No Witnesses

[nn8734]

Final Trump impeachment vote teed up for next week after GOP blocks Dem effort for new witnesses

Republicans in the Senate secured enough votes Friday evening to reject Democratic efforts to extend the Trump impeachment trial and call new witnesses, as the final vote on whether or not to remove President Trump from office could drag into next week.

www.foxnews.com

 

[pmclaine]

Thought I hea d Feinstein vote No.

Did I hear right?

 

[candyx]

Fagtastic

Adam lets have a semen shake and watch someone overdose again.

 

[Nik H]

Romney needs to be dealt with in no uncertain terms....

 

[candyx]

Senators who are running for President should of excused themselves for conflict of interest. Their votes to remove the POTUS would help them personally .

 

[pmclaine]

Senators who are running for President should of excused themselves for conflict of interest. Their votes to remove the POTUS would help them personally .

If they vote for witnesses they hurt Biden the most.......

Again clear conflict of interest.

Snow committed a quid pro quo in that she voted yes in hopes of having the people of Portland vote for her.

These wishy washy Republicans need to learn that no matter how far they bend over the opposition will hate them anyway.

 

[nn8734]

Thought I hea d Feinstein vote No.

Did I hear right?

I recall reading a few articles earlier this week about her likely voting “No”, my guess is because Republicans would insist everyone be called (including Qid Pro Joe and Hunter along with the rest of the asshole brigade)

 

[Arc Light]

They should vote to end the charade today. Give the Dems the weekend and they will come up with some other bullshit reason to call witnesses.

 

[Jscb1b]

Fuck DC.

 

[rtB]

I was hoping this was about half the Senate disappearing and there being no witnesses.

 

[nn8734]

Looks like Wednesday for the final vote.

 

[Gunfighter14e2]

Looks like Wednesday for the final vote.

I believe the final vote about all this shit, will only be understood until later this year.

They can pour gas on this smoldering fire an kick the sleeping dog some more as that's their choice, at anytime. One thing I have learned in all my years, drawing board plans can get fucked up very easily when the planner thinks they understand, that they don't think thru, to the last curtain call.

 

[nn8734]

I believe the final vote about all this shit, will only be understood until later this year.

They can pour gas on this smoldering fire an kick the sleeping dog some more as that's their choice, at anytime. One thing I have learned in all my years, drawing board plans can get fucked up very easily when the planner thinks they understand, that they don't think thru, to the last curtain call.

Yea, I should have said that the final vote for this round of bullshit is anticipated Wednesday.

I fully expect these cocksuckers to continue kicking the dog until it has finally had enough & bites their fucking nuts off.

Re their plans and planners, Mike Tyson’s quote comes to mind...

 

[Jperk0278]

They did have witnesses. 17 of them.

 

[rjacobs]

I dont think the democrats in the senate understand the senate's roll...

They are like a jury locked in a room to deliberate over evidence...

Pretty sure in a normal jury trial you cant go back out and say "hey prosecutor/defense, can you call Joe Schmoe to the stand cause we want to hear from him"...

 

[theLBC]

a ukranian explains US involvement in corruption.
NABU wasn't setup by the US to help end corruption, it was setup to hide it.

 

[clcustom1911]

I dont think the democrats in the senate understand the senate's roll...

They are like a jury locked in a room to deliberate over evidence...

Pretty sure in a normal jury trial you cant go back out and say "hey prosecutor/defense, can you call Joe Schmoe to the stand cause we want to hear from him"...

They understand the role as it is clearly stated in the constitution. They just dont give a fuck about it.


You are correct.

If a prosecutor or defense council pulled a witness out of a hat, judge would declare a mistrial in the blink of an eye.

 

[DIBBS]

Trump 2020, pissing off the Dumbs again and again. End the charade. Drain the fawkenn swamp, and expose the corrupt bastards on both sides of the aisle.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Senators who are running for President should of excused themselves for conflict of interest. Their votes to remove the POTUS would help them personally .

