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.

[Bob Ireland]

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

And we know someone who was predicting this a few weeks ago, eh? Moi

[Blood of Tyrants]

Their evidence is bullshit. That’s why they want to call more witnesses.

[Alberta's Child]

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

Baloney. If Trump is removed from office the GOP will be lucky to keep 20 seats in the U.S. Senate. If he loses in November they're likely to be down to 40-45 seats by 2024, and one of the ones they lose is almost certainly going to be McConnell's seat in Kentucky.

[Jeff Chandler]

Their evidence is bullshit. That’s why they want to call more witnesses.

They had their shot. They should be made to dance with the bullObama they brung.

[lurk]

The Kavanaugh strategy, eh?

One wonders if a rash of Ukrainian bimbos might suddenly rise up in the next 2 week’s to say Mr Trump withheld their...personal...foreign aid money.

[ptsal]

Remember Fusion GPS, Gen. Michael Flynn, and the other FBI agent?

Dive in here. Joe Pientka and lawyer-spouse Melissa.
More Pillow Talk in DC.

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3808939/posts

[Antoninus]

If Mitch had a brain, he’d hold the vote on evidence even if he knows he’s going to lose. Why? So that the Republicans who play turncoat can be carpet-bombed by Trump supporters for the duration of the “trial.” They need to feel the heat.

[a little elbow grease]

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

__________

It just may be concluding by election day.

[Zathras]

I’m beginning to think this is why the GOP-e refused to fight Obama.
They knew that eventually the DNC would start targeting every GOP member if they tried to fight Obama.
We of course knew this would happen eventually anyway

[