What’s this business about a simple majority vote can keep him from being able to run in 2020?
There’s 3 or 4 Rs that are incredibly wobbly.
I hope they’ve been told terrible fortune will come their way if they did such a thing.
Having said that, I would also say that the GOP should adamantly refuse to allow any prosecution witnesses who have not already testified in the House impeachment proceedings. Allowing this would open the door for an endless parade of assholes whose only role is to be a tool in a political hit job carried out by the Democrats with their media partners.
This is such a cowardly approach to this whole trial process. The GOP should be calling the ‘witnesses’ they want without concern for Democrats or whatever howling the media will do. Reciprocity? Give me a damn break! If this is the case, then the Pelosi gambit worked! The House effectively manipulated the Senate into doing its bidding, even though they have no claim in the Senate process. Weak cowards, the R’s.
A “trial” is not based on reciprocity!
Assuming we get to a stage were witnesses can be called / “evidence” introduced (beyond the house record) - there can and SHOULD not be any reason to limit what defense witnesses President Trump is allowed to call / evidence he can present (assuming relevance). IOW if the managers call Bolton, that does not mean that Trump gets ONE witness - he must be allowed any and all that he can muster to clear his name / dispute the manager’s claims.
That is BS the president is the defendant and should be able to call whoever he needs to defend himself.
Tell the House that the House needs to call any witness they want to hear from...ie reopen impeachment in the House and do it right.
They did not subpoena witnesses [enforceably] in the House bc it would have given PT the right to x examine and call his own witnesses.
No prosecution witnesses in Senate unless they testified in the House! Allowing new senate witnesses changes the need for any witnesses at all in the House
L8r
Geez, now everyone is worried about fairness. Give me a break. Bad vibes are oozing out.
Cruz can’t resist, his inner weasel always comes out when it gets down to the short strokes.
Maybe something like, 2 days each side to call witnesses and then 16 hours to wrap up closing.
I have a better idea:
Dems may call ONLY those witnesses who have testified in the House, with the President’s team having full right to cross-examine them under oath.
The President may then call an UNLIMITED number of witnesses to refute the charges.
No deals with the traitorous Demonicrats!!!
Why is this even an issue? Dems complain that if theiywitnesses aren’t allowed, it is a coverup. Well, if the President can’t call his witnesses, it is a farce.
“if President Trump is removed from office”
Not a good plan.
“Likely candidates to be subpoenaed by the GOP include former Vice President Joe Biden, his son Hunter Biden, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and the unidentified whistleblower who reported a July phone call between President Trump and the leader of Ukraine.”
I would call Hillary Clinton, Comey, Strozk, Paige, Brennan, Clapper, Nadler, Schiff, Pelosi, Mueller, Obama and everyone else who was involved in the coup against Trump.
And I would have the FBI on site ready to arrest anyone of them who lies under oath.
many times I wonder who’s side Ted is on. (other than his own)
I humbly suggest the following:
Every single Patriot who is invested in MAGA and cares about the future of the country much contact Rob Portman TODAY with the following message:
“If you refuse to vote for a summary dismissal, I am prepared to EMPTY MY WALLET in support of your primary opponent”.
Paul Pelosi
Hunter Biden
Chelsea Clinton
As the thugs flash their shiny object, their children accept bribes.
Cruz is thinking strategically but he may be ignorant that normal people, especially women (even ones who hate the President), hate the impeachment follies and anyone who is seen to perpetuate it for one milisecond longer is an instant loser!