Senate Republicans pray Trump won't tweet during trial (Politico)

[corbe]

Senate Republicans pray Trump won't tweet during trial

By MARIANNE LEVINE and BURGESS EVERETT

12/19/2019 05:09 AM EST

Senate Republicans can theoretically control President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. But there’s one thing they have no power over: Trump’s itchy Twitter fingers. 

And Senate Republicans, who loathe the president’s tweeting, are hoping that when impeachment comes to the Senate, Trump will do something out of character: Stay quiet.

“This is a solemn and serious undertaking and I just think we don’t need a bunch of distractions,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who added it would be “optimal” for Trump to refrain from Twitter. “The president will like the outcome, I believe, in the end. So ... making it easier not harder would be a good thing.”

“The president would be best served by letting his lawyers speak for him and not doing any comment. At all,” concurred Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine.) “I doubt, however, that he will heed my advice.”

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https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/19/republicans-trump-senate-trial-087344

[dfwgator]

If you Republicans actually do your job, for once, then Trump won't have to Tweet.