After the U.S. Senate voted not to call witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial Friday afternoon, former Sen. Claire McCaskill remarks on what that vote means for the future of the senate. Aired on 01/31/20.
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'It's A Travesty, It's Disgusting': McCaskill Remarks On Refusal To Call Witnesses | MSNBC
Welcome to the Banana Republic of America.
brian gardner
Irony
No more Obamanomics..
@Steve Austin Amen.
Flip Mitch on its back.
I love that 1…lolol.
Wow! The founding fathers must be turning in their graves, as we’re witnessing the biggest coverup in American history in 2020 by corrupt members of the Republican Party. But each one will be held accountable.
@Bud Fudlacker yeahhhh we should.
Time to wake up Zombie
They are spinning like centrifuges!
Australia, New Zealand, India, Britain, Morocco, Germany, do a investigation on trump dig up everything you can and give it to Joe Biden!!!! That seem fair!!This is a clown show!!
sadly australia wont help, our PM is in bed with trump. Trump already asked ScoMo who went on tv and said it happened and he wasnt phased. Australia is just a mini USA now anyway. We’ll be your 51st state
Richard Christie – KI ORA Richard, Yea I don’t think were considered an ally anymore, Jacinda won’t dance with him.
Pierre Young – we don’t have to dig up anything on Trump – it’s already out there, well except the witnesses!!!(Unusual list of countries)
Exactly! Its green light now on corruption.
Sad, if they are innocent they should call witnesses this just shows how guilty they are but we will all remember come November.
@Bonnie greatorex False. That is not Western jurisprudence. Innocent until proven guilty.
@Bonnie greatorex False. Please review Nixon. Regarding Clinton, over the course of 3 years all of those witnesses were first deposed during the House investigations. Finally, please watch the video clip I provided. There’s a fundamental misunderstanding.
@Bonnie greatorex We would be watching this crap for another 8 weeks if they hadn’t voted it down. Trump is saving the country and you don’t even know it, but you will find out soon. I wanted witnesses too just because I wanted to watch the Biden’s plead the 5th for a week. Our politicians have been stealing us blind for decades, taking a piece of every foreign aid package they could pass. Not to mention a piece of the Iran money, China kickbacks, and of course the Solyndra money that disappeared. Indictments will be served soon. You’ll see!
@Deborah Hall
Using Executive Privilege to disallow people to go to the House, is NOT ‘obstruction of Congress’, look it up, if your tiny little mind is capable of inputting info that doesn’t fit your preconceived narrative, you might learn something.
ISIS only wishes it could damage us as deeply as the GOP has. Putin laughs.
@Trotterhorsr Watson Jr. And you know this how?
I think that’s just something you’re making up because believe me they wanted to call Hunter Biden to testify and they also wanted Joe Biden to testify but Schiff said no you think I’m not informed but believe me I am
@Trotterhorsr Watson Jr. You’re not informed it’s what your problem is!
@Saul Abrego Hale and Morrison were witnesses called by Republicans.
@David Miorgan trump was one of Epstein’s “unnamed co-conspirators”. What do you think Starr and Dersh are doing on his team?
How can any refute that we are run but common crooks…how on earth can we support throwing people into jail for the smallest things when we are run by crooks
The American dream is dead. It only works for the greedy and the rich now.
@AugustWest Whatever. Drama Queen. That’s OK, we thought it was a the end of the world when Obama got elected, but we lived through it. Hold hope for 2025, it’s the absolute best you could hope for.
WWG1WGA
America 2.0
Little Marco was sweating like a pig and Ted Cruz’s father rolled over again.
We can not rest till Biden is out of office and all this under handed Democrat double dealing is ended!
The reason I don’t look shocked is that my face is frozen from three years ago.
😂🤣😂🤣
@Richard Hutchison Stop being absurd, SAP!
Take a chill pill, you have 5 more years
I still go back to the 2016 elections and laugh and laugh and laugh at all the crying babies.
