McConnell on the Senate floor just now: “Speaker Pelosi’s House just gave into a temptation that every other House in our history has managed to resist. They impeach a president and they do not allege a crime...”
McConnell, picking apart the obstruction of Congress article of impeachment, says Dems impeached Trump for asserting exec privilege.
But Trump never formally claimed executive privilege. His WH counsel wrote a letter saying the admin would not comply with any requests/subpoenas.
But Trump never formally claimed executive privilege. His WH counsel wrote a letter saying the admin would not comply with any requests/subpoenas.
Doesn’t sound like McConnell is backing down, as Pelosi seeks to delay naming impeachment managers to pressure McConnell to conduct a “fair” trial.
“Only these House Democrats decided due process was too much work. They’d rather impeach with no proof,” McConnell says.
“Only these House Democrats decided due process was too much work. They’d rather impeach with no proof,” McConnell says.
McConnell says the House’s impeachment inquiry was “rushed and rigged” and “the thinnest and the weakest” case in history.
