In 1999, Senator Susan Collins was adamant about the need to see all the evidence in an impeachment trial and said directly “I need more evidence.”
Now, she’s shed that stance, “stonewalling” new evidence and “acting in supreme bad faith” by refusing to commit to a fair trial under the same standards she set two decades ago.
“Senator Collins has gone from parsing her words to try to get political cover and is now dismissing new evidence,” said DSCC spokesperson Stewart Boss. “She has had every opportunity to demand witnesses are heard – she hasn’t. Now, as new details emerge, she is echoing McConnell’s talking points and falling in line with her party instead of following through on her pledge to be an independent juror.”
See what they’re saying about Senator Collins’ refusal to stand up for a fair process that includes witnesses and important evidence:
Washington Post (Opinion): Susan Collins’s willful blindness already looks awful
By Jennifer Rubin
January 16, 2020
Key Points:
Read the full column here.
The DSCC launched WhatChangedSusan.com to highlight Senator Collins’ alignment with Mitch McConnell and refusal to set the same standards for a fair impeachment process that she did in 1999. WhatChangedSusan.com will be updated regularly as the impeachment process unfolds.
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