Why are the talking heads acting surprised and outraged? There was no trial. We knew there would be no witnesses.
MoscowMitch informed us of the script over a month ago. Rather, organize and vote accordingly in November.
Yes sadly this was a foregone conclusion.
Yeah the house failed to put together a case so they failed in trial sad day for America when Democrats are still allowed to stay in office.
Sad day. Republicans use to be supportive of the Constitution. Will never split voting again.
Yes horrible day when a partisan Impeachment Farce is taken seriously instead of as the grab for votes it is.
What if they could change/flip the vote in November?
Height of lawlessness is scary. They will go to any extent again.
Isn’t that why there is the second amendment?
@CrniWuk it is EXACTLY why there is a 2nd Amendment
yeah they started with a Partisan Impeachment with no proof of anything they will rest at nothing.
2020 more important than ever. The next Congress decides the reapportionment from the 2020 Census. Take the House, the Senate and the Presidency in November, Dems and Indies.
If I do you taught me from as far in as you can go!
John Dowling does your mother?
@John Dowling does your mother?
@Mo Fuggar your momma said it when she was much younger.
So I brought it back just for you.
@Mo Fuggar ….back then she would do anything in an alley for just a coupon and Camel Cash.
History will never forget.
Will Not forget this.
It’s time for Every American citizen to jump in the political race and drown out these Corporate Bigots.
@no u No, no u he will have demolished the constitution, our future generations and what this country stands for/on! He will be forever known in the history of the USA as your president that got away with corruption; that was so unsure of himself and his base that he felt the need to cheat! He can’t speak for himself, he can’t stand on his own merit ! He has to throw dirt, lie, cheat, disrespect and smear people to get a rise from his base and make himself feel good. He is a bully with no morals, no principles and no character that didn’t have the balls to leave no doubt for the record that he is not guilty. Where did the verdict come from? Answer : his party that is just as guilty as he is of corrupting the office they hold! If you were innocent of a crime and had proof would you not insist on your witnesses being heard? He was safe with his secret because of the number of flunkies in his corner! A trial one way or another would have exonerated him in the minds of Americans with open minds and not “team” players. This party crap is ridiculous the USA is not a game we play everyday or seasonally ! Remember there can be and maybe corruption across all party lines if you have no doubt in how this was handled and no question he is innocent and no need for a trial then that should be the new norm on a state and local level -let’s go back to the wild wild laws days! Whatever you see as a gain to you and you family is more important to you than principle and morals. I pray you and yours are never apart of any unjust situation and need to rely on justice without bias. God bless you!
Mind Freshener you won’t be asking for witnesses will you?
King Trump!!! Obama was the last president. Good bye United States Of America. R.I.P.
Trump will now rule that he should have the last 3 years back.
Heck yeah Vote every Democrat crook out of office.
This is a day of national shame. GOP, please accept my condolences on the death of your party.
The republicans must know the election will be rigged in their favor in November and don’t need voters.
My grandmother always reminded us that Kruschev said they would defeat America without firing a shot.
She was always right too.
I grew up having to call a Soviet ‘mom’, she wasn’t. She kept saying the same thing.
Trump’s good buddy Putin must be smilin’ today! smh
It’s hard to justify paying taxes to a corrupt government.
Well, Trump was right about one thing.. The system is indeed rigged.
Yup, we all REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED IN THE HOUSE…. stepping over the 6th amendment… not being able to call witnesses, etc.
In Trump’s favor.
Yep it’s rigged…remember when the DNC chose Hillary over Bernie. Biggest lie in the democratic party yet you guys still vote for a party that lies to you.
Doesn’t matter. The Corporations own the political parties and Biden will get tapped for candidate and will lose. The dice are cast, the ink is dried. Oh, and the US has declared a public health emergency.
The President is Guilty. No GOP party-line vote will ever change that simple fact. Vote in November ! ! !