Democrats are right to consider not sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate because McConnell has made it clear that the trial will be a sham.
.@WhipClyburn said Dems will wait “as long as it takes” to send over impeachment. “It looks like the prosecutors are getting cold feet,” McConnell said. To the contrary, the prosecutors are getting smart: They realize there is no need to play a rigged game.https://t.co/B8lPM3Sx8r
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) December 19, 2019
"Under the rules, the House can apparently just sit on the articles—not refer them to the Senate, not appoint managers. And that’s exactly what House Dems should do," argues Dean Obeidallah. https://t.co/o5h9UvIXjC
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 18, 2019
What's the argument that Senate Republicans will be frustrated by this? That they can't acquit Trump? https://t.co/iTr9pv2sDz
— Philip Bump (@pbump) December 18, 2019
If @rgoodlaw sees no strong argument against my proposal to impeach but then withhold the Articles of Impeachment, there are unlikely to be any. https://t.co/n0mIDH1i2S
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) December 18, 2019
Growing support for the idea of impeaching today but withholding the articles from the Senate until a meaningful trial can be conducted:https://t.co/dk41hKpYDg
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) December 18, 2019
Moscow Mitch McConnell just rejected having witnesses with vital information like John Bolton and Mick Mulvaney testify in Senate trial of Trump. The Senate trial is so RIGGED House Democrats should impeach Trump and NOT send over articles to the Senate!
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) December 17, 2019
"It frankly is about time Democrats learned to exercise power in the gray areas where no clear precedent exists, a place where Republicans have operated with impunity." https://t.co/wbKuiWEoGh
— Susan Kristol (@SusanKristol) December 19, 2019
Scoop: Lawyers close to Trump are exploring whether Pelosi’s decision to temporarily withhold articles of impeachment from the Senate could mean that the president hasn’t actually been impeached.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) December 19, 2019
The case is largely rhetorical, but could provide WH and Senate Republicans leverage
Why do we need more pretrial assurances than in 1999? Because neither Trent Lott nor Tom Daschle did what McConnell has done: pledged to violate his oath of impartiality by letting the defense call the shots. https://t.co/c0NJe1r9mg
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) December 20, 2019
Sad! 