After more than 90 questions and 8 hours of debate on Wednesday, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has indicated to Republican senators he believes he now has the votes to defeat any Democratic motion that the Senate consider new witnesses when the Senate decides that question on Friday, according to two GOP sources. That would allow him to skip to the final stages of the trial, the sources said.
"You again?" Sen. Bernie Sanders booms when he spots reporters covering his campaign waiting for his arrival on Capitol Hill as he heads to the Senate trial.Sanders explains his question from Wednesday Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts reads a question during the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate in Washington, Jan. 30, 2020.
Sen. Rand Paul speaks to the media about the "whistleblower" question blocked by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts during the impeachment trial proceedings of President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill, Jan. 30, 2020.He refused to comment when asked why he wasn't in the Senate chamber.1:01 p.m. GOP's Rand Paul to insist Roberts read his whistleblower question
Several of his Republicans colleagues, including Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Chuck Grassley, had previously warned him from doing so. Sen. Richard Blumenthal told us just moments ago that if Paul - or any senator - attempts to name the whistleblower, they should be faced with serious sanctions.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a press conference with Sen. Dick Durbin and Sen. Mazie Hirono before the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump starts for the day on Jan. 30, 2020, in Washington.Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, speaking before Thursday's trial session, begins by saying the first day of questioning “showed how flimsy, how specious and how dangerous the Republican arguments were.
Schumer also called out Alan Dershowitz for his argument that the president’s actions – even if aimed at increasing his chances of reelection – are not impeachable because the president believed his reelection is in the public interest. Deputy White House Counsel Patrick Philbin answers questions during impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump at the Capitol, Jan. 29, 2020.
Can we kick them out of the Republican Party? PLEASE!
It's very sad that we still have RINOs on board in spite the evil efforts from the Democrats to get rid of an elected president. Sorry to see that you still can't smell the coffee.
In Atlanta they would say “Bless your heart.”
“The witnesses we’ve heard from didn’t tell our story, so we need more so we can find one willing to lie!”
Thank you SenatorCollins
Good! Get ready for the Trump team to subpoena the shit out of the criminal Dems. This could be fun!
If we are falling the Clinton impeachment model, then call any of the 17 witnesses that has already testified in the House hearings.
And we are to be shocked? This lady gives new meaning to drama queen. EVERY key vote of policy- she votes against the gop.
An informed Judgment on an attempted coup? Not enough info from 17 witnesses AND 30k pages of BS AND interminable lectures from Adam? This is not the Clinton trial. There are no unanswered issues here - please do not insult yourself and all of us, pls Vote NO on more witnesses!
It would be quite a battle, a Maine Moose vs. A POS Rhino. I hope the people of Maine realize who you are and send you packing. This incredibly magnificent State, birthplace of my Mother and her Mother and Her Mother, who's mother came from Oslo, needs to wake up and be real.
Out 1 Witness Eric The whistleblower
Big deal (sarcasm).
Does anybody believe if she was actually the swing vote she would have the moral courage to stand for what is right? She only announced after the fix was in.
How can this possibly change her eventual vote? I she considering voting to remove the most successful President in history during an election year? Thank God there are more reasonable people in the Senate.
Good!! The Dems don’t want witnesses called!! They just want to complain they weren’t called all the way into November! Call the Bidens! Call the Whistleblower! Call AdamSchiff !!
Of course this is your decision...you foolishly predetermined this. I'm sure you will continue to drink the kool aid the House is dispensing. You are considered one of the weakest representatives of the Party. Obviously you do not understand the role of the House and the Senate.
Didn't the House Managers and Adam Schiff already say that IF they were allowed witnesses, they would give the Trump team any thing they wanted? Or are you now going to bar the President from putting on his defense?
Traitor.
SenatorCollins demands JoeBiden HunterSBiden1 & RepAdamSchiff be forced to testify! impeachmenttrial
It is a show vote. She knows it isn’t going to pass. She still needs to go.
Really- Weren’t”t there 17 witnesses and overwhelming evidence already
Oh hell no!!
Then she doesn’t need to represent us! A complete lack of common sense. Just another politician playing games. We’re done with games!!😡😡
Sickening shameful
SenatorCollins You are a representative of the people. What you are doing does not represent the will of the people. No more witnesses. Stop this impeachment.
yeah you tell her who's going to flip the bill then have to pay for all those witnesses to tie up the Senate us taxpayers has to pay for that money so tell her Susan Collins that she can pay the bill okay and then go ahead and do it but us taxpayers are going to stop paying.
Because she can be spared by mcturtle now.he gave her green light
Say bye to her political career rewriting the Constitution.
