Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is considered the consummate “Swamp Rat” in most D.C. circles.
He knows the Senate rules and how to use them, he just doesn’t always use them to help conservatives.
But Donald Trump just received this Christmas gift from McConnell and the Democrats are fuming.
Now that the sham impeachment process passed in Pelosi’s Democrat-controlled House, it’s on to the Senate.
Well, maybe.
Despite the mad rush and “urgency” to vote on articles of impeachment in the House because Donald Trump is such a threat to America, Nancy Pelosi is now refusing to send them to the Senate until she is assured of a “fair trial.”
Of course, considering the circus that just took place in the House – led by Shifty Adam Schiff – Pelosi’s calls for a “fair trial” in the Senate are being met with scorn and derision.
Democrats are whining and demanding that top Trump aides be called to testify in the Senate.
But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has decided to have a “speedy trial” with no witnesses and very little testimony at all.
Last Sunday, Marc Short, Mike Pence’s Chief of Staff, indicated that the White House and President Trump are onboard with McConnell’s plan for a speedy trial.
“The American people are tired of this sham,” Short said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
“To the extent that there’s a prolonged trial, we’re not anxious about that. Our administration is anxious to get back to working for the American people … We’ve had a lot of witnesses already,” Short continued.
Pelosi refusing to send the impeachment articles to the Senate has caused Republicans and most honest legal observers to cry foul, asserting that her actions only further prove that the impeachment effort is nothing more than a political power-grab by a party that can’t find a way to defeat Trump.
Furthermore, Republicans have suggested the Democrats want new witnesses because they know their current case against President Trump is weak and won’t possibly pass in the Senate.
As Short noted while on Fox News Sunday, “If her case is so airtight … why does she need more witnesses?”
These tactics by the Democrats are nothing new of course.
The political landscape is strewn with people destroyed by the Deep State and the Democrats efforts to use the Department of Justice, FBI, CIA, IRS and other government agencies to do their dirty work.
Only time will tell if they’re able to succeed in their attempt to oust President Trump.
But as Congress leaves for the Christmas break, it’s not looking good.