As House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., abruptly wrapped up an all-day marathon hearing close to midnight on Wednesday, postponing votes on the articles of impeachment matter until Friday morning, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said that there is “no chance” that President Trump will be removed from office, once the matter goes to trial in the upper chamber.
Speaking to Fox’s Sean Hannity, McConnell said he even thought that could be some Democratic senators who would side with the GOP and vote to acquit the president.
“There is no chance the president is going to be removed from office. My hope is there won’t be a single Republican who votes for either of these articles of impeachment. And Sean, it wouldn’t surprise me if we got one or two Democrats.”
The remarks came as lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee held a heated markup session on two articles of impeachment related to Trump’s demand that the leader of Ukraine announces the opening of an investigation into a political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his son Hunter. One article focuses on abuse of power and the other on obstruction of Congress.
When the shelved vote takes place Friday morning, and the articles will likely pass on a party-line vote — the full House will vote on the articles next week, and, if passed, the Senate will hold a trial on the case against Trump in January.
Despite a nearly three-month investigation in the House, in which a parade of current and former administration officials voiced concern over Trump’s actions, McConnell said he doubted the merits of the Democrats’ evidence against Trump.
“The case is so darn weak coming over from the House,” he said.
The majority leader said that he has been coordinating with Trump’s legal team throughout the impeachment process, an arrangement that would continue if the Senate begins a trial. It would take a two-thirds vote in the Senate to remove Trump from office, but the GOP holds a 53-47 majority, meaning at least 20 Republican senators would have to join every Democrat in voting to remove the president.
Such a result is about as likely as me inheriting a million dollars from a Nigerian prince!
McConnell also signaled that he hopes the impeachment process in the Senate will be “shorter” rather than a drawn-out effort that could detract from the 2020 election.
It must be very heavy to take this long to move it . Maybe they could get UPs
We the People will not allow them to … and frankly I tire of the name Trump being mingled with Clinton and Obama there is nothing in common with Trump whatsoever and only allows these people to stay relevant. Media stop putting these names together they don’t belong together!
And remember what happens when the last Trump shall sound ? There is no more grey choose you this day whom you will serve like they are your last.
You see the signs of the weather but ignore the signs of the times
God Bless America
God save the King
McConnell is right. No chance of President being removed. There’s nothing to convict over. House Dems didn’t make a case at all. Just partisan blathering and mad about Hillary losing. Wasting time and money on this entire process. Makes me mad that the citizens’ business took a backseat to that impeachment madness. SMH
The highly illicit Impeachment vote by the so dishonest House Dem demagogues will go down as one of the worst travesties in Congressional history in unintended reversal backfire forever staining the once august DC legislative body that resorted to this childish, vengeful, envious, useless, costly, partisan game of a very grave, rare Constitutional process reserved for 3 well defined articles not found in this sordid case.
The Senate ‘impeachment’ process should not be ‘make this quick so we can forget about it’. All the DEMONocrat snakes and the paid-off Republicans should be exposed. If there is no exposure and prosecution, Americans will have no faith in our government AT ALL. People will quit voting and just give up. That is what the DEMONocrats will love to happen because all those illegal entrys, with all the DEMONocrats promises of free everything, will be instant counterfeit ‘Americans.’ Already they are being given driver’s licenses which they will use to vote. That is crazy as hell- to allow somebody to drive who can’t even read English. That sums it up…the DEMONocrats are crazy as hell !!! Forget that the illegals can’t drive !