Posted on 01/25/2020 7:08:16 AM PST by EyesOfTX
Today’s Campaign Update, Part II (Because The Campaign Never Ends) Don’t count on hearing from Hunter Biden or the fake whistleblower, folks. – Adam Schiff, in his closing arguments Friday night, pounded the final nail into the coffin on the question of whether any witnesses will ultimately be called in this national disgrace of a Senate trial against President Donald Trump.
In the midst of repeating himself for about the 256th time over the past three days, ol’ Bugeyes made the mistake of tossing in something new, referring to a completely false CBS News report, citing only a “Trump confidant” – which could mean the Mooch – alleging that GOP senators were warned “Vote against the president and your head will be on a pike.” Many witnesses present in the Senate chamber said that audible gasps could be heard throughout the room, including from some of Pencil Neck’s own House colleagues:
Igor Bobic ✔ @igorbobic Braun says Schiff’s closing was “very melodramatic” and there were audible gasps among his colleagues when he mentioned the “head on a pike” report
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More to the point, Schiff’s reference to an obvious piece of despicable fake news pissed off some of the key GOP RINOs he had supposedly been trying to influence to vote in favor of calling witnesses during this trial, including Lisa Murkowski…:
Scott Wong ✔ @scottwongDC Murkowski & other Rs not happy with Schiff citing CBS “head on a pike” story:
“Head on a pike ... that’s where he lost me. I think he did fine until he overreached” - @lisamurkowski
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Manu Raju ✔ @mkraju “That’s not true,” Susan Collins said several times on the floor, shaking her head when Schiff cited a news report saying WH warned senators that a vote against Trump means “your head will be on a pike.” Risch also said aloud: “That’s not true.” Cotton laughed when Schiff said it
4,446 8:07 PM - Jan 24, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 2,929 people are talking about this Now, Collins and Murkowski are perpetually malleable as they tirelessly do their best to remain “open-minded” to siding with Democrats on an array of issues, but Schiff just handed them an ironclad reason to hold firm with their own Party for once. Now, when they go home to face their constituents and are asked why they voted not to call witnesses, they can simply recite Pencil Neck’s outright lying and utter lack of good faith as their justification.
Of course, the reality is that the Democrats in the Senate have been bluffing about calling witnesses all along. Doing so would prolong this disgrace for many weeks, given that any subpoenas would inevitably be challenged in federal court, and nobody wants that, not even Chuck Schumer’s imaginary, chair-stealing friend.
The senators involved in the presidential primaries – The Commie, Lieawatha, Amy Klobuchar and some guy from Colorado named Bennett – most certainly don’t want to spend several months tied up in the Senate chamber in what they all know to be a sham impeachment trial. So there was never really going to be any “deal” on calling witnesses to begin with, something Schumer basically admitted in a rare moment of candor on Thursday.
For Schumer and his Democrat senate caucus, this sham trial has been far more about establishing narratives for the Fall general election campaigns against vulnerable GOP senators than it has been about actually winning any votes or calling any witnesses. That has been clear from the start.
Given all of this, here’s the timetable we should anticipate as this impeachment scam winds down:
Starting today, the Trump defense team will present a very detailed rebuttal case; That rebuttal case will not consume the defense’s entire 24 hours of floor time – expect Trump’s team to wrap up either Sunday evening or early afternoon on Monday, much to the relief of the exhausted senators; The defense will file a motion to dismiss immediately following its closing arguments; The Democrat House Managers will file an alternative motion to call additional witnesses; At least 52 GOP senators, and possibly all 53 of them, will vote to dismiss without calling any witnesses. Democrats Doug Jones of Alabama and/or Joe Manchin of West Virginia will likely join them; The entire disgusting and disgraceful process will be blessedly over by COB on Thursday.
And then the Democrats – with the full support of the nation’s corrupt news media – will move onto the next scam in their never-ending coup d’etat.
They will never stop, until the voters stop them.
That is all.
Anyone who still supports the Democrats has a criminal heart.
The GOP can still screw it up...the trail must be fair..
Remember the RINOS want Trump gone....they hope this will tank his polls for November.
“Live on CBS News, Wednesday morning, New Impeachment Inquiry hearings, into the Trump presidency!”
Exactly right. Now we sit back and watch the GOP get squeamish and all worried about fairness. Any little trip wire could turn them against Trump, if for no other reason than to undermine his support, tarnish him in some way, or damage his political capital.