Like some kind of quid pro quo?

Ah hahhahahahahaja... Sirhr

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Don’t worry, witnesses are coming. As soon as Impeachment ends, The senate
Will be investigating the Biden’s dealings with Ukraine. McConnell has finally grown testicles. Apparently Trump taught him how.

Game on Hunter and leg hair Joe!
Wonder if the boys in federal pen will be
Lining up to rub your leg hair?

Sirhr

 

[Thorny]

Will Shifty just get to sachet away, and move on to the next attempt ? Or, will he get his ?

 

[Rthur]

Don’t worry, witnesses are coming. As soon as Impeachment ends, The senate
Will be investigating the Biden’s dealings with Ukraine. McConnell has finally grown testicles. Apparently Trump taught him how.

Game on Hunter and leg hair Joe!
Wonder if the boys in federal pen will be
Lining up to rub your leg hair?

Sirhr

Sorry, I'll have to see it to believe it.

R

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Sorry, I'll have to see it to believe it.

R

Me too... but I am holding out hope that McConnell’s testicles finally dropped.

Sirhr

 

[clcustom1911]

Sorry, I'll have to see it to believe it.

R

?

What he said.

 

[mdmp5]

I thought I heard a bunch of Democrats vote no, and Mitch McConnell and a bunch of republicans vote yes when I was at the airport. Wtf was I hearing? Fuck it, I can’t stand politics

 

[Sieg]

How much money did this shit show cost the American Taxpayer?

Not to mention 3 years of lost productivity.

 

[MtnCreek]

I thought I heard a bunch of Democrats vote no, and Mitch McConnell and a bunch of republicans vote yes when I was at the airport. Wtf was I hearing? Fuck it, I can’t stand politics

CNN?

 

[MtnCreek]

If they vote for witnesses they hurt Biden the most.......

Again clear conflict of interest.

Snow committed a quid pro quo in that she voted yes in hopes of having the people of Portland vote for her.

These wishy washy Republicans need to learn that no matter how far they bend over the opposition will hate them anyway.

Snow is gone. That was Collins. She’s like a cross between Snow and MIchael J Fox.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

How much money did this shit show cost the American Taxpayer?

Not to mention 3 years of lost productivity.

A lot less than they would have cost us if they were passing endless regulations and shit laws that infringe in our freedoms. Would you prefer impeachment or gun control? Or higher taxes? Or new green regulations? Let them fight all they want. Stopping legislators from Legislating is like stopping a dog from chewing on your wallet.

Sirhr

 

[Gunfighter14e2]

Feb 14th will be an interesting day for the astute,... an more so for those who are more astute than others.

 

[pmclaine]

Snow is gone. That was Collins. She’s like a cross between Snow and MIchael J Fox.

Yep my bad......these rings all look alike but the sound of Collins is pretty staccato memorable.

 

[MtnCreek]

Yep my bad......these rings all look alike but the sound of Collins is pretty staccato memorable.

I learned a new word today.

 

[Alphatreedog]

Me too... but I am holding out hope that McConnell’s testicles finally dropped.

Sirhr

Meh . I ain't dreas shoppin yet .

 

[E. Bryant]

Me too... but I am holding out hope that McConnell’s testicles finally dropped.

Come on, now - let's not be getting too excited just because he successfully outmaneuvered his peers in the House.

Schiff is too fucking stupid to recognize just how badly he lost, but Pelosi... she's certainly self-aware enough to realize that she got rolled like no other time in her career. This loss will go down in history as one of the worst-ever political plays in Congress. She should have castrated Schiff the moment he started setting up his circus tent.

All that being said, I don't see anything big happening in the House next election unless the Republicans can really step up their game. In all likelihood, Trump wins but the Dems keep the House.

 

[OldSalty]

Hmmm, why do I get the feeling democrats didn't really want witnesses anyways...

Likely knew it would get voted down.

Safe to vote in favor of...

...then take the issue to the campaign trail.

