Mcconnell argued that the senate impeachment trial of trump has been structured the same as the trial of former president bill clinton in the 1990s and repeated that over 28 000 pages of evidence.
Mcconnell quotes towards other senators on floor.
He would need to rely on vice president mike pence to be on hand.
Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell r ky called out minority leader chuck schumer d n y on the senate floor thursday morning for his controversial warning a day earlier that supreme court.
Following ginsburg s death senate majority leader mitch mcconnell r ky vowed that trump s nominee would receive a vote but did not specify whether it would occur before the election or during.
Incensed by the fact that mcconnell and other gop senators argued in 2016 that rather than vote on garland americans should be able to weigh in.
The best hope for democrats is that their entire caucus opposes the nominee and that a few moderate gop senators decide to join them.
House democrats passed a 3 trillion bill in may but mcconnell has refused to bring the legislation to the senate floor questioning its cost and the inclusion of provisions such as election.
The left channels its fury toward mcconnell.
The attorney general s painstaking pursuit of facts and justice leader mcconnell said on the senate floor.
Protests move us towards justice.
Mcconnell could not lose more than three votes from his caucus.
In that scenario the senate vote would be tied 50 50 and he would need vice president mike pence to cast a tie breaking vote.
Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell.
Mcconnell s comments came after a pledge he made last month that the senate would take no action on the nomination setting the stage for a political fight.