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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSenate Republicans leaning toward "likely acquittal of Trump without hearing from any witnesses"
According to an exclusive report from Bloomberg, Senate Republicans are saying theres a growing early consensus that a short impeachment trial that could see the GOP-led chamber vote on a likely acquittal of President Donald Trump without hearing from any witnesses is the way to go.
Senator Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, said a growing number of the Senates 53 GOP members want to simply let House Democrats make their case to impeach the president and then hear a rebuttal from Trumps team before moving immediately to a vote on the articles of impeachment, Bloombergs Laura Litvan and Steven T. Dennis report.
Read the full report here.
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/12/republicans-are-leaning-towards-a-short-impeachment-trial-in-the-senate-with-no-witnesses-report/
Senator Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, said a growing number of the Senates 53 GOP members want to simply let House Democrats make their case to impeach the president and then hear a rebuttal from Trumps team before moving immediately to a vote on the articles of impeachment, Bloombergs Laura Litvan and Steven T. Dennis report.
Read the full report here.
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/12/republicans-are-leaning-towards-a-short-impeachment-trial-in-the-senate-with-no-witnesses-report/
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Senate Republicans leaning toward "likely acquittal of Trump without hearing from any witnesses" (Original Post)
Miles Archer
Dec 2019
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John Dean has said to impeach and continue investigating without sending to the senate
Tiggeroshii
Dec 2019
#1
They are all cowards, traitors. We have a BIG problem ahead when Putin shuts down our
Eliot Rosewater
Dec 2019
#3
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)1. John Dean has said to impeach and continue investigating without sending to the senate
Just investigate through the election and only send to Senate for conviction if he is reelected and you have an even more overwhelming amount of evidence keeping it in the spotlight.
riversedge
(70,347 posts)2. so, Repugs are as lazy as Trump. No defense. whow.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,130 posts)3. They are all cowards, traitors. We have a BIG problem ahead when Putin shuts down our
power grids on election day.
Sure hope we all are preparing for it.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,755 posts)4. they're making a mockery of the nation's justice system.
The Founding Father must be spinning in their graves.
evertonfc
(1,713 posts)5. good.
just don't send to Senate.