POTUS/General Election Thread 2020 + Aftermath

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Can you cite on those points? What, especially, is Mitch McConnell's power to hold up reconciliation?

If Dems called witnesses, impeachment rules would have allowed:

1. GOP to call 100's of pointless witnesses, like Clinton and Ukrainian politicians. All of these would have had many pointless votes on subpoenas and admission.
2. Impeachment rules also McConnell to remove the 'bifurcated' schedule they were operating on which would have postponed all confirmations until the end of an endlessly protracted trial.

In addition, McConnell would have moved forward with filibustering every open nomination yet to be filled after the trial. Essentially, he was willing to operate under a half staffed cabinet for 4 years since the Impeachment was toxic to GOP PR and internal politics. Biden has to get his nominations in before COVID relief if he wants any chance at effectively delivering on its provisions.