Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: The cover-up rests, as Senators figure just what they can get away with
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We know Mitch McConnell doesn’t want witnesses. We know he controls everything about this trial. But what the voters want is something else. So, see you in November, Mr Current Majority Leader. Perhaps the main thing to come out of impeachment is that wherAbbreviated Pundit Round-up: The cover-up rests, as Senators figure just what they can get away with
We know Mitch McConnell doesn’t want witnesses. We know he controls everything about this trial. But what the voters want is something else. So, see you in November, Mr Current Majority Leader. Perhaps the main thing to come out of impeachment is that whereas before we strongly suspected the Congressional GOP were lying knaves in it for power, we now know for certain Congressional GOP are lying knaves in it for power. David Rothkopf/USA Today: Even if the Senate does not remove Donald Trump, this impeachment is far from a mistake The judgment of the court of public opinion will matter more to history and the 2020 elections than the verdict in the Senate impeachment trial. I would most emphatically suggest that undertaking the impeachment investigation was far from a mistake. Even with the deck stacked against a just outcome by a GOP leadership that has lost sight of the most basic ideals associated with public service, much good has come out of this process and might come out of it even in the event of an acquittal. First, the mere pursuit of the facts by the House has both underscored the importance of accountability, and it has, in a very systematic and public way, revealed the facts of this case. Trump, McConnell and the army of parrots spouting White House talking points may repeatedly say otherwise, but the president’s wrongdoing has been made crystal clear, and many of those detailing or corroborating it have been witnesses who are above reproach, objective and distinguished. Many of them are Trump appointees or apolitical career public servants. Today, poll after poll reveals that a substantial majority of Americans believe that the president is guilty of wrongdoing, and about half believe he should be removed from office. When facts are bad: xSenate Majority Whip John Thune told us the Senate shouldnâÂÂt hear from Bolton, arguing it could create an âÂÂendless cycleâ when âÂÂfacts are all out there.âÂÂâÂÂI donâÂÂt think that anything that heâÂÂs going to say changes the fact..I think people kind of know what the fact pattern is.âÂÂâ Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 28, 2020 Read more