Do not really see this as a win for R's (or Trump) - at all...

*Meanwhile the Biden's (and others) sigh in relief...*

So basically, nothing happens...again. And all the shitfest goes back to status quo.

TBH, the dems out manuevered the R's on this one. Bolton secured the R's opposition to witnesses which is exactly what the dems wanted.

 

[E. Bryant]

Hmmm, why do I get the feeling democrats didn't really want witnesses anyways...

Agreed. Two things:

1) Most of the Republican senators already agreed that Trump did the things he was accused of doing. More witnesses were not going to make this any more so.

2) Calling witnesses was likely to go worse for the Democrats. Sure, Bolton and his mustache would have gone on record as saying that the bad orange man did bad things. But then the Bidens would have certainly been called to testify, and at that point, I suspect that someone on the Republican side would have also gotten himself and his family thrown under the bus for accepting bribes. Romney is my guess, based upon the Cruz/Graham joint question:

“If Pres. Obama had evidence that Mitt Romney’s son was being paid $1 million/yr by a corrupt Russian company & Romney had acted to benefit that company, would Obama have authority to ask that that potential corruption be investigated?”

That was a shot across the bow.

Bottom line - Trump's acquittal was almost certain from the start of these proceedings, and calling witnesses wasn't going to change that. What it could have done is exposed the corruption of those trying to take down the President (and if we're honest, probably some of his supporters).

In hindsight, I really wish witnesses had been called, in the spirit of "some men just like to watch the world burn".

 

[Dewey7271]

CNN?

Airport viewers are about all they have left.

 

[OldSalty]

R's were obviously duped or are in bed with covering...whichever you fancy. Dems are many things but they arent stupid...

Think about how all this started...and now in 1 week it all gets put back on the shelf. We have coronavirus to fill the attention now...

 

[OldSalty]

Don’t worry, witnesses are coming. As soon as Impeachment ends, The senate
Will be investigating the Biden’s dealings with Ukraine. McConnell has finally grown testicles. Apparently Trump taught him how.

Game on Hunter and leg hair Joe!
Wonder if the boys in federal pen will be
Lining up to rub your leg hair?

Sirhr

You really believe this?

 

[sirhrmechanic]

You really believe this?

Let me have my illusions... heck, if they do arrest someone before May 1, I have to post my picture here in a dress and send a buddy 100 lbs of bacon!! If no one is arrested, I get a free gun!!

So I have a vested interest in Nothing happening. But we all need our fantasies so we stay calm while buying more ammo!

Sirhr

 

[mdmp5]

CNN?

I think what happened is that they were saying the names first then the vote or vice versa and I got it out of sequence. In either case, I can’t stand fucking law and politics with their misleading bullshit.

 

[Gaznazdiak]

What an egregious waste of taxpayers money this whole farce of an impeachment was.

The Democrats KNEW that the Republicans controlled the final vote, they KNEW that the Republicans would prevent the witnesses and evidence that would have proved Trump's guilt from being allowed, yet they forced it through anyway.

Anyone with 2 brain cells to rub together knows that if the witnesses and evidence would be exculpatory, the Republicans would have had them included from day 1.
The fact that they fought so tenaciously to exclude them is further proof that they knew how damaging they would be.

The Democrats should be made to repay every cent this cockshow cost the American taxpayers.

 

[OldSalty]

What an egregious waste of taxpayers money this whole farce of an impeachment was.

The Democrats KNEW that the Republicans controlled the final vote, they KNEW that the Republicans would prevent the witnesses and evidence that would have proved Trump's guilt from being allowed, yet they forced it through anyway.

Anyone with 2 brain cells to rub together knows that if the witnesses and evidence would be exculpatory, the Republicans would have had them included from day 1.
The fact that they fought so tenaciously to exclude them is further proof that they knew how damaging they would be.

The Democrats should be made to repay every cent this cockshow cost the American taxpayers.

Guilty of what?

