Valcazar, it's not going to matter. McConnell is already telegraphing that the Senate trial is pretty much going to be a redux Kavanaugh confirmation vote. As in, run a trial (or in Kavanaugh's case, conducting an extra FBI investigation) to give vulnerable Senators like Susan Collins cover and possibly let them vote as they wish. But ultimately, Republican Senators as a whole won't vote for removal regardless of what the trial reveals. The Kavanaugh comparison, of course, is that no outside evidence or extracurricular behavior on Kavanaugh's part could derail a foregone decision already made by Republicans to vote in his favor.
So despite corroborated whistleblower evidence, the WH's own rough transcripts, Trump admitting to everything on TV and adding China to the mix, testimony from State Department officials and now Mulvaney's admission, it will be business as usual for Republicans. I guess no good run can last forever. America's run as a legitimate democracy was good while it lasted.
So despite corroborated whistleblower evidence, the WH's own rough transcripts, Trump admitting to everything on TV and adding China to the mix, testimony from State Department officials and now Mulvaney's admission, it will be business as usual for Republicans. I guess no good run can last forever. America's run as a legitimate democracy was good while it lasted.