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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,134 posts) Tue Jan 14, 2020, 12:50 AM Jan 2020

GOP leadership: There aren't 51 votes to dismiss Trump articles of impeachment

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) told reporters on Monday that the Senate Republican caucus doesn't have the votes to dismiss the articles of impeachment against President Trump, who endorsed an "outright dismissal" over the weekend.

"I think our members generally are not interested in a motion to dismiss. ... Certainly there aren't 51 votes for a motion to dismiss," Blunt, the No. 4 Senate Republican, told reporters after a closed-door leadership meeting.

Republicans have warned for months that they will not dismiss the two articles of impeachment against Trump, predicting a trial will end with votes on either acquitting or convicting him.

But Trump revived talk of trying to dismiss the articles over the weekend, saying the Senate was "giving credence" to the allegations against him by having a trial.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/478080-gop-leadership-there-arent-51-votes-to-dismiss-trump-articles-of-impeachment

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GOP leadership: There aren't 51 votes to dismiss Trump articles of impeachment (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2020 OP

A few Rs with a sense of shame, at least? question everything Jan 2020 #1

They just want to keep faking legitimacy. dchill Jan 2020 #2

This. Remember, if their mouths are moving they are lying. NoMoreRepugs Jan 2020 #3

And given that, I'm finding myself reacting KPN Jan 2020 #8

They know there still remains a level of obvious corruption whose display would be untenable. Rainbow Droid Jan 2020 #5

I Don't Trust Blunt DanieRains Jan 2020 #4

"Motion to dismiss" of course not, but not 51 votes for all documents and witness's. Without those.. uponit7771 Jan 2020 #6

While they're at it they need to get rid of Moscow Mitch. blueinredohio Jan 2020 #7

question everything

(47,517 posts)

1. A few Rs with a sense of shame, at least?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 01:03 AM

Jan 2020

dchill

(38,515 posts)

2. They just want to keep faking legitimacy.

Reply to question everything (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 01:12 AM

Jan 2020

Outright dismissal might too blatantly reveal their kompromat.

NoMoreRepugs

(9,451 posts)

3. This. Remember, if their mouths are moving they are lying.

Reply to dchill (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 01:16 AM

Jan 2020

KPN

(15,647 posts)

8. And given that, I'm finding myself reacting

Reply to NoMoreRepugs (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 09:38 AM

Jan 2020

with distrust about this statement from the 4th R Senator in line as well as the reports from the WH that they don’t believe they have the votes for no witnesses. Are they simply playing us?

My distrust strikes me as irrational — yet it’s there. It’s my immediate reaction with today’s Used-to-Be GOP. That’s how bad things are, how bad they’ve gotten, for me, for my sense of our country’s well-being, my sense of future well-being of my kids and our nation’s younger generations. They’ve created a huge gulf of distrust at least in me; a level of distrust that makes me feel I’m being irrational. It’s sickening.