What were the 2 articles again?

 

[DarnYankeeUSMC]

You read the transcript of the phone call didn't you?
As for Bolton, Manuchian or any other advisors being forced to testify. What do you think would happen to any President if they could not have private consultants?
BTW. Do some research and list any President that hasn't used Executive/Presidential Privilege.

What an egregious waste of taxpayers money this whole farce of an impeachment was.

The Democrats KNEW that the Republicans controlled the final vote, they KNEW that the Republicans would prevent the witnesses and evidence that would have proved Trump's guilt from being allowed, yet they forced it through anyway.

Anyone with 2 brain cells to rub together knows that if the witnesses and evidence would be exculpatory, the Republicans would have had them included from day 1.
The fact that they fought so tenaciously to exclude them is further proof that they knew how damaging they would be.

The Democrats should be made to repay every cent this cockshow cost the American taxpayers.

 

[Rthur]

What an egregious waste of taxpayers money this whole farce of an impeachment was.

The Democrats KNEW that the Republicans controlled the final vote, they KNEW that the Republicans would prevent the witnesses and evidence that would have proved Trump's guilt from being allowed, yet they forced it through anyway.

Anyone with 2 brain cells to rub together knows that if the witnesses and evidence would be exculpatory, the Republicans would have had them included from day 1.
The fact that they fought so tenaciously to exclude them is further proof that they knew how damaging they would be.

The Democrats should be made to repay every cent this cockshow cost the American taxpayers.

Lol
Quite an opinion from so far away from the action.
I'll agree with your last statement.

R

 

[vh20]

What an egregious waste of taxpayers money this whole farce of an impeachment was.

The Democrats KNEW that the Republicans controlled the final vote, they KNEW that the Republicans would prevent the witnesses and evidence that would have proved Trump's guilt from being allowed, yet they forced it through anyway.

Anyone with 2 brain cells to rub together knows that if the witnesses and evidence would be exculpatory, the Republicans would have had them included from day 1.
The fact that they fought so tenaciously to exclude them is further proof that they knew how damaging they would be.

The Democrats should be made to repay every cent this cockshow cost the American taxpayers.

WRONG. Democrats wanted to call witnesses to extend the show and to go fishing for new avenues to explore because they were at the end of the road. Ever notice how, just like with the Kavanaugh hearing, right before they were going to vote they would miraculously come up with some "new" piece of evidence that "demanded we investigate this further"? Thankfully, Republicans learned their lesson this time and put a stop to it.

Calling witnesses would have been stupid for Republicans and Trump. The onus of proof is on the prosecution (Democrats). They brought the case to trial without any proof. If you were on trial for a crime you didn't commit, and the judge ruled to acquit based on lack of evidence, would you then demand both sides call witnesses when you've already won? Of course not! Because, that would be STUPID.

 

[j-huskey]

Feb 14th will be an interesting day for the astute,... an more so for those who are more astute than others.

So............
Just what are YOU putting in Nanci's valentine card ??

Hmmmm

 

[Gunfighter14e2]

So............
Just what are YOU putting in Nanci's valentine card ??

Hmmmm

Had not though about that,...would she have an open invite to HR?

 

[armorpl8chikn]

What an egregious waste of taxpayers money this whole farce of an impeachment was.

The Democrats KNEW that the Republicans controlled the final vote, they KNEW that the Republicans would prevent the witnesses and evidence that would have proved Trump's guilt from being allowed, yet they forced it through anyway.

Anyone with 2 brain cells to rub together knows that if the witnesses and evidence would be exculpatory, the Republicans would have had them included from day 1.
The fact that they fought so tenaciously to exclude them is further proof that they knew how damaging they would be.

The Democrats should be made to repay every cent this cockshow cost the American taxpayers.

 

[hlee]

How much money did this shit show cost the American Taxpayer?

Not to mention 3 years of lost productivity.

The only thing I could hope for, more than 3 years of lost productivity of the US Legislature, is 4 years...