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 announce 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.
President Donald Trump is the greatest President in American history who cares about the genuine interests of American people. President Trump command my respect, love and utmost admiration.
Dr Manhattan C. H. VAN
Time to charge the many traitors who have been lying about these acts of treason on the part of Trump since he was sworn into office start with those components of toxic waste like Schumer D-NY, Schiff D-CA, Pelosi D-CA, and Nadler D-NY, to think that before Trump was inaugurated I knew who none of those less than worthless individuals were, because evil lurks in complete darkness and the darkest of times was under the tyranny of that foreign enemy “Butt Pirate Bathhouse Barry Osama.”
Pardonne moi, forgot to define foreign enemy, that is anyone who is privileged to rights they are undeserving of in this case the rights of a UK United States citizen which Obama has never been.
This is an illegal inpeachment!! So, why is the Senate even acknowledging it?
What ever happened to due process? Any educated U S citizen can tell this is a sham!!
I am glad I am no longer a Democrat. So, why is Adam Shift not being investigated for making up this whole thing and attacking a Dudley elected President?
Marty
There is no proof. And since there is no evidence to convict why is this moving on. On the other hand, looking for evidence should not be a factor here. If someone is after me for three years and trying to ruin my reputation you better beleive I will ask for help. The democrats are crazy! It is so obvious what they are doing. The people that should be investigated are let go free. Hillary Clinton is still walking free. So many people should be investigated but no they want to pick on the person that is making a difference, that is not fair, and being fair is whats important here. Trump is out of the ordinary but he has not lied about what he said he was going to do. Who in thier right mind would give people that brake our laws a drivers license. If that was one of our tax paying citizens they would done be jailed. I beleive the democrats should be impeached for what they have done and are still lying about. But looks like thier going to get off scott free as usual.
NO, President Trump will not bee impeached!! The evil Trump haters are the most disgusting bunch of sneaky liars tutored by the devil himself!! All of them on The Left belong in prison.
I love my President, he is the best, most caring, competent & brilliant President in my life time.
we pray for President Trump everyday , especially the Rosary – our Blessed Mother will protect him .
what these people need is to ask to the right sources, Ukranian President . many politicians are not believable , because there is so much lies they tell ( my own opinion )
Oh every chance he is impeached and removed from office and sent to jail. Do remember it is only the prayers of righteous Christians that avail much not those of the decieved elect that voted in that pedophiler.
“A nation can survive its fools and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for they are known and carry their banners openly against the city. But the traitor moves among those within the gates freely, their sly whispers rustling through all alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears no traitor; they speak in the accents familiar to their victim, and they wear their face and their garments and they appeal to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. They rot the soul of a nation; They work secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of a city; They infect the body of politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to be feared. The traitor is the plague” – Cicero 42BC
I believe the Democrats should be made to pay back every cent out of their OWN pockets they cost us, the American people, in tax dollars for this “false” impeachment”. It has been a sham and a disgrace for the country. It is time for them to either 1. go back to work for – not against the America people or 2. get out of Washington go home and let someone else come in and work for the people. They are a total disgrace to our country in my opinion!!!
Those Demoncraps are sooooo furious, despite their stuffing the ballot boxes, multi voting by their constituents, voting the graveyards and tampering with the electronic balloting machines, that their girl HitLIARy lost, that they have practically ruined this country by ‘permitting’ the Antifas to riot and intimidate any patriot that crossed their path as well as being on a three year “Witch Hunt” (or should I say “Snipe Hunt”) against our LEGALLY ELECTED PRESIDENT because, like spoiled little brats, they are not getting their way and want to take their ball and go home, leaving, they think, everyone else without any means to play. They need to grow up like all their snowflake constituents , get a pair and get to work, rather than making “Big Daddy Government” hand out all the candy.
well thank goodness liberals aren’t in bed with the communist CHINESE, or the communist RUSSIANS or any other DICTATORSHIPS, like DONALD TRUMP has CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTED Since he has WITH “RUSSIAN COMMUNIST” EFFORT blackmailed & paid for votes like a good son to his father vlad putzin