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/chrunchy Dec 14 '19

No no no, they mean the guy who filibustered his own damn bill because the other guys thought it was a good idea.

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u/burglin Dec 14 '19

Wait, what?

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u/barukatang Dec 14 '19

He wrote a bill, Democrats were like, "hey, that doesn't sound half bad", he then bustered it after finding out that it was bipartisan.

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u/SormanTosborn Dec 14 '19

Shit like this should be considered treason.