Great article......
“Georgetown Law Professor Stomps All Over, Jumps Up and Down on, Then Sets Fire to the House Democrats’ Narrative”
FTA:In the following tweet thread, Georgetown Law School Professor Randy Barnett expertly identifies the House Democrats’ hypocrisy and profound dishonesty, destroying their entire case.
Barnett writes that the Senate gave the Articles of Impeachment all the respect they deserved.
He points out that “criticizing Senators for rejecting the *substance* of the House case is entirely different than criticizing them for not allowing the House to correct any deficits in their case in the Senate.” They brought an incomplete case to the Senate and it’s not the Senate’s role to finish it. They are tasked with reviewing the evidence gathered by the House and making a judgment on whether or not to remove the President.
“Based on what I’ve seen with my own eyes these last few years, I am convinced the USA would be very well served to intensely review every single case Adam Schiff has EVER prosecuted.” I agree 100%. The Senate Committee Chairmen, surely including Lindsey Graham who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, must investigate the origins of the whistleblower’s complaint and Schiff’s level of involvement. Did he orchestrate the whole scheme? If it’s proven that Schiff coordinated with the whistleblower to create a case of impeachment against the President, I would go so far as to say that he belongs in jail. He has not only distracted the country, he has created further division between Americans.
I find Schiff to be such a malevolent, dishonest figure. Although Schiff arrived in Washington in January 2001, it wasn’t until the 2016 Democratic National Convention that he first became nationally known. Following Wikileaks’ release of a trove of DNC emails, Schiff seized the opportunity to become the Democrats’ go-to person on all things having to do with Russian collusion. Although he briefly let go of the fight (at least he appeared to publicly) after the Mueller report failed to deliver, it wasn’t long before he found another hoax to cling to.
Barnett seems pretty convinced the House will continue their crusade to remove the President, but reminds them that “even a majority in the House of Representatives is not above the law.”
This is not whataboutism. This is about the Senate giving the Articles of Impeachment all the respect they are due based on how they were generated. The best way to do that is to judge the case on the basis of the record the House thought sufficient to bring charges to the Senate.
Criticizing Senators for rejecting the *substance* of the House case is entirely different than criticizing them for not allowing the House to correct any deficits in their case in the Senate–with all the serious ancillary consequences of such an attempt.
I sure hope Linda follows through with investigation.
Hi Gran, good post!