Doesn’t look like Turtle McConnell want’s to blow this, and he may be doing something right for once. Reports are out tonight that McConnell will move to acquit Trump after the House passes their weak impeachment on a straight partisan vote.
| McConnell to move to acquit Trump in Senate trial – acquit of all bogus charges |
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is expected to hold a vote to acquit President Trump should the president ultimately be impeached in the House rather than move to dismiss any articles of impeachment sent from the lower chamber.
CNN, citing two Republican senators, reported Thursday that the Senate GOP wants to have a vote for acquittal to try to clear the president of any wrongdoing stemming from his dealings with Ukraine rather than a majority vote to simply dismiss impeachment.
The Constitution requires articles of impeachment to garner 67 votes in support in order to convict and remove Trump, and the GOP, which holds a 53-47 majority in the chamber, is reportedly certain it can keep the vote from hitting the two-thirds threshold.