Let me remind the esteemed Senator from Kentucky:McConnell on Fox News Radio this morning with what I believe are the most specific public comments on what he prefers in a Senate trial pic.twitter.com/HcBb24zXcW— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) December 17, 2019
"Should the House vote to impeach Wednesday, 71% of Americans say Trump should allow his top aides to testify in the expected Senate trial. [Only 22% say he shouldn't.] Notably, 64% of Republicans say so, as do 72% of independents and 79% of Democrats."https://t.co/JBpE9wU3jy— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) December 17, 2019
And:
The House is not voting on removal. It is voting on impeachment. Here is the 538 average on impeachment as of today: pic.twitter.com/Prob6naMQ1— Josh Schwerin (@JoshSchwerin) December 17, 2019
It would seem the majority of America doesn't think these articles are weak, or that it would be a "show trial."
More and more I'm inclined to agree with Lawrence Tribe's modest proposal:
What happens if McConnell never agrees to a real trial with witnesses and documents and Schumer doesn’t cave? Then Trump will have been found guilty by the House of conduct “grossly incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law,” with NO exoneration. He won’t love that.— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) December 16, 2019
Besides, at this point it's a win-win for Trump's "enemies:
What happens if McConnell never agrees to a real trial with witnesses and documents and Schumer doesn’t cave? Then Trump will have been found guilty by the House of conduct “grossly incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law,” with NO exoneration. He won’t love that.— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) December 16, 2019
If Schumer gives the OK to McConnell, he'll prove he is the worst Democratic Senate leader I can think of, and there have been some bad ones in living memory. I wasn't that big a fan of George Mitchell in that role, not to mention Tom Daschel. But if he caves to Mitch, he'll have sealed his position in a pretty putrid list.
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