McConnell responds to Democrats partisan outrage

PJ Media:

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"House Democrats want to create new rules for this president because they feel uniquely enraged," he argued. "This is by far the thinnest basis for any House-passed presidential impeachment in American history." He condemned it as "the most rushed, least thorough, and most unfair impeachment inquiry in modern history."

McConnell noted that Pelosi is considering not sending the articles of impeachment over to the U.S. Senate. After rushing through the process of impeachment in the House, "they're content to sit on their hands."

"The Democrats' own actions concede their allegations are unproven. The allegations are not just unproven, they're also legally incoherent," he said. "If the Senate blesses this historically low bar, we will invite the impeachment of every single future president."

McConnell warned Democrats that "long after the partisan fever of this moment has broken, the institutional damage will remain."

By voting to impeach Trump on Wednesday, "Speaker Pelosi’s House just gave in to a temptation that every other House in our history has managed to resist," moving to "impeach a president whom they do not even allege to have committed a crime" because they "disagree with a presidential act and question the motive behind it."

McConnell contrasted this impeachment with all previous ones. While Andrew Johnson was impeached for breaking a law later struck down as unconstitutional, he had broken a law. Richard Nixon was accused of obstruction of justice, a felony. Bill Clinton admitted to perjury, also a felony.

"History matters and precedent matters," the Republican leader warned. "And there were important reasons why every previous House of Representatives in American history restrained itself from crossing this Rubicon."
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Pelosi has not responded to McConnell to my knowledge.  Her actions demonstrate the weakness of the Democrats' case.