McConnell Confirms Senate Would Take Up Impeachment

[babylonsister]

https://politicalwire.com/2019/09/30/mcconnell-confirms-senate-would-take-up-impeachment/

McConnell Confirms Senate Would Take Up Impeachment
September 30, 2019 at 12:12 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell confirmed to CNBC that the Senate would have to take up impeachment of President Trump if the House effectively votes to charge the president.

Said McConnell: “I would have no choice but to take it up. How long you are on it is a different matter, but I would have no choice but to take it up based on a Senate rule on impeachment.”

[lame54]

1. Changed his tune

[defacto7]

7. Not really. The tune is the same.

By law he has to take it up. Then he calls for a vote and 10 minutes later it's over.

[lame54]

8. Yes but earlier he declared he would just let it die...

I do not believe they will ever find Trump guilty

But this is far different than his earlier bluster

[Tiggeroshii]

9. "How long you are on it is a different matter."

Seems to be the key words here.

[lame54]

10. He has no intention(currently) to convict...

But he earlier had no intention to bring it to trial

[shanti]

2. Just because he would take it up

doesn't mean he will vote (and encourage his brethren to) FOR impeachment. he is not to be trusted, that moscow mitch.

[tritsofme]

3. Doesn't necessarily mean there will be an actual trial. We should expect an early motion to dismiss

and it would take four Republican senators to defeat it.

[Kablooie]

4. He'd want it off his back but he's try to limit it as much a possible.

He won't be in complete control though.
The chief justice, John Roberts, will preside.

[abqtommy]

5. Color me sceptical. I don't believe a word Moscow Mitch utters or writes.

[lsewpershad]

6. Maybe

just another fat lie as a distraction.

[Brainfodder]

11. Can't believe this MFA for even 1 second.

Dirty tricks Moscow Mitch, trust but verify, and have the cattle prod & sharpened pitchforks ready?

[Amimnoch]

12. Wonder how the Republicans heads will explode when they realize

that Moscow Mitch won't be the one presiding over the impeachment trial in the Senate. For the impeachment of a President, it will be Chief Justice John Roberts that will preside as prescribed in the Constitution.