Thursday, October 24, 2019

The US Senate Republcans can kick and scream all they want, but, the trial will go forward.

The US Senate has no power over the impeachment process of the US House. I think it is the US House that has the right to condemn the US Senate. The storming of the US House closed hearing attended by many Republicans, is now raising more questions about USA national security.

..."This unprecedented breach of security (click here) raises serious concerns for committee chairman, including me, responsible for maintaining SCIFs," Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said in a letter to Sergeant-at-Arms Paul Irving. “I urge you to take House-wide action to remind all members about the dangers of such reckless action and the potential national security risks of such behavior.”...

October 24, 2019
By Li Zhou

Not to be outdone by their House counterparts, (click here) Senate Republicans are piling onto attacks about the process behind Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, the latest GOP attempt to derail the focus on the substance of the probe itself.

Trump ally and Senate Judiciary Chair Lindsey Graham, who’s at the forefront of this push in the upper chamber, introduced a resolution on Thursday that condemns the House inquiry and its interviews with impeachment witnesses behind closed doors. The resolution, which has 41 Republican cosponsors, also urges the House to hold a formal vote to initiate an impeachment inquiry, a move that could give lawmakers in the minority more power to subpoena witnesses.

“If you believe you have a case against the president, vote to open up an inquiry,” Graham said in a press conference announcing the resolution, which is also cosponsored by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell....