so even though McConnell is fine with any delay, Trump will demand action. Thus, Nancy will have significant leverage.

Nancy has the power and will decide when he gets tended to.

Moscow Mitch is caught between combatants and the public wants witnesses.

...will make it impossible for him to get the clean "exoneration" he deserves, sooner or later.

Even if Senate Repugs are still determined to play the "hear no evil, see no evil" routine, it's going to be a lot harder if they accede to Pelosi's demands, because that means a real trial, with real testimony and documentary evidence, and every bit of such information presented on the Senate floor is going to make vulnerable Republicans even more vulnerable should they acquit. It certainly won't look like "TOTAL EXONERATION!!!" when people have just spent a month witnessing testimony in the Senate trial pointing to clear-cut guilt, with the president's defenders being unable to present even a shred of evidence in support of his innocence.

Duly elected blah, blah, blah. Clock and calendar blah, blah, blah. Treated worse than Jesus blah, blah, blah. Read the transcript blah, blah, blah.

I didn't hear one word defending his actions, just a bunch of whining that he's being held to account.

...he has to recuse himself from voting in the case. Little Lindsey, too, because he made the same statement.

I'm pretty sure that, if they both take the oath proclaiming their impartiality after publicly denying it, they can be prosecuted for perjury under a future Democratic DoJ.

insist on about a fair trial, that McConnell has to recuse himself due to his publicly stated bias.

I was initially opposed to holding up the articles as a power leverage, but I trust that Nancy knows what she is doing.

She's making "her-story" (history) right now! Glad she's the one calling the shots!

handling the current situation. She has the knowledge, experience, personality, and character that are needed for these times. Along with Schiff and Nadler, we have a great House team.

Of course that is why the repubs do not want Trump to tesrify.

have an impact on how the Senators vote.

USA Today poll for week ending dec 17 shows him beating Biden, sanders, warren et al.

cnn poll just out showed increase in approval rating.

to piss off 18 republican senators.

He'll be working on that.

to send it bc she knows its all fake.

Count on him spinning it that way.

I agree with her actions, btw. It must be fair.

From an excellent source...

for Trump to get his bullshit acquittal.

full of shit and there was no way to hold the indictments.

Confirming judges.

The same rules that got a unanimous vote in 1999. I’m sure the Repubs will have no issues appointing an impeachment manager, and have him arguing against an empty chair.

and needless to say, that was an absolutely brilliant move by the Speaker.

It should be interesting to see what Sen. Shumer has to say today. As a result of Speaker Pelosi's move, McConnell has been put in a corner,

On the one hand, if McConnell continues to say that he will decide (and he's pretty much indicated where he'll go) and that there will effectively be "no trial", the Articles will never see the Senate floor. However, if there is an equitable agreement, then the evidence will be fully presented for all to see.

I don't see how either scenario makes McConnell look good.

Trump has blocked a number U.S. government employees such as Mulvaney and Bolton from testifying before Congress. The administration has almost reached the end of it's appeals process to block the testimony. Trump effectively neutralized the Mueller investigation by refusing to cooperate, but I feel the Judiciary is about to re-assert it's independence from the Executive. The fight to keep these people from testifying is the core of the Obstruction of Congress impeachment article. If Congress cannot compel the Executive to appear and to testify then Congress has no authority whatsoever.

With the "impartial" cough Republicans' senators thriving for acquittal without even a touch of anything resembling a trial, ie testimonies under oath, I totally agree.

somebody new.

NOBODY’S waffling now.



NOBODY.

Nancy Pelosi has been magnificent. She's been playing her 3D chess game since the beginning of this.