McConnell: Senate ‘held the line’ against impeachment

By Susan Ferrechio

Published February 10, 2020 4:27pm ET

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McConnell: Senate ‘held the line’ against impeachment — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell touted the “firewall” Senate that blocked the removal of President Trump after a three-week trial. “The framers built the Senate to be a firewall,” McConnell wrote in a Louisville Courier-Journal published Monday. “We held the line. We fulfilled our constitutional duty, conducted a fair trial and delivered the outcome that […]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell touted the “firewall” Senate that blocked the removal of President Trump after a three-week trial.

“The framers built the Senate to be a firewall,” McConnell wrote in a Louisville Courier-Journal published Monday. “We held the line. We fulfilled our constitutional duty, conducted a fair trial and delivered the outcome that President Trump deserved.”

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