I agree both senatorCollins & SenatorRomney are both spineless. Mitt definitely will not run again & dear Susan needs to retire!!!! This is about the people & a sham perpetrated on us by the House of Representatives NoWitnesses potus did nothing wrong
If you vote against trump retire immediately because you will never win another election
trying to stir it up again. The vote will be to NOT have witnesses followed by a vote to acquit. MAGA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 FakeNews
DenverChannel Someone has moral courage
SusanCollins 😡😑
Good riddance
It’s a hall pass vote. The only thing left to determine from here is if senatemajldr is dumb enough to believe that we won’t remove Trump anyway, or if he’s crafty enough to know what’ll happen and doesn’t want Trump to live thru it.
Because she knows Lamar Alexander , who is retiring, will vote no. It’s a meaningless yes vote to appease the people of Maine. It’s over, they saved the grifter’s ass.
So sad
I wish your peers in the senate, have just an inch of you decency and moral values! Is not about if the president is guilty or not, is all about the respect for our institutions and the fair trial, the same every American have to endure when go to court! Let’s the true free us!
I will better say playing safe but I'm not sure it will help her out after all. She will need the support of the Republican party to survive and she just blew it. She has been opposing trump on a few policies and she didn't vote for him in 2016. 22 years is a long time. Retire.
Hope she has three SenateGOP friends.
Cannot vote on Unconstitutional.
If Trump is innocent, there should be no problems. This will help him, shouldn't it? 🤔
SenatorSusanCollins is a sorospuppet DemocratsTheEnemyWithin
Booooooo! Is she turning Democrat. Dems didnt do their job and now you want to set precedence for future impeachments. They've made it clear another one on the way. Nancy preparing another quickie to keep senators from campaigning so Dem challengers can campaign
Eclipticwatcher
smh a schittshow supporter well hears the music
Let’s just hope everyone remembers this vote and uses their vote to elect a true Republican .. SenatorCollins
Translation: SenatorCollins wants to let Democrats drag process, raise more campaign money, waste taxpayer money & time that should be spent fixing the country. DrainTheSwamp
Thank you!
Guess what Susy the leftist Trump haters have no case and now have you to help grasp at straws ? All you are doing is cheer leading for the people with TDS !
Yeah because she knows it's a moot point and she can save a little face..this is disheartening
She should rethink that. And seek help
SenatorCollins has to be voted out or switch parties. It would be better for conservatives to know where they stand instead of these RINO's.
Prepare to go home and end your professional politician career !
sfpelosi Nice to get a hall pass since you are never the deciding vote..Makes me doubt your sincerity....
sfpelosi Supporting vulnerable Senators and getting what they want. GOP always has a game to benefit themselves. ALWAYS
sfpelosi SenatorCollins is using her puppet hall pass from senatemajldr!! SenateCoverup SenateGOPTraitors MoscowMitchMcConnell GOPSHAME GOPShameInHistory GOPShamTrial
sfpelosi SenatorCollins - BZZZZ!! Too late. GFY
SenatorCollins!! just don’t understand your thought process on doing the job for lil adam 🤡 and nadler 🐷 job on this ImpeachmentHoax ! No more Witnesses Are Needed! AmericaFirst TrumpLandslideVictory2020 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
All for show. Mitch allowed her to say it because they know they have enough votes not to allow witnesses.
Very disappointed
DenverChannel And she will lose her job next election.
She is in a tough race so ?
Thank you. That's a wonderful step in the right direction!
SenatorCollins she’s a disgrace and embarrassment!
SenatorCollins, this is disappointing.
What a Wimp she really listened to the White House Council! But Listened to SchifftySchiff Nadler make up their garbage today,how can you not see they’re weasels!The Reason ..Collins dislikes Trump she even voted against Kavanaugh ! Listen Maine vote Collins out in Nov !
Bye, Felicia
susancollins has to be voted out. Period
So she'll be voted out asap
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BREAKING: GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander a 'no' on witnesses: “There is no need for more evidence to prove something that has already been proven and that does not meet the United States Constitution’s high bar for an impeachable offense.'
SenatorCollins you’re a dope. You’re voting to change hundreds of years of precedent. It’s the House’s job is to investigate, not the Senate’s. Unbelievable.
Apparently she is done with her political career.
Asshole
This is likely in coordination with the Republican Senate knowing they have the votes to dismiss witnesses. It’s a play to give Collins a talking point in her attempt to seen bi-partisan when seeking re-election.
Honestly SenatorCollins is so flakey to each side that both parties should hate her
DenverChannel Kabuki.
Hunter and Eric
This is a huge sped
RHINO DISGRACEFUL SHEEP WHO DOESNT DESERVE REELECTION
Yep, she will because she's sure that there are not enough votes for witnesses and documents...
Didn't anyone tell her that the majority of democrats impeached the president with the witness they had in the house. They didn't need any other documents or witness to preform this impeachment.
Sure pray it wasn’t just a “hall pass” !
That’s probably because she knows that there’s not enough senators for the motion to the pass Gurlbye votethemout demlandslide
I respect your decision but do not agree with you. I hope you survive Election, you are a good Senator.
SusanCollins ItsATrap She may know McConnell has enough votes against.
safarishane .SenatorCollins This is not the case where you would want to vote for witnesses. Keep reading tonight.
