats are demanding McConnell allow the Democrats to call witnesses. That demonstrates to anyone intelligent that the Democrats know they failed to prove their Impeachment case despite voting for Impeachment and want to continue to try to make their case in the Senate.
'Won't defend the President? Democrats and snowflakes are screaming and whining about how McConnell is wielding his authority in the Senate in defense of the President instead of how Pelosi is openly further abusing her power.
More and more, as more and more evidence comes out against the former Obama administration, the DNC, Democrats, and foreign actors, the more and more desperate and ridiculous snowflake threads, like this one, become.
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