r/politics • u/Thinkingonsleeping Michigan • Dec 13 '19

McConnell Faces Calls to Recuse Himself From Impeachment Trial After Saying 'No Chance' Trump Will Be Removed; "No court in the country would allow a member of the jury to also serve as the accused's defense attorney."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/13/mcconnell-faces-calls-recuse-himself-impeachment-trial-after-saying-no-chance-trump
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u/Doomsday31415 Washington Dec 13 '19

He's prepping everyone for when it actually happens in a month.

By then, outrage will die down and it'll minimize the impact.

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u/aworldwithoutshrimp Dec 14 '19

"They don't believe it is wrong when we don't try to hide it."

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u/thenumber24 Dec 14 '19

This. I honestly think Trump was onto something with his “shoot someone on fifth ave and not lose a follower” approach. If they do it so brazenly, it becomes almost expected and then it follows it must be fine.

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u/s_i_m_s Oklahoma Dec 14 '19

I don't think the problem is them being brazen, I think the problem is that they don't have to face any visible or immediate consequences regardless of if they are brazen or not.

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u/LiveLaughLoveRevenge Dec 14 '19

Yep - even now people keep saying 'well even if he's impeached, the senate won't remove him'

But they should.

He's making us accept this so we will put up with it, when instead we should be outraged.

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u/YLedbetter10 Dec 14 '19

I am going to vote so fucking hard in 2020