Soooo brave when it wont ultimately make a difference. Such a fraudulent charade executed by Trump & his criminal enablers. They’re all rotten to the core. Disgraceful & pathetic.
It's for campaign purposes. Moscow McTurtle has enough votes to throw the trial and undermine democracy without Collins.
Hall pass from moskowmitch
'Hello, yes is this the Biden residence?'
Thank God, can’t wait to see that little weasel Hunter Biden sweating bullets after an all night coke binge.
Oh good. She should still be voted out.
Eric Ciaramella and Hunter Biden will be called then to testify 👍
GOP needs to find someone to primary Collins. She’s got the backbone of spaghetti.
Now if Collins can convince Romney and Murkowski to go along, the American people will not just be weary of Democrats for prolonging this death march, they will be actively perturbed.
Rudy has nothing to do with foreign policy and the lawyers never said he did, John Kerry interfered in Iran told the regime to wait it out until the next president comes in, That violates the logan act. Schiff is getting desperate he knows the president will be acquitted
You can actually see the excrement coming from Schiffhead's mouth.
Washington Post should change the name for their 'Lying' award from Pinochios to Adam Schiff's.
If only Schiff had someone like Giuliani as a confidant that gave him advice and solid information to go by.
How did the Democrats allow themselves to be led by this moron?
It's really hard to listen to Trump's defense team. They all know Trump is guilty as sin. They all know Trump will use this apparent acquittal to become a full-fledged dictator. They all know they are forever diminishing our Constitution. But, they simply don't give a damn...
it was REFRESHING FOR RepAdamSchiff ADMIT YOU ALL PURE POLITICAL ANIMALS not human being with integrity BUT F ANIMALS!
FullOfSchiff GettingDesperateAdam
We’re all above the law the moment he’s kept in office
So many bots commenting on this. If Rudy wasn't conducting policy, he was working in a personal capacity.
The accused has the right to confront his accuser.
He wasn't a whistleblower by legal definition Mr. Schiff and you know better.
Schiff just took the 5th on WB contacts on his Intelligence Committee question. I will not dignify that question on the grounds that it might incriminate me
HIGH ALERT : What exactly does it mean when a question comes up about the whistleblower and Schiff accuses people of smearing his staff. Is there a connection between Schiffs staff and the whistleblower? I’m confused
To put it another way, 'Screw the right to face your accuser, just like we're screwing due process, the Separation of Powers and the presumption of innocence!'
schiff= pile of schitt
Boomerang ericciramella Not a WB but a CIA plant injected by Brennan. The Schiff house of cards will crumble on top of their treasonous heads.
TrumpFrederick
TrumpFrederick
Hi guys, it’s me, the whistleblower
Guilty! U r of tampering
How can the president stop the DNC from conducting foreign policy?
Define private citizen in the role of Secretary of Defense. What a vague question.
Private American citizens, especially those living in Los Angeles, should refrain from conducting foreign policy.
The President has the absolute authority to choose anyone he wants to conduct his foreign policy.
I doubt he will agree...especially after Senate coward Republicans acquit. He'll send a dozen thugs across the planet looking & paying for any dirt, real or imagined.
Bipartisan? Asking if trump will promise not to do it again is now considered 'bipartisan?'
Gulianni is a private person! You are talking circles
Phone a “Friend”
Okaay! Talking in circles there.
The Democrats are so stupid cause when a Democrat becomes a president the Republican can use Adam Schiff own words against that president just as Adam Schiff did
N God we this too shall pass obstruction n this trial is a hoax like Tr--ump TY Jesus 4 da last word!
Confused 🤷♀️ mumbling
Problem is this clown 🤡 RepJerryNadler didn’t prove corruption. He’s proven each and every time he speaks what we all realize what 🎪 circus this ShamImpeachmentTrial is! Dog 🐕 and pony 🐎 show!
Comey---no intent
Nothing can stop what is coming. It's getting serious folks. Buckle up.
Jerry Nadler is a doofus.
If Adam Schiff doesn't know who the whistleblower is, and John Roberts agreed to Dem demands not to read his name out loud, then refuses to read the name Eric Ciarmella out loud in a question from Sen Paul, who told Roberts Ciarmella was the whistleblower? Roberts is corrupt.
The fact that Roberts has to hear all these contorted lies from the far right is beyond reprehension,...
MoscowMitchHatesAmerica MoscowMitchCoverUp MoscowMitchMcTreason
Patronizing attitude.
It’s like watch a really bad softball game Republicans & Democrats keep tossing softball questions. I thought yesterday & today would be more in depth. It’s like listening to a bad lecture & you just want it to end. Hopefully they will vote for witnesses so we get our tax $ worth
Translation: Rand Paul's question is a filthy, dirty trick, aimed to corrupt the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court himself, which I supported. Please don't punish us. We promise we'll behave moving forward ;)
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