When it got to the House, we couldn't get the number of Republicans needed to ensure that he was convicted. Had that happen happened, he could have never served another term again. And Mitch McConnell led the way in saying this is an issue for the criminal courts. It's not an issue for the Senate, which is a lie. It, it was an issue for us to take up. We keep. We are in the minority. (01:59–02:09)
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Asserts that Mitch McConnell falsely claimed that [Donald Trump's] impeachment was an issue for the criminal courts, not the Senate.
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