For cripes sake. Why the hell would Republicans agree to censure Trump at this point?

It’s a sign of how bummed the anti-Trump commentariat is about the lackluster outcome of impeachment that they’re inventing elaborate scenarios that make no sense strategically by which Pelosi will supposedly secure some sort of moral victory in lieu of an actual victory. Yesterday the idea was “impeach and withhold,” in which Pelosi would refuse to deliver the articles of impeachment to the Senate unless Republicans over there guaranteed a fair trial. But the last thing Pelosi wants is a delay. She never wanted to touch this hot potato in the first place and now she can’t wait to hand it to McConnell. That’s the whole reason they didn’t bother trying to compel testimony from crucial witnesses like Bolton and Mulvaney: They want this over with. They know the Senate won’t convict. Let’s wrap it up, says Nancy.