Sen. Chuck Schumer: 'Leader McConnell claimed the impeachment was motivated by partisan rage—this from the man who said proudly, I am not impartial, I have no intention to be impartial at all in the trial of Pres. Trump. What hypocrisy!”
Durbin told the hosts if a united Democratic caucus was able to garner the support of just four Republican senators, that would be enough to influence the way a trial is conducted, regardless of McConnell’s wishes.
"Alexander Hamilton said 'We'll leave this up to the Senate to decide the fate of impeachment because of two reasons: they are independent and dignified,'" Durbin said."The independent part, I'm afraid, was attacked head-on when Mitch McConnell said, 'I've already made up my mind, I'm with the president. I'll be calling on him for signals as to what we ought to do with this trial.' That was a shame."on trial for impeachment.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 17, 2019. He continued,"I wish our Republican friends would put their country before their party. I wish they would put the Constitution before their political agenda when it comes to impeachment. The same standard holds true to Democrats."
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell arrives to speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 17, 2019.McConnell said in his opening remarks on the Senate floor on Wednesday that he hopes he and Schumer will be able to sit down to iron out their differences, noting that during President Clinton's impeachment, all 100 senators unanimously agreed on the Senate trial rules
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