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Gregg Jarrett: In Trump impeachment trial, Democrats continue inflammatory accusations with no basis in fact
Fox News ^ | January 21, 2020 | Gregg Jarrett

Posted on 01/21/2020 5:36:27 PM PST by jazusamo

Desperate Democrats trotted out the same baseless and absurd arguments they’ve been making for months at the opening of President Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate Tuesday, in their endless campaign to overturn the results of the 2016 presidential election.

The soporific debate over what procedures to adopt proved a tepid bore (with some exceptions) as Democrats introduced an endless stream of amendments that were destined to go nowhere fast.

The first votes made it clear that Republican senators would adopt Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s resolution setting forth the order and parameters of the trial: openhttps://www.foxnews.com/opinion/gregg-jarrett-in-trump-impeachment-trial-democrats-continue-inflammatory-accusations-with-no-basis-in-facting statements first, then written questions from senators, then a later decision on whether

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff of California, the leading House impeachment manager for Democrats, hurled the usual inflammatory accusations from his grab-bag of anti-Trump invectives (“corruption… cover-ups… misdeeds… lawlessness… guilt!”) He tried to enliven his monotonous delivery with graphics, but the excessive words only added tedium to his largely laborious argument.

As Schiff lectured senators about “Rule 7” and “Rule 11,” I wondered how many in the chamber were longing for a mobile game on their banned cellphones. His colleague, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., was worse as she droned on while reading an agonizingly long prepared statement word for word. Senators may have wished there was a magic “mute” button somewhere on a master remote control.

Juxtapose that to the counterarguments delivered by Trump’s two lead lawyers. When Jay Sekulow commanded the podium he was animated, succinct and effective. He confronted Schiff with the congressman’s own words from years earlier when Schiff defended the constitutional right of a Democratic president to invoke executive privilege in a congressional hearing. Yet that is something Schiff now claims this Republican president should not be allowed to assert if his top aides are called***

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: adamschiff; greggjarrett; impeachment; jaysekulow; mcconnell; patcipollone; presidenttrump; schiff; schumer; senatetrial; trump; zoelofgren
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***as witnesses.
1 posted on 01/21/2020 5:36:27 PM PST by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo

They keep citing the NY Times, WaPo. MSNBC, etc. The same “sources” they leak to.


2 posted on 01/21/2020 5:38:57 PM PST by llevrok (Vote while it is still legal)
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To: jazusamo

Paloosly said allegations were more important than facts.


3 posted on 01/21/2020 5:40:01 PM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me ,A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: jazusamo

Adam Schiff is looking at some serious prison time.

He’ll stand up and sing Stairway To Heaven if that will keep him out of prison for a while longer.


4 posted on 01/21/2020 5:45:12 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: SkyDancer

It always has been the seriousness of the charges...


5 posted on 01/21/2020 5:45:32 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Trump didnÂ’t want an AG, he wanted a consigliere.)
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To: jazusamo

The House-managers/Senate-Democrats keep making motions for witnesses or documents, knowing they will all be defeated. The Democrats will use that as evidence of a “cover up.” That’s their goal since they know conviction/removal is not realistic.


6 posted on 01/21/2020 5:47:33 PM PST by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: jazusamo

Lying by politicians is still not a crime.


7 posted on 01/21/2020 5:48:15 PM PST by entropy12 (You are either for free enterprise or want gov't to protect your wage levels. Can't be both.)
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To: jazusamo
I wondered how many in the chamber were longing for a mobile game on their banned cellphones.

There's always old school:


8 posted on 01/21/2020 5:49:42 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (BLACK LIVES MAGA)
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To: jazusamo

It’s trial by accusations. Real Stalinist railroad job.

Who the hell would vote for a party that does this? Boggles my mind.


9 posted on 01/21/2020 5:52:11 PM PST by Bullish (Covfefe Happens)
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To: blueunicorn6
Hopefully in prison he’ll be singing Moon River.


10 posted on 01/21/2020 5:53:06 PM PST by Rastus
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To: Repeal 16-17

Today’s requests for amendments is just the Dems way of getting their hearsay acusations into the impeachment records. Most of it won’t be allowed in the actual trial. Few Americans will know the difference and the Dems media arm will broadcast the hearsay as if it were evidence.


11 posted on 01/21/2020 5:53:33 PM PST by Freee-dame
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To: Bullish

Yep, and Schiffty has absolute proof of all those accusations and has had them for a year or two. Dontcha know:)


12 posted on 01/21/2020 5:55:32 PM PST by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

That is more important than evidence. Allegations.


13 posted on 01/21/2020 5:56:31 PM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me ,A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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14 posted on 01/21/2020 5:59:50 PM PST by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: blueunicorn6
Adam Schiff is looking at some serious prison time.

Only in a sane world. In the world we're actually in -- his next title is Senator.

15 posted on 01/21/2020 6:01:11 PM PST by workerbee (America finally has an American president again.)
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To: workerbee

His relationship with Buck is coming soon. Complete with pictures.
It may be a EPstein - blackmail situation.


16 posted on 01/21/2020 6:40:40 PM PST by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: jazusamo

They are trying to make campaign speeches.


17 posted on 01/21/2020 6:41:51 PM PST by olesigh
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To: Freee-dame
Today’s requests for amendments is just the Dems way of getting their hearsay acusations into the impeachment records. Most of it won’t be allowed in the actual trial. Few Americans will know the difference and the Dems media arm will broadcast the hearsay as if it were evidence.

Yup...they are just stretching and smearing as much as possible before any actual legal proceedings. They had it all planned out that way.

18 posted on 01/21/2020 6:46:32 PM PST by DouglasKC
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To: jazusamo

Mcconnel needs to shut this down tomorrow or go all night without a break tomorrow night to make them give up this craziness.


19 posted on 01/21/2020 6:47:34 PM PST by DouglasKC
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To: jazusamo
The Democrats don't care if it's false. They don't care if it's lies. They don't even bother to justify the means to their objectives.

But for cryin' out loud, it's the Party of Hate, Violence, and Evil that we're talking about!

The political party that has championed every evil from slavery, the ku klux klan, lynching, the Democratic White Primary, and the Trail of Tears to infanticide, coup d'état, the Steele dossier, satanism, abortion, witchcraft, voter fraud, illegal immigration, and this phony "impeachment" scam!

What's lying to these people???

20 posted on 01/21/2020 6:53:31 PM PST by Savage Beast ( George Orwell's 1984 nightmare is the Democrats' Dream.)
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