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Kablooie

(18,634 posts) Tue Jan 28, 2020, 10:00 PM Jan 2020

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GOP confident of win on witnesses VS McConnell tells Republican senators he does not have the votes

The Hill news completely contradicts the Washington Post.

Jan. 28, 2020 at 8:07 p.m. EST
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) indicated in a closed-door meeting with Senate Republicans that he did not yet have enough votes to defeat an effort, expected later this week, to call additional witnesses and evidence in the trial.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/impeachment-trial-live-updates/2020/01/28/8fadd30e-41bd-11ea-aa6a-083d01b3ed18_story.html

01/28/20 08:27 PM EST
Republican senators emerged from a caucus meeting Tuesday voicing confidence they will win a vote later this week that would block new witnesses from being called and end President Trump’s impeachment trial this week.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/480413-gop-confident-of-win-on-witnesses

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Somthin's not quite right here, dun'cha think?

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GOP confident of win on witnesses VS McConnell tells Republican senators he does not have the votes (Original Post) Kablooie Jan 2020 OP

Which one has been more reliable in the past? at140 Jan 2020 #1

I'm going to go with the Washington Post PJMcK Jan 2020 #2

WaPo, WSJ, NYT all say same mcar Jan 2020 #3

Note the Washington Post says what was said inside the closed door session. Kablooie Jan 2020 #4

at140

(6,110 posts)

1. Which one has been more reliable in the past?

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 10:02 PM

Jan 2020

You are so right, totally contradictory news stories there!

PJMcK

(22,037 posts)

2. I'm going to go with the Washington Post

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 11:00 PM

Jan 2020

The Hill has a well-known history of Right-leaning partisanship.

mcar

(42,334 posts)

3. WaPo, WSJ, NYT all say same

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 11:09 PM

Jan 2020

Then there's the Hill.

That said,I think there's a lot of spin, counterspin going on.

Kablooie

(18,634 posts)

4. Note the Washington Post says what was said inside the closed door session.

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 11:47 PM

Jan 2020

The Hill reports what they said to the press after leaving the session.

I'd bet it's Republicans lying to spin the news.

So both could be accurate.

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