How do you go to trial with evidence you didn’t provide?
You guys didn’t charge him with anything meaningful, in that there was no charge of having committed a crime, or evidence provided to prove he did.
The House had it’s chance. That chance is over as soon as it votes to impeach.
Honestly, the House Leadership has really failed it’s duty.
Seems to me a dismissal is in order.
A judge would look at the charges and evidence, and simply toss the case out of court.
There’s no basis for impeachment. Just toss it...
Mitch should tell Schumer;
“You know, you make a valid point that the house failed to elicit evidence to support the Articles of Impeachment and that Bolton et. al. may actually have information/evidence to support your Articles of Impeachment.
Therefor, the Senate will return the Articles of Impeachment to the House as “incomplete” with a demand that they provide the Senate with a complete record for impeachment, to include the testimony from the witnesses you have identified.
That will, of course, require that the House allow the president and the witnesses to avail of their rights to bring the dispute to the courts for a definitive decision on the privileges claimed.
When they have done that the senate will accept the revised Articles of impeachment.
However, if you do not agree that my proposal is fair, reasonable but you instead declare it to be unacceptable to you and your caucus, then, the Senate will proceed with the trial, allow PDJT to present his fact witnesses and witnesses to impeach the house witnesses along with any documents he wishes to present to the “court”. The House witness statements that are not ruled inadmissible because of hearsay will be read into the record and the Senate will then vote on impeachment of PDJT.”
CHECKMATE!!!!