McConnell: If the House impeaches Trump, "The Senate "has no choice" but to conduct a trial..."

[Miles Archer]

Michael Del Moro
@MikeDelMoro

MCCONNELL: The Senate “has no choice” but to conduct a trial to determine whether the president is removed from office (if he’s impeached in the House)

Link to tweet

[Me.]

1. WHAT?

Where's the real Mitch?

[nykym]

2. It's called

CYA

[padah513]

14. Lol Big Time!!!

[Miles Archer]

9. A few things to consider...

1). He's not saying the Senate would vote to remove him, so he's leaving room for Trump to "vindicate" himself, which...if he sticks to his current course...won't happen

2). He clearly does not want to be on the wrong side of history and go down with Trump

3). The House would have to drop an air-tight case in his lap for a serious vote to happen

4). Assuming the House does that, every Republican who sides with Trump will own that.

But what strikes me here is that however sincere the statement would be, it kills the "it will pass in the House and McConnell won't allow it to come up for a vote" theory...but all of the caveats above would have to prevail for it to happen.

[standingtall]

18. There is one more possibility though

McConnell decides not to have the trial until after the election to protect republicans in swing states from having to make a tough vote. I think if he does do that that will help us though and hurt republicans even more, but it is still possible Clinton's senate trial wasn't held until after the midterms.

[tritsofme]

19. Clinton wasn't impeached by the House until the lame duck session after the elections.

The trial happened in the new Senate.

[redstatebluegirl]

3. He will use that "trial" to exonerate Trump and paint the Democrats as partisan hacks.

Remember they have control of the Senate and all of it's committees.

[DrToast]

4. It should be noted that he said that months ago

It's unclear what his position is today.

[empedocles]

8. A cya. or a warning to trumpsters, or . . . bait . . . for

impeachment now Dems.

[Pachamama]

5. That "Moscow Mitch" nickname has left a mark....

And its re-election time and he is definitely covering his ass....

[Nevermypresident]

6. Of course he will... Some here even thought he would not, however; it was just a threat to

"own the libs".

[bluestarone]

7. Something awful fishy here!

Can't figure this one out.

[StarfishSaver]

10. Senate rules require a trial immediately upon presentation of Articles of Impeachment by the House

Whensoever the Senate shall receive notice from the House of Representatives that managers are appointed on their part to conduct an impeachment against any person and are directed to carry articles of impeachment to the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate shall immediately inform the House of Representatives that the Senate is ready to receive the managers for the purpose of exhibiting such articles of impeachment, agreeably to such notice.
...
Upon such articles being presented to the Senate, the Senate shall, at 1 o’clock afternoon of the day (Sunday excepted) following such presentation, or sooner if ordered by the Senate, proceed to the consideration of such articles and shall continue in session from day to day (Sundays excepted) after the trial shall commence (unless otherwise ordered by the Senate) until final judgment shall be rendered.

Senate Rules https://www.law.cornell.edu%2Fbackground%2Fimpeach%2Fsenaterules.pdf&usg=AOvVaw0GGoQA5lekoBOEp5mvAx1-

[4139]

15. Senate trial would be a zoo, I'm sure trump would call Joe Biden, the whistleblower,

... it will be crazy


I like crazy

[Fullduplexxx]

16. theyve ignored every "shall" that was thrown at them

[StarfishSaver]

17. No. They follow all of the rules. If they run into a rule they don't like, they just change it.

But the rules still do apply and are worth discussing.

[TwilightZone]

11. The story has been corrected - he said that months ago.

"This item has been corrected to show that McConnell spoke to NPR months ago, not Friday."

[coti]

12. He needs to be clearer that he means a SHAM trial

A kangaroo court, if you will.

[Brainfodder]

13. Sounds like BAIT to get a quit end?

Just the tip....

Trusting Moscow Mitch I'll leave to morans?