Senate vote on calling witnesses fails, ushering in trial endgame

[OneCrazyDiamond]

Source: NBC News

The Senate voted not to call witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial Friday afternoon, ushering in the final phase of the proceedings, with a vote to acquit or convict Trump possibly coming as late as Wednesday.

The vote was 49 to 51.

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called the failed motion to call witnesses "a grand tragedy."

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/senate-vote-calling-witnesses-fails-ushering-trial-endgame-n1127966

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MFers

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. Democracy dies in a well-lit room. NT

[wryter2000]

2. I'll bet Trump is stewing

He loves nothing better than television victories. He can't crow about his victory on Sunday at half time. That would have been his crowning achievement.

We knew he was going to be acquitted, witnesses or no witnesses.

[yuiyoshida]

3. What kind of DEMOCRACY do we have?

we don't ...its now a BANANA REPUBLIC..

[dweller]

5. we couldn't keep the republic

all we get is the banana ... and it will start rotting soon enough

✌🏼

[olddad65]

7. You mean What kind of democracy did we have?

Now we have a fascist dictatorship. Wait until the stock market digests and the world digests this situation.

[mysteryowl]

4. I wonder if any of our democratic senators voted no?

[kyburbonkid]

6. Congradulations Republicans

You did your duty to the country and now it's all over.

Now go wash Trump's toilet as he told you to.
heh heh heh ... I meant 'doody'.

[olddad65]

8. I would like to see all Dem Senators and Congressmen boycott the dictators

State of the union address.

[EarthFirst]

9. They won't.

They’ll play the election year; high road; powder dry card.

[olddad65]

13. And you are thinking that this election won't also be rigged?

[patphil]

10. Wow! Who could have predicted this, I mean...wait... everybody could have predicted this.

This is what happens when a Senate majority is too concerned about protecting their jobs to actually do their jobs.

Hurry November, we need you now!

[meadowlander]

11. What is predictable can still be shocking and sobering.

[ChiTownDenny]

14. +1

[keithbvadu2]

12. Too many witnesses (Borowitz)

https://imgur.com/gallery/ZKX42r7

[olddad65]

15. I think the Senate has paved the way for Trump to become the next Hitler.