Steve Scalise accused Speaker Pelosi of trying to negotiate her own 'quid pro quo' in the Senate. He also contradicted Mitch McConnell's own comments, claiming the Senate 'will hold a fair trial.'
" by McConnell's boast he would work in"total coordination" with the White House while conducting the trial. Scalise brushed that off Sunday, repeatedly saying he has complete faith McConnell will conduct a"fair trial." But in the same breath, Scalise said he knows for sure Trump will be acquitted.
The Louisiana Republican continued railing against Pelosi for holding onto the articles of impeachment, saying she has an"obsession with impeachment" and agreed with the Fox News host that she is"overreaching by trying to influence a Senate trial."by acting as if she has some kind of role in the Senate trial. They had a weak case, I think she knows they had a weak case," Scalise continued, saying Pelosi is trying to appease her"radical base" on the left.
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