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kentuck

(111,099 posts)
Thu Jan 9, 2020, 09:12 AM Jan 2020

It's important to take note that McConnell said Trump deserved a trial just like Bill Clinton.

In my opinion, as soon as John Bolton decides whether or not he will agree to testify under a subpoena from the House, Pelosi will be ready to send the Articles to the Senate.

Of course, all the politicians and their friends are trying to rush her decision. But, it is her decision.

As I recall, Bill Clinton had to give blood during his trial? And had to testify on camera and under oath?

Is that what McConnell is talking about?

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It's important to take note that McConnell said Trump deserved a trial just like Bill Clinton. (Original Post) kentuck Jan 2020 OP
I believe his quote is "What's good for Bill Clinton is good for Donald Trump." Raise your Atticus Jan 2020 #1
No. Hold out your right hand. raging moderate Jan 2020 #3
His Senate trial did have witnesses Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #2
Didn't Bill Clinton testify? Iliyah Jan 2020 #4

Atticus

(15,124 posts)
1. I believe his quote is "What's good for Bill Clinton is good for Donald Trump." Raise your
Thu Jan 9, 2020, 09:17 AM
Jan 2020

right hand, Donnie.

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
2. His Senate trial did have witnesses
Thu Jan 9, 2020, 09:23 AM
Jan 2020
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Bill_Clinton#Senate_trial

Testimony
The managers presented their case over three days, from January 14 to 16, with discussion of the facts and background of the case; detailed cases for both articles of impeachment (including excerpts from videotaped grand jury testimony that Clinton had made the previous August); matters of interpretation and application of the laws governing perjury and obstruction of justice; and argument that the evidence and precedents justified removal of the President from office by virtue of "willful, premeditated, deliberate corruption of the nation's system of justice through perjury and obstruction of justice". The defense presentation took place January 19–21. Clinton's defense counsel argued that Clinton's grand jury testimony had too many inconsistencies to be a clear case of perjury, that the investigation and impeachment had been tainted by partisan political bias, that the President's approval rating of more than 70 percent indicated his ability to govern had not been impaired by the scandal, and that the managers had ultimately presented "an unsubstantiated, circumstantial case that does not meet the constitutional standard to remove the President from office". January 22 and 23 were devoted to questions from members of the Senate to the House managers and Clinton's defense counsel. Under the rules, all questions (over 150) were to be written down and given to Rehnquist to read to the party being questioned.

On January 25, Senator Robert Byrd moved for dismissals of both articles of impeachment for lack of merit. On the following day, Representative Bryant moved to call witnesses to the trial, a question the Senate had scrupulously avoided to that point. In both cases, the Senate voted to deliberate on the question in private session, rather than public, televised procedure. On January 27, the Senate voted on both motions in public session; the motion to dismiss failed on a nearly party line vote of 56–44, while the motion to depose witnesses passed by the same margin. A day later, the Senate voted down motions to move directly to a vote on the articles of impeachment and to suppress videotaped depositions of the witnesses from public release, Senator Russ Feingold again voting with the Republicans.

Over three days, February 1–3, House managers took videotaped closed-door depositions from Monica Lewinsky, Clinton's friend Vernon Jordan, and White House aide Sidney Blumenthal. On February 4, however, the Senate voted 70–30 that excerpting these videotapes would suffice as testimony, rather than calling live witnesses to appear at trial. The videos were played in the Senate on February 6, featuring 30 excerpts of Lewinsky discussing her affidavit in the Paula Jones case, the hiding of small gifts Clinton had given her, and his involvement in procurement of a job for Lewinsky.

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