The articles of impeachment are still being held by the House as Dems are hoping to force the Senate to do their bidding. McConnell has already said that he feels this is a waste of time on the part of the House Dems and admits he is biased. But that shouldn’t be an issue considering how biased the House is when it comes to Trump. McConnell is not looking to appease the House Dems, so the impeachment will likely be thrown out quickly, as long as the Senate Republicans can hold it together. But Senators like Susan Collins may draw out the process. Senator Susan Collins is no longer agreeing with her party, since she not only wants to call in witnesses, she thinks McConnell is wrong for saying he is biased.
“I am open to witnesses,” Collins told the Maine Republic, departing markedly from Republican Senate leadership on the issue. “I think it’s premature to decide who should be called until we see the evidence that is presented and get the answers to the questions that we senators can submit through the Chief Justice to both sides.”
But she didn’t stop there as she went after the Senate Majority leader for admitting he is biased.
“It is inappropriate, in my judgment, for senators on either side of the aisle to prejudge the evidence before they have heard what is presented to us, because each of us will take an oath, an oath that I take very seriously to render impartial justice. That’s what it says, impartial justice. And I have heard Democrats like Elizabeth Warren, saying that the President should be impeached, found guilty, and removed from office,” Collins went on.
“I’ve heard the Senate Majority leaders saying that he’s taking his cues from the White House,” she quipped. “There are senators on both sides of the aisle, who, to me, are not giving the appearance of and the reality of judging that’s in an impartial way.”
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The whole House was biased against Trump. They had legal expert Jonathan Turley go on record claiming this impeachment was based on emotions, not evidence. It’s a biased impeachment… Hopefully, the rest of the Senate Republicans can continue to see reason.
I believe it was a mistake for Sen. McConnell to say he was biased. It gave too much ammunition to the RABIDLY biased Democrats.
Bring on the trial. Open the proceedings. Motion for a vote. Let the chips fall where they fall. RINOS will be RINOS. Trump should still win. Close the proceedings. Dissolve the House and Senate. Announce new elections with term limits in November. Escort all members out of the Capitol Building immediately. Muck this barn out!!!
Worked for Oliver Cromwell….twice!
But we have a CONSTITUTION.
Agree
The voters in Collins State need to kick her out of office! She plays this game every time a situation like this comes up she waffles on the Republicans. Kick her to the curb!
ON POINT of kicking SUSAN COLLINS to the curb along with MIT ROMNEY.
There is a BIG difference in setting reasonable ground rules and ceding substantial ground to the dems and in effect letting THEM determine how the process works and thus in essence controlling said proceedings. collins is at the very least giving way too much control to them by her actions.
Witnesses are NORMAL at trials. Witnesses for the prosecution. Witnesses for the defense. If there are no witnesses allowed, it is not a fair trial. BTW: All the impeachment trial so far had WITNESSES.
The dumocrats wouldn’t let the republicans have any witness in the house sham trial. Why should the senate change their rules to let the house dimms try to get something they couldn’t get in their own trial? The only witness schummerr wants to call are his, and he doesn’t want the repubs to call any of their own. Try to get the whole story. Also, there has been no crime. All the other impeachments had real crimes against the impeachee. If you think the articles presented by the dimms are crimes, you need to study the constitution.
Only determined by the democrats. None of the Republicans were allowed to present witnesses.
No one with an I.Q. above room temperature cares what she (a RINO) has to say.
SUSAN COLLINS, is BIASED REPUBLICAN RHINO OTHER THAN MIT ROMNEY !! THEY BOTH NEED TO REMEMBER TO WHAT PARTY THEY BELONG TOO. THEY ARE BOTH BIAS AGAINST THE PRESIDENT AND THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER’S. THEY BOTH NEED TO REMEMBER THAT WE THE PEOPLE KEEP THEM IN OFFICE AND THAT CAN CHANGE IN CONGRESS IN 2020.
Susan Collins has always been a wild card. She is actually more a so called Democrat than a Republican and therefore is untrustworthy. I wish she would get beaten in a primary election by a real conservative patriot so that we could be rid of her.
SUSAN COLLINS did this same B.S. during JUSTICE KAVANUGH’S CONFORMATION HEARING until she was given the ULTIMATUM.
Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski are always traitors to their conservative base every time the chips are down. I hope the voters dump their butts and vote in some true conservatives.
Collins has always been wishy washy. She is going to lose her Republican base. Hopefully a real Republican will challenge her.
I think there should be a legitimate hearing in the Senate with all the appropriate witnesses called, including the yenta whistleblower(s) (rumor mongers). I am confident that the hearings the House had will prove to be the hoaxes and witch hunts we all believe them to be. I for one am looking forward to the Senate having Schiff and Nadler being questioned under oath. It will be quite a spectacle and a hugely humiliating experience for the Democrats.
I hope all of her consituents recognize her for what she really is in the next election.
I knew this woman who can’t speak properly was going to waver. I also know she will not win re-election. Talk to your own politicians and work on term limits. I know it’s tough because it goes against their gravy train. Understandable.