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American I demand the process to be right! senatemajldr ! Do the right thing!
Mumra, stop being a ball-less sac of 💩, and do the right thing! A fair trial consists of witnesses and documentations! An investigation does too, but you have the power to get those that failed to appear in congress to appear now! As a JAG paralegal, I know the process as an
Leader Pelosi should pull a Merrick Garland on mitch and hold papers till November (January). Worst case- Republican Senate still acquits, best case honest new Senate convicts for first time, even if Trump not reelected.
America needs better then this. Vote them out.
What will the presiding judge of this trial do with impartial jurors?
This man is lawless and owned, just like tRUmp.
Level heads will prevail
Abandoned? When did he ever *start* attempting to reach an agreement? FactsMatter Facts DoBetter DoYourJob
Was there ever a doubt?
But it is an election year!
good to see all three branches of government just making shit up as they go along. really super job everyone's doing.
He hasnt tried to be impartial. At the least, be forthcoming about what we know to be true. TraitorsSupportTraitorTrump
Excellent! Keep up the great work, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell!
So sad.
Mitch is a crooked coward and Republican or is that redundant?
Did Nancy give you those articles or whatever those things in this make believe game you all play are? Can McConnell be impeached for being him?
Gauleiter McConnell has permitfrom Der Fuehrer to commence sham trial. Question is, will Putin oversee the trial?
BABOOM
Comply with subpoenas and release the 20 emails Trump did to avoid impeachment.
Mitch is dividing Congress. He has forgotten his way as an elected official, he doesn't suppose to be a servant of anyone but of We the People.
Damn, Is McConnell a Democrat all of a sudden Just randomly changing the rules and whatnot?!
He can't do that. To change Senate Ppliicy requires 2/3 of Senate approval. He's nowhere close.
She should refuse to send them until they agree to fair trial
Cool democracy y’all got there
Hahaha Democrats rekt again by cocaine mitch, pathetic!
Where is the bipartisanship he was crying for?
ditchmitchfund Thx asshole
ditchmitchfund Have a picture of mitch McConnell glued to the bottom of my left shoe image of 45 glued to the bottom of the right shoe people tell me seems like I've stepped in something ..well yes their right.
The only question left now is acquittal or dismissal. What a complete farce the entire GOP is now. I’m old enough to remember them harping on the moral imperatives of food stamps.
Good. Git er done so we can all move on from this nonsense
Please provide evidence that senatemajldr made any sort of good faith attempt to reach an agreement with SenSchumer. It strains credulity to believe that Mitch ever intended to do anything but coverup for Trump.
This is disgraceful!
Witnesses and those new emails kind kills your defense of trump doesn't mr party before country senator
That takes any pressure off Pelosi. Time to impeach Pence and let them both swing in the wind until November. We can remove them once we replace the Senate if we have to.
LockHimUp
I hope this story ends with Moscow Mitch in a military prison somewhere. And his millions are donated to fix Porto Rico. DREAMS
As if there ever was any effort to reach an agreement.
POSsaysWhat?
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They just don't get more corrupt than McConnell.
At my employer we are expected to collaborate w/ others until we reach agreement. We don't get to make an end run around them just bc we aren't getting our way. senatemajldr needs to serve this country & demonstrate actual leadership for our children to see, not cater to 45.
Let's see if that's true. I think it's a bluff. didn't one of the impeached president's inaugural donors JUST get indicted?....
Keep holding those articles.
Why not? It's not like the Democrats in the House were fair
About time. Move Quick McConell.
Classic cowardly gop. Can play by the established rules so change them. People ask why do i hate the gop so much it stunts like this abd the hypocrisy of whats happening since trump took over
He is awful and I can only hope karma gets him in the end.
The GOP = Guardians of Putin
we really need to address this inequality, this blight on democracy that our Founding Fathers could never have imagined:
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The pure ignorance it would take to be upset with the Senate Majority leader for doing this is amazing. Grow up! The Democrats do not have a case.
