Megathread: Senate votes not to call witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial Posted: 31 Jan 2020 03:35 PM PST The Senate on Friday night narrowly rejected a motion to call new witnesses in Donald Trump's impeachment trial, paving the way for a final vote to acquit the president by next week. In a 51-49 vote, the Senate defeated a push by Democrats to depose former national security adviser John Bolton and other witnesses on their knowledge of the Ukraine scandal that led to Trump's impeachment. Two Republicans — Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah — joined all 47 Senate Democrats in voting for the motion. Two potential GOP swing votes, Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, stuck with their party, ensuring Democrats were defeated. Submissions that may interest you submitted by /u/PoliticsModeratorBot [link] [comments] |
Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread Posted: 01 Feb 2020 09:25 AM PST It's Saturday, folks. Let's all kick back with a cup of coffee and share some cartoons! Feel free to share political cartoons in this thread. Besides our usual civility policy, there are three rules to follow: - Every top-level comment must contain a political cartoon. This means no text-only top-level comments.
- It must be an original cartoon. This means no photographs, no edited cartoons, no memes and no image macros. OC is allowed, as is animation.
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That's all. Enjoy your weekend! submitted by /u/optimalg [link] [comments] |
Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Trump can't be considered acquitted if Senate doesn't call witnesses in impeachment trial Posted: 01 Feb 2020 05:42 AM PST |
A Trial Without Witnesses Is No Trial at All Posted: 01 Feb 2020 04:42 AM PST |
Senate Fails Its Duty To Nation Posted: 01 Feb 2020 02:44 AM PST |
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Do what the Senate won’t: Vote Trump out on Nov. 3 Posted: 31 Jan 2020 08:12 PM PST |
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Schumer Warns Trump Could 'Try to Cheat in His Election Again' if Acquitted Posted: 01 Feb 2020 06:55 AM PST |
No witnesses, no documents, no justice in the Senate Posted: 31 Jan 2020 07:51 PM PST |
#ImpeachmentTrialSham trends as senators fail to call witnesses against Trump Posted: 01 Feb 2020 03:21 AM PST |
In Senate trial, Trump may have gained power but lost political case: Analysis: It's hard for the president to cast himself as the victim of a system that looks rigged by him — especially after GOP senators say he's guilty. Posted: 01 Feb 2020 06:22 AM PST |
Pelosi calls senators who voted against trial witnesses 'accomplices to the President's cover-up' Posted: 31 Jan 2020 05:22 PM PST |