Whoops. It’s not a pure trial. If it were, then all the Democratic senators who are running against Trump should be recused from any consideration or vote.
Via Fox News:
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has come under fire from Democrats, and at least one Republican, for his coordination with the White House on the pending impeachment trial — but the outrage overlooks the fact that Democrats took a similar approach with President Bill Clinton during his 1999 trial in the Senate.
McConnell, R-Ky., stirred a hornets’ nest when he told Fox News’ Sean Hannity earlier this month that he will be “coordinating” with the White House and that “there will be no difference between the president’s position and our position as to how to handle this.”
“Everything I do during this, I will be coordinating with White House counsel,” he said.
That comment sparked outrage from Democrats, with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., describing McConnell as “out of line.”
“As I said, discussion in this kind of situation is not out of the question at all,” Schumer told CNN. “Saying you’re going to do just what the president wants is totally out of line and Mitch McConnell has received a lot of justified criticism for that.”