A little crack in the McConnell wall
I kind of doubt that Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski will end up voting with the Democrats on process. Alaska is a very red state these days and Trump has them completely mesmerized. But it's giving Trump heartburn I'm sure, since she was one of the three who voted against the ACA repeal.
You have to celebrate the little things ... :)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, says she was “disturbed” to hear Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell say there would be "total coordination" between the White House and the Senate over the upcoming presidential impeachment trial.
“And in fairness, when I heard that I was disturbed,” Murkowski said before describing that there should be distance between the White House and the Senate in how the trial is conducted. “To me it means that we have to take that step back from being hand in glove with the defense, and so I heard what leader McConnell had said, I happened to think that that has further confused the process.”
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“How we will deal with witnesses remains to be seen,” Murkowski said before describing that the House should have gone to the courts if witnesses refused to appear before Congress.
For how the trial is formulated, Murkowski spoke of her desire for a “full and fair process,” potentially using President Clinton’s impeachment hearings as a template.
Murkowski remains undecided how she would vote when the trial takes place. “For me to prejudge and say there’s nothing there or on the other hand, he should be impeached yesterday, that’s wrong, in my view, that’s wrong."
Hey, you never know. Maybe she, Romney, Collins and Gardner will vote for witnesses to be called. I don't know if they will do it. And if they come, I don't know what they will say.
But you may have noticed that Pelosi and the Dems have not said a word since the congress recessed while McConnell and some of his moderates have been musing about witnesses. It's interesting....
