Posted on 01/25/2020 6:42:32 AM PST by maggief
Senate Impeachment Trial LIVE - day 5
A methodical autopsy of the dead horse that the “impeachment” managers dragged into the Senate.
It’s a complete deconstruction of all Schiff’s lies. If I were Adam Schiff (and boy, am I glad I’m not!) I’d be looking for a rock to slither under by the end of the day today, if not already.
Amen!
This entire impeachment process is about how the house mgrs can read everybody’s intentions though the speakers themselves insist those interpretations are wrong.
BINGO!
Schiff: ...The president... withheld a White House meeting that the president of Ukraine desperately sought... "That's the argument you have to make if the facts are so dead set against you," he replied. "...You have to rely on this argument that even if he abused his office in this horrendous way that it's not impeachable.Oh, the horror!
President Trump is being impeached for the "horrendous" high crime of not immediately taking a meeting?
-PJ
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BOOM ....... (RUMBLING RESONANCE ..... for those tired of the 'booms')
;-)
I haven’t been able to watch it but my dad told me Sekulow is destroying the Rats. Sounds awesome, plus I was thinking more people must be watching this today as it’s not a work day for most.
If you take a drink every time the attorneys prove schiff wrong and say the phrase, “Schiff was wrong.” You’d already be plastered.
“Have you seen his record in front of the USSC?”
Oh, definitely. We’ve donated to his organization for years and try to keep up on what he’s doing. Amazing man.
LET US ALL REJOICE IN THE ABSOLUTE SMACK DOWN BEING ISSUED THAT TAPEWORM CALLED “SCHIFF”!
THANK YOU, LORD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
I am also sorry for screaming, I can’t help myself, I am elated right now!
God bless President Trump!
Ready, willing and able. Up until the Horowitz report, the court ignored letters inquiring about the problems with the case.
Fiona Hill: “Everyone was concerned about corruption in Ukraine.”
Stick around for the fireworks.
Maybe we can get some from Hillary five cents on the dollar.
:-)
The brief filed this week by President Trump’s legal team outlines how they plan to fight each of the two articles of impeachment passed by the House of Representatives.
President Trump’s defense:
Article I: Abuse of Power
– It’s a “made-up theory,” not an impeachable offense
– Trump’s hold on Ukrainian aid was justified by the Constitution’s rules on presidential power
– Trump was right to ask for Ukraine investigation into the Bidens and their possible conflicts of interest there. Joe Biden’s status as a presidential candidate does not “require the government to turn a blind eye to potential wrongdoing”
– Trump’s allegedly improper motive for the request is disproved by the transcript of his call to Ukrainian President Zelensky and testimony that he pressed Ukraine on its corruption problems as far back as 2017
– Charges of an improper motive are “speculation built on hearsay,” not first-hand testimony
Article II: Obstruction of Congress
– Asserting legal rights and privileges by contesting congressional subpoenas is not “obstruction”
– House subpoenas were illegal – issued before the vote to open an impeachment inquiry
– Department of Justice advised Trump to contest House subpoenas
– Top presidential advisers have “absolute immunity” from congressional testimony
– Trump was “defending the separation of powers” with his refusal to cooperate
Source: Trial memorandum
I’d argue that at least two of the judges now sitting on the FISA court were put there to get Trump.
No, he'll just find a microphone and it'll all be OK.
The windup
The pitch
They’re OUT!
I liked Howard the Duck. Much better than Adam the Schitt!
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