McConnell, Thune call for full Senate trial of Mayorkas

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: The Hill

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Whip John Thune (S.D.), the two top-ranking Senate Republican leaders, called Tuesday for the Senate to conduct a full trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, which Senate conservatives had demanded.

Thune, who is angling to one day succeed McConnell as GOP leader, demanded Tuesday that the Senate hold a full trial over the impeachment charges passed by the House against Mayorkas.

“The House of Representatives has determined that Secretary Mayorkas has committed impeachable offenses. That issue will come before the United States Senate. I believe the Senate needs to hold a trial,” Thune announced at the weekly Senate GOP leadership press conference.

“I’m going to make the argument — and I’m sure the Democrats will try to dismiss it — that we ought to be having a trial, conducting a trial of the United States Senate to determine whether these are impeachable offenses,” Thune added.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/mcconnell-thune-call-full-senate-203023139.html

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Moscow Mitch have you been drinking? You guys are going to look like even bigger fools with your performative politics.

[chicoescuela]

1. I agree. Have the trial and show the country how stupid the whole thing is.

[Mawspam2]

18. Too many people think only the House...

...is a raging dumpster fire. By going ahead with this trial, Qpublican Senators will show America just how eQually nutz they are. It could only help Dems retain control of the Senate.

Let's also flip Colin Allred for Rafael Cruz.

[ificandream]

2. The problem with that is that the Repughs will never admit it's stupid.

[Irish_Dem]

3. I wonder if the GOP ever considers doing their jobs and working for the American people.

Working for the common good.
Instead of kabuki theater and wasting their time.

[mucifer]

6. Yeah but how can they have a bazillion dollars??

[Irish_Dem]

8. Right, they don't work for the American people.

They work for their minders who pay them huge sums of money to do their bidding.

[et tu]

4. well of course

it's an election year and why not-

[agingdem]

5. Does Mitch not know he's not the majority leader?...

he can demand and hold his fucking breath.. it's Schumer's call...

as for Thune, he should be congratulated, he's morphed into the Marjorie Taylor Greene of the Senate...how low can you go, John???

[FloridaBlues]

7. All it takes is a majority to have trial. There will be more that won't want it

Don’t look for this to happen in senate

[agingdem]

11. that's right...

if Mitch thinks impeaching Mayorkas will absolve him of not ridding the world of Trump when he had the chance (impeachment #2)...not going to happen...he will forever be the guy that coulda/shoulda/woulda but let the malignant psychopath walk...

[2naSalit]

13. Give him time...

He's a bottom feeder so he'll go there eventually.

[Frasier Balzov]

9. Honestly, I thought this was required.

If the House impeaches, I was under the impression that the Senate bore a Constitutional obligation to conduct a trial as soon as possible as a priority agenda item.

[niyad]

15. it isn't.

[Under The Radar]

10. With MTG and Clay Higgins as lead prosecutors

This trail is just going to be a deeply embarrassing experience for the Republican Party and it will be another memorable day for everyone else witnessing their collapse.

[SunSeeker]

12. Go fuck yourself, McConnell. nt

[Mr.Bill]

14. Maybe someone should remind him

of Trump's first impeachment trial, when he refused to allow any witnesses.

[CANADIANBEAVER69]

16. Get the house to pass Ukraine relief bill first a-holes....nt

[Talitha]

17. They 'called for' the Senate to conduct a full trial, huh?

Well, We The People demand an end to this time-wasting bullcrap, and demand that little Mikey the Speaker allow the House vote on aid to Ukraine. (The damned little dipstick doesn't realize he'll be under the bus as soon as Putin/Dump no longer find him useful.)

[lastlib]

19. How 'bout we give him the same hearing Merrick Garland got for SCOTUS?

THAT'll teach 'im!

[summer_in_TX]

20. Thune's statement at the press conference he held was quite interesting.

It appears he doesn't believe that Mayorkas's impeachment was proper or that it met the "high crimes and misdemeanors" test. He believes it is the duty of the Senate to go on record about what they consider proper and improper grounds for impeachment.

McConnell was near him and it seemed to me he was there to indicate his support of Thune's position.

I was pleasantly surprised by his reasoning. But in this highly politicized environment I'm not at all sure that the American public will understand that.

[Hekate]

21. I effing hate these people. They are all trying to overthrow the government & reduce it to rubble.

[Kid Berwyn]

22. Just like Trump had, right?

No witnesses, just talking lawyers. Then, vote to exonerate.