Make no mistake, the GOP views Trump as a unwanted outsider and they will do whatever it takes to marginalize him.
“I think he did fine until he overreached” - @lisamurkowski”
OK according to Murkowski his torrent of lies and false accusations were fine until this. AK will you please get rid of this Rat mole?
All of their “evidence” was hearsay. And no matter what Mike Quigley says, hearsay is NOT better than direct evidence.
https://dailycaller.com/2019/11/13/mike-quigley-hearsay-better-than-direct-evidence/
“Even the eloquent lawyers for Trump like Sekulow don’t seem to get that without reasonable suspicion or probable cause, there was no legitimate basis to initiate an investigation”.
They certainly do get it and they have already conveyed that fact and they are not finished conveying it.
I disagree. Thete was comentary on the constitutional Impeachment Clauses that pointed out PDJT retained all of his Constitutipnal Rights. He has the right to face his accusers. He and only he has the absolute right to call witnesses. Schiff for brains can argue all he wants but PDJT’s defense team should demand sworn testimony from the so-called whistleblower, the genesis of this Impeachment, and Schiff for brains, a co-conspirator. The Senate cannot deny him this right.
I want WITNESSES, Now.
Witness 18. Hammer it home to both your Senators.
If there are witnesses then this goes on for 6 months, and Trump is prohibited from doing a lot of stuff.
They will wrap everything in red tape until the next election.
If Ginsburg passes they will not let him appoint another judge.
I think that is their game plan.
They should declare them null and void since they contain no actual crimes.
Not even ‘acquit’ - just declare them deficient as basis for a ‘trial’ and nullify them.
Then Trump can declare himself NOT IMPEACHED. They will argue he was, but meh...
And then it’s DONE with the worst possible outcome for the Dems.
It was probably President Trump’s idea to leak it to CBS, knowing Schiff would take the bait - if so, classic Trump.
TEN-4!
After this morning I actually think a motion to dismiss may go through.
“Not even ‘acquit’ - just declare them deficient as basis for a ‘trial’ and nullify them. Then Trump can declare himself NOT IMPEACHED.”
No, the key to whether or not President Trump is fully vindicated has little to do with whether he is acquitted vs. having the case dismissed, or found deficient.
The real key is how partisan the final Senate vote is. By far the best outcome for the President to receive in the Senate 100% backing from Republicans and also several crossover Democrats, as he did in the House.
This will prove to the public that this entire impeachment was nothing but a political attack by Democrats - they could not convince a single Republican to join them and could not even convince all of their fellow Democrats.
What is the best way to ensure Republican solidarity? Up the anti, and vote on acquittal vs conviction. There are several squishy Republicans who might vote with the Democrats not to dismiss or not to declare a mistrial - but that is a far cry from voting to convict/remove.
There is no way in hell any Republicans will vote with the Democrats in calling for the President’s conviction and removal.
That is why they won’t go for an early dismissal - because if THAT is the question, it would be far too easy for a couple squishy Republican Senators to say “let’s get all the facts before deciding”.
If the Senators are asked to vote on whether or not to convict and remove an obviously innocent President of their own party, those same squishy Republicans would have to be stark raving mad to pull that trigger.
You: They certainly do get it and they have already conveyed that fact and they are not finished conveying it.
Then why didn't they move for dismissal right out of the gate?
You almost have to wonder if CBS wasn’t set up with this false news, just to see if they would report it. It’s clear they didn’t try to verify it with any GOP Senators. Still, they ran with story because it seemed true in their mind. And when Schiff repeated it on the Senate floor, it was icing on the cake. Trump Derangement syndrome is real!
“Then why didn’t they move for dismissal right out of the gate”?
Because they want to prove their points for all to see and rub it in their faces.
Use your brain.
NOPE! When you bet, and the rest of the table folds, pick up the chips, YOU WIN. FULL STOP.
If, as in Portia's Plea For Mercy, you want your pound of flesh, get it after the Acquittal Vote.
Don't confuse "Getting biden, shitff and eric the red", with winning the acquittal of President Donald John Trump.
When this fiasco is behind us, OK, I'm 100% with you, let's get the bastards.
Senators are like little kids, one little story, or misplaced word, can change their feeble empty minds, they are not as smart as you and me.
Take the win, get out of the casino, go get dinner and a drink, and laugh on the way to the bank.
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