Quid Pro No: Senate Republicans shrugging off Trump impeachment allegations
by Susan Ferrechio
& David M. Drucker
| November 07, 2019 12:01 AM
Weeks of leaked witness testimony from the House impeachment investigation may have painted an unflattering picture of President Trump in the media, but it has failed to weaken his GOP wall in the Senate, where lawmakers have shrugged off the proceedings.
“Unless there is something else that shows up somewhere, we don’t see this as an impeachable offense,†Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota said Wednesday.
Democrats running the impeachment proceedings staggered the release of deposition transcripts this week for maximum effect — unmasking the testimony most damaging to Trump.
On Tuesday, they publicized the transcripts of U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gary Sondland. The transcript showed Sondland revised his earlier testimony to acknowledge that he told Ukraine government officials they must publicly agree to investigate Hunter Biden, son of former Vice President Joe Biden, in order to receive critical security aid.
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