Dems’ impeachment trial strategy: endless circus worse than Kavanaugh hearings

nyPOST ^ | 1/16/2020 | editorial

[bitt]

Democrats’ strategy for the Senate impeachment trial is apparently to turn it into a never-ending Senate investigation — even though that was supposed to be the House’s job.

Start with the General Accounting Office opinion that Team Trump’s temporary hold on aid to Ukraine constitutes a violation of the law. Maybe — but the GAO is no kind of court or other legal authority. If this was a real issue, the House could’ve raised it long ago. “We forgot” is just an old Steve Martin joke.

Then there’s the claim that assertions by Rudy Giuliani crony — well, ex-crony — Lev Parnas just plain compel the Senate to consider “new evidence” and call witnesses to get to the bottom of the Ukraine affair.

Rudy looks pretty foolish, and sleazy, for ever associating with this guy. But Parnas is facing federal indictments and plainly figures his best bet to skip prison is to win an immunity deal by confirming every conceivable anti-Trump suspicion. His “evidence” is mainly his own handwritten notes — written when? Can he prove that?

All this is starting to seem like a farcical replay of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, which had wrapped up until Democrats decided to play the Christine Blasey Ford card. That prompted a media furor that led to excruciating extra hearings, which changed no one’s mind. Then they pushed for more hearings about other, even less substantial charges. Even the now-disgraced Michael Avenatti got into the act.

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[rktman]

Oh no. Not Chris ballsey ford again.😵😆👌

[Magnum44]

Dem impeachment strategy circus:

[OttawaFreeper]

Just as bad as Finney (from TOS episode "Court Martial").

[Telepathic Intruder]

And they’ll use their pet media to demonize every Republican in the Senate.

[DarthVader]

It is going to become their nightmare and it won’t last long.

[blueyon]

Mitch needs to stop this..............and he is not

[GOPJ]

...Parnas is facing federal indictments and plainly figures his best bet to skip prison is to win an immunity deal by confirming every conceivable anti-Trump suspicion. His “evidence” is mainly his own handwritten notes — written when? Can he prove that? All this is starting to seem like a farcical replay of the Brett Kavanaugh ...

Michael Avenatti redux...

[Red Badger]

But Parnas is facing federal indictments and plainly figures his best bet to skip prison is to win an immunity deal by confirming every conceivable anti-Trump suspicion.

That is not a good strategy, dissing the head of the administration whose DOJ is trying to put your ass in prison...............

[Lurkinanloomin]

Mitch doesn’t have 51 votes to dismiss it.
Only four turncoats are needed to give the Democrats the circus they desire.

[dfwgator]

Perhaps even Trump is confident enough that he wants the trial and communicated this to Mitch.

[yoe]

If one of the witness for President Trump is denied, just one, McConnell MUST move to dismiss. No games, no discussion! Enough of the left wasting time and money...Impeaching the wrong man...

[Blood of Tyrants]

Which is exactly why McConnell should immediately hold a vote to limit the trial to the “evidence” that the Rats have collected.

[Logical me]

I don't trust McConnell. I think this old ars will want to continue this for at least a year.

[gibsonguy]

Mitch needs to stop this..............and he is not

And he won’t, Mitch is a timid slow excruciating weak Senate majority leader and on his best day his support for the president is tepid.

[Jeff Chandler]

McConnell should immediately hold a vote to limit the trial to the “evidence” that the Rats have collected.

So the Rats get two bites of the apple, and the President none?

[damper99]

Mitch has as much to gain from Trump not being re-elected as the dems do in seeing him removed.

[Buckeye McFrog]

The Kavanaugh hearings gave us another Trump judge and caused the Left to have daily cranial explosions.

I can live with that.

[SkyDancer]

Will probably bring a little Martha from kindergarten to say he touched her bottom on the playground.