OPINION
What the Senate should do about Trump’s impeachment
By Betsy McCaughey
December 17, 2019 | 8:25pm
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
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As the impeachment battle moves to the Senate, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is wisely holding the line against Democratic efforts to drag it out. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is demanding that Democrats be able to call new witnesses. He insists an impeachment trial has to “pass the fairness test.” Fairness? He must think Americans are fools.
House Democrats rushed to impeach President Trump without evidence he committed a crime. They concocted two phony charges, “abuse of power” and “obstruction of Congress.” Then they rigged the House hearings to exclude testimony from the whistleblower, whose complaint was the pretext for impeachment, and bar witnesses requested by Republicans. How fair is that?
Schumer’s insistence on more witnesses — in addition to the 17 already grilled in the House — is a ploy to boost the House Dems’ pathetic case. Get ready for more demands for witnesses and investigations.
No wonder McConnell is telling Schumer to pound salt. The public is fed up. Polls show independent and swing-state voters increasingly oppose impeachment. Ending it quickly will allow Congress to get back to serious problems instead of this invented crisis.
Senate Judiciary Committee chair Lindsey Graham is proposing a brief Senate trial, with no witnesses. “Here’s what I want to avoid,” said Graham, “this thing going on longer than it needs to.”
House Dems will rehash their feeble case to the 100 senators who serve as jurors. After the White House legal team rebuts, the Senate will deliberate and vote. It could all be done by mid-January. Better yet, start immediately, and have it done before Christmas.
Under the Senate’s longstanding impeachment rules, the trial format doesn’t require witnesses. Sen. Schumer falsely claims no witnesses means a coverup. He needs to read the rules.
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House Dems will rehash their feeble case to the 100 senators who serve as jurors. After the White House legal team rebuts, the Senate will deliberate and vote. It could all be done by mid-January. Better yet, start immediately, and have it done before Christmas.
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