Looks like Sen. McConnell has forgotten where he comes from...Kentucky is ready for him to go and for CHANGE!!!
Color me surprised! McConnell has to go!
Such an aword! We will find out what Bolton has to say.
JonathanLanday Shocked, I tell you.
It's not like he's going to be impartial anyway. senatemajldr is just as crooked as Trumps. It's a good thing his reign of terror in the Senate will be over soon.
It’s over Nancy
Wrong! McTurtle needs 2/3rds vote to change the rule. Doesn't have it!
Pretty sure he can't do most of the things the news reports that he 'does'.
Remind me why North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana have 8 Senators combined. And New York and California have 4 combined.
What's the hurry? Merrick Garland or 293 days ring any bells mother forker?
Moscow Mitch and his merry band of GOP Russian assets. followthemoney
Meanwhile, new polling out showing 7 in 20 voters want witnesses and relevant documents. Pressure growing from American citizens. Check link to see more data.
senatemajldr never had any intention of working with Democrats. Just take a look at the stack of bills in his 'graveyard' and you'll see that all he cares about is screwing the American public. So who does he really work for?
Sham
In that case, may the courts finally weigh in? Or will this decimation of our democracy continue? MoscowMitchTraitor moscowmitch AmyMcGrathKY
Hmmm
It’s official we are being run by a small clique of oligarchs. No trials to hold truth to power. Mitch McConnell agrees that the president is above the law. This is how we lose our republic. To protect Donald f*cking Trump.
Most corrupt person in the history of American politics. Even more so than Trump
Bloviating is all he's doing as senatemajldr knows he needs 2/3 vote to change those rules. Plus, cannot start an impeachment trial without House managers running the prosecution's side.
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Sen. McConnell's decision to move ahead with the rules puts new pressure on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to release the House-passed articles of impeachment so that a trial may begin.
Schumer: 'Just call at least ONE witness' The Media without even bothering to mention McConnell's bias: 'McCONNELL HAS DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT DEMOCRATS DUE TO THEIR FAILURE TO COOPERATE!!' Jesus christ NPR, do your fucking job.
Hopefully we have the votes here in Kentucky to kick him Out of the Senate with Amy McGrath!!!!
Bring on the sham!
Bullshit
What a huge attempted cover up by the lawless GOP.
GOPSenate might as well just vote now, without the articles, since they really won’t matter.
His agreement is 'my way' there is no meeting in the middle.
so because he can’t get his way AGAIN he’s throwing a fit and changing the rules so he can do whatever the hell he wants. that’s not how this works. he deserves to be thrown from his office window and banned from any political involvement whatsoever.
So business as usual then...
At this point I’d almost throw that case out. Being objective about this, there are bigger things for justification for impeachment than what was originally presented.
U can't trust a damn thing these Ratphucker say,,,,! Especially the Turtle
He can't do anything or press ahead until the Articles of Impeachment reach the Senate.
.he is corrupt and I just don't know who is going to save America if they all sit around looki g worried but won't go outside of the system that's ham strung them for decades now.
Y’all had fun with RepAdamSchiff and his clown show. Now, it’s our turn. 😂😂😂
Scumbag
No new evidence allowed. No new witnesses allowed. No free votes allowed. Jury fully rigged with threats and intimidation. Yep, sounds like the GOP senate.
partisan hack for an unfair trial....but what did you expect from a man that looks like a KFC chicken
Well what is he waiting for? ImpeachmentWhenever
Travesty.
I'm not necessarily on a particular side. I don't agree with this, but what do the Dems honestly expect after their similar shenanigans?
In the headline you left out the part about no witnesses or documents. This is not a trial.
I will weep for our democracy. Do it now McTurtle, vote. senatemajldr / Moscow Mitch has once again put party over country and democracy.
He’s trumpy’s boy toy of course he will move ahead!
Do nothing democrats
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McConnell is a traitor to the constitution and needs to be in prison.
Piss on the gop
Like he tried
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