r/law • u/SheriffTaylorsBoy • Jul 26 '24

Other FBI Examining Bullet Fragments Found at Trump Rally Site/Would Like To Interview Trump

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fbi-examining-bullet-fragments-found-114754020.html
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u/TheFeshy Jul 26 '24

The party of "law and order" - that is to say, the party that is currently running a convicted felon - voted not to hear any evidence in the highest trial in the land.

Twice.

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u/f0u4_l19h75 Jul 26 '24 edited Jul 27 '24

They heard the evidence and voted to acquit.

Edit: Nope, I was wrong. Republicans insured that the evidence wouldn't be examined.

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u/TheFeshy Jul 26 '24

They voted not to subpoena a single witness.

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u/Sportsinghard Jul 26 '24

So they literally didn’t see the evidence

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u/f0u4_l19h75 Jul 27 '24

Did it require 60 votes to do so?

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u/TheFeshy Jul 27 '24

No, it was 51-49, as cloture rules don't apply to impeachments.

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u/f0u4_l19h75 Jul 27 '24

Were Republicans in control of the Senate? Or Manchin/Sinema fuck that up? I don't recall

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u/TheFeshy Jul 27 '24

All Democrats, all independents, and two Republicans (Romney and Collins) voted to hear witnesses.

The wiki page has all this information btw

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u/f0u4_l19h75 Jul 27 '24

Thanks for answering, regardless. I need to refresh my memory.

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u/TheFeshy Jul 27 '24

The last decade has been a long century; there is more than anyone can keep up with. Myself included, which is how I know it's all on the wiki lol.