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Senate Majority Mitch McConnell’s speech was a summation of the Republican argument against impeachment since the House officially began impeachment hearings against Trump.
He laced into his Democratic colleagues ahead of a likely acquittal vote, framing the impeachment inquiry as a “faction fever” in response to losing the 2016 election rather than a valid probe. “The United States Senate was made for moments like this. The framers predicted that factional fever might dominate House majorities from time to time,” he said. “They knew the country would need a firewall to keep partisan flames from scorching our Republic. So they created the Senate.”
He added, “We will reject this incoherent case that comes nowhere near justifying the first presidential removal in history. This partisan impeachment will end today.” (Note that on Feb 5, 2020, Trump acquitted: Senate votes ‘not guilty’ on impeachment.)
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The trial proceedings Feb 3, Feb 4 and Feb 5 floor time was reserved for senators who wanted to deliver speeches on the Senate floor about the impeachment process and how they plan to vote.
The original clips contained more than 10 minutes of video, this compressed version is only 6 minutes after removal of silences and pauses.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell's speech in Senate Trump impeachment trial (Feb 5, 2020) https://t.co/sQtL2dfGYf
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