Because there’s little to no precedent set for what the Dems are doing now, Mitch can literally rewrite the senate rules and set a date for the trial to start when he would like it to start. If the Dems don’t show up, the case is dismissed. If they do, they will vote and acquit him in the exact same partisan way he was impeached.
Growing up hearing about Bill Clinton’s impeachment I thought it was the worst thing ever to happen to a president. Now, it seems like a political tool that only matters if you have the right people in place at the right time. The bar for impeachment has been lowered to a dangerous level moving forward. This was Pelosis biggest mistake and could be the biggest regret of her life. She willingly went scorched earth and now she’s created a political vortex of shit for every president that is opposite of the house majority party.