Republicans map post Impeachment hearings plan
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We ran the numbers: There are 2007 news articles covering this topic. 56% (1133) are left leaning, 23% (464) center, 20% (410) right leaning.
As the impeachment inquiry continues, various sources pause to reflect on the trial to date. A left-leaning Op-Ed pulls out trial takeaways–with a strong bias toward impeachment–such as “overwhelming testimony and evidence”, the “extraordinary caliber… of...officers, civil servants, and ...military personnel” who have been “denigrated and demeaned [by President Trump]” as well as the opinion that “most Republicans in Congress have abandoned all semblance of serving the national interest.” In contrast, a right-leaning article notes that the narrative has been controlled by the House Democrats thus far, and calls for a trial where “Trump’s allies are already indicating they will look more closely at allegations involving Democrats.”
A left-leaning opinion article by Susan Rice, a former national security advisor and contributing opinion writer article in The New York Times reports that there are four takeaways from the trial thus far: 1. There is “overwhelming testimony and evidence that affirm the deeply troubling revelation contained in President Trump’s summary of his “perfect” July 25 phone call with the newly elected president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky.” 2. The hearings have “amply demonstrated the extraordinary caliber and character of our nonpartisan career Foreign Service officers, civil servants and uniformed military personnel” who have been “denigrated and demeaned these public servants, placing them in physical danger [by President Trump].” 3. “It is now abundantly apparent that most Republicans in Congress have abandoned all semblance of serving the national interest.” and 4. “As Fiona Hill ably testified on Thursday, the primary beneficiary of our domestic dysfunction and divisions is President Vladimir Putin of Russia.”
A centrist article by NPR reports that “a group of Senate Republicans met Thursday with White House officials, including counsel Pat Cipollone, to map out how a potential trial on articles of impeachment of President Trump could play out in the upper chamber.” The article also notes that, “Some Republicans have highlighted the possibility that a senator could move to dismiss the trial through a procedural motion to cut the effort short.”
In contrast, A right-leaning article by Fox News discusses a possible turn of events if the hearing results in a trial in the Republican-controlled Senate. “There, Trump’s allies are already indicating they will look more closely at allegations involving Democrats.” According to the article, “Democrats have controlled everything during marathon proceedings in the House, frustrating GOP attempts to call witnesses pertaining to the matters Trump wanted Ukraine to investigate -- specifically, the Bidens’ business dealings in that country and Kiev’s alleged interference in the 2016 election. But that changes on the Senate side, where Republicans have the majority and Trump allies chair key committees. Already, they’ve signaled their interest in exploring issues that House Democrats glossed over during their hearings.”