Even with the futility of wanting evidence and witnesses the GOP still wants to spike the ball at the SOTU with a swift acquittal of the still impeached Trump. This will not end inquiries about the Trump regime’s crimes.
Senate Republicans released their partisan impeachment trial resolution on Monday evening, a blueprint that could result in President Donald Trump’s swift acquittal.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) plans to pass impeachment trial rules giving both the White House counsel and House impeachment managers 24 hours over two days each to make opening arguments, according to a copy of the resolution. That will be followed by 16 total hours of questions and answers, culminating in a four-hour debate and a critical vote over whether to consider witnesses or new information.
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Schumer will offer his motion to subpoena four key administration witnesses and documents about the Trump administration’s efforts to delay aid to Ukraine and the president’s hopes that the Ukraine government announce a probe into former Vice President Joe Biden. That vote is likely to fail due to a pact among Senate Republicans to punt the witness question until later in the trial.
The Senate will convene at 1 p.m. Tuesday to begin debating the McConnell resolution. Schumer’s amendment to that with witness and document requests is expected to receive the first vote late on Tuesday afternoon.
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If Schumer’s amendments fail, we’ll know quickly that the “trial” is rigged.
A limited gambit but points the way to the potential for further investigation regardless of the 2020 election outcome.