Democratic lawmakers are racing to backtrack on their earlier comments suggesting the time had come for @SpeakerPelosi to submit the articles of impeachment to the Senate.
@RepAdamSmith already walked by his comments about @SpeakerPelosi , and now senator @SenFeinstein has abandoned her criticism of @SpeakerPelosi
@RepAdamSmith @SpeakerPelosi @SenFeinstein The California senator had previously said, “If we’re going to do it, she should send them over. I don’t see what good delay does.”
Feinstein already started to backtrack on those comments earlier today, but this statement underscores her change of heart.
Feinstein already started to backtrack on those comments earlier today, but this statement underscores her change of heart.
In it, the senator says she believes Pelosi is acting out of a “sincere desire to ensure a fair process that allows the Senate to consider available evidence -- a goal that all of us should share.”
@SpeakerPelosi Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has signed on as a co-sponsor of a resolution from Republican senator Josh Hawley, which would make it possible to dismiss impeachment charges even if the House does not transmit the articles.
Hawley’s resolution would change Senate rules to allow senators to render a verdict on impeachment charges starting 25 calendar days after the House has impeached, even if the speaker has not yet submitted the paperwork or named impeachment managers.
But it would require 👉‼️two-thirds of the Senate👈 to break a filibuster on the proposal, which seems unlikely given Republicans’ narrow majority‼️.
