McConnell says he has the votes to set impeachment trial rules that don’t guarantee new witnesses would be called

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) said he has enough votes to set impeachment trial rules that don’t guarantee new witnesses would be called, rebuffing demands from Democrats.

McConnell Says Impeachment Trial to Start Without Guarantee of Witnesses

Senate majority leader says he has the votes as both parties meet to discuss procedures

By Siobhan Hughes, Wall Street Journal, Jan. 7, 2020 2:55 pm ET

WASHINGTON—Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) said he has enough votes to set impeachment trial rules that don’t guarantee new witnesses would be called, rebuffing demands from Democrats.

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Mr. McConnell has concluded he has at least 51 votes from within his 53-member Republican conference for opening the trial first, and then voting later on whether to issue subpoenas for witnesses and documents. Mr. McConnell has insisted that a trial take place in two parts, with opening statements first, followed by votes on possible additional evidence regarding President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.

“I want to make sure you understand: we have the votes,” Mr. McConnell told reporters.

Also on Tuesday, several Democratic senators signaled impatience with the decision by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) to delay sending the House’s articles of impeachment to the Senate. Mrs. Pelosi had held up the articles as a means of putting pressure on Mr. McConnell to agree to Democratic requests for witnesses and documents.

“I think it is time,” said Sen. Angus King of Maine, an independent who caucuses with Democrats. “I don’t think her holding them puts any particular pressure on Mitch McConnell,” adding that he expected the key vote to call more witnesses would happen in the middle of the trial.

“The time has passed, she should send the articles over,” said Sen. Chris Murphy (D., Conn.).

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felix1999
felix1999
4 years ago

Off topic…. Way to go Barr! Hillary laughs at you and so do I for different reasons.
Flynn was set up by YOUR FBI. Yet where are the indictments and prosecutions for them?
Where are the indictments and prosecutions for Brennan, Clapper, Strzok, McCabe or Hillary etc?
Convince me that Barr is not just another swamp gatekeeper.

Bill Barr DOJ Recommends Prison For Michael Flynn
Posted on January 7, 2020 by sundance

Unfortunately we anticipated the DOJ reversing their prior sentencing recommendations for Michael Flynn and that’s exactly what has happened.

In the 2018 sentencing recommendations prosecutors recommended probation. However following Flynn’s unsuccessful effort to access material evidence favorable to his defense, (this was BLOCKED by a judge) federal prosecutors under U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr are now requesting Michael Flynn be sent to prison for a sentence of up to six months.

The irony here is the DOJ used the threat of FARA charges to compel the guilty plea. The DOJ then went after Flynn’s former partner Bijan Rafiekian on those exact FARA charges Flynn plead guilty to avoid. Mr. Rafiekian’s sketchy DOJ conviction was overturned and the indictment against him dismissed in September by a federal judge who said there was insufficient evidence to sustain the case.

The case against Rafiekian was dismissed. However, the case against Flynn, which was based on Flynn’s effort to avoid the case against Rafiekian, will likely see Flynn serving prison time. No prison for Rafiekian, and prison for Flynn. Go figure.

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/01/07/bill-barr-doj-recommends-prison-for-michael-flynn/#more-180269

Mohammed_Goldberg
Mohammed_Goldberg
4 years ago

Upchuck Schumer will have to go cry in Pelosi’s depends.

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