McConnell Calling Shots As Trump Molds Impeachment Defense Team

President Donald Trump has started to mold his impeachment defense team, taking his cues from Senate Majority Mitch McConnell (R-KY) even when the two disagree.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1284091
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A more solid part of the trial will be the inclusion of White House lawyer Pat Cipollone and Trump’s personal lawyer Jay Sekulow.

Please proceed, imPotus.

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“While the entire world gasps in horror”

should be attached to every sentence associated with these ghastly, corrupt, treasonous criminals.

Do NOT give this the appearance of “normal” politics. Moscow McConnell is treating the unthinkable as “routine”.

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My newborn goats are more fair and impartial than #ditchMoscowMitch.

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“I, [name], solemnly swear, (or affirm, as the case may be,) that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of [name], I will do impartial justice, according to law.”

So McConnell is not going to require that oath to be taken i take it?

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Fair assessment. And it will be for all the world to see.

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Someone needs to needle the Moron - preferably Biden or even Bloomberg - about how he’s letting Mitch push him around. REPEAT IT CONSTANTLY. In my dreams, it would be Obama or Hillary.

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A bullshit show “trial” is all it is without unfettered testimony from witnesses and a showing of the actual evidence.

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Yes!
Inform Trump that Putin likes Moscow Mitch more than Trump because Mitch is more intelligent.

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The world should pay very close attention to this:

These are not the actions consistent with those of a Representative Democratic Republic. If Moscow McConnell gets away with this, there will be One Branch of Government, with two rubber-stamps of approval.

This new One Branch Government will have to be dealt with as what it will become:

A Full-Fledged Dictatorship, with henchmen like Barr and McConnell fulfilling roles with names (like Attorney General, United States Senator) which have little or no roles associated with those names

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So is McConnell then going to take the oath that he will be an impartial juror in the trial?

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OT, but totally correct…

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Yes. Since when has bald-faced lying stopped them?

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And have far higher IQ’s…

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Perhaps a little Rudy too, so that everything goes to hell on them.

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Baby goats??? Pictures please!!!

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As befitting today’s Oscar Nominees - “BEST DIRECTOR - POLITICAL KABUKI - Moscow Mitch”

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I fully expect McConnell to dismiss the charges and hold no trial.

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It would stop them if those who are presently amusing themselves to death would actually start paying as much attention to politics as Trumpers, look at McConnell and what he is doing right now.

We the people have Moscow McConnell’s fate in our hands.

If the American People polled 75+% that they wish for a fair Trial, these traitors would be stopped.

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I don’t think the defendant’s attorneys have to take the oath.

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