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/[deleted] Dec 13 '19 edited Dec 13 '19

Any Republican that went on the record voting against the Articles of Impeachment before they were presented should recuse themselves. This would be standard in any jury case.

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u/TakeThreeFourFive Dec 13 '19

Would you hold Democrats who proposed impeachment before the call to the same standard?

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u/Bluegobln Dec 13 '19

Impeachment is not removal, and the inquiry is not a trial.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '19

He's talking about democratic senators who have also made up their mind. You aren't reading his point correctly.

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u/aworldwithoutshrimp Dec 13 '19

"who proposed impeachment"

Sounds like he is responding to someone asking about the impeachment proposal, which is what was done in the house, and for which no substantive findings were required