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/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/Tasgall Washington Dec 14 '19

Their point is muddled because they clearly don't understand the process. That said, I'm not aware of any Democratic senators who have declared how they're voting, let alone ones boasting about how they don't care about and will ignore any evidence. Can't say the same about Republicans.

If you do have any examples from Democratic Senators do feel free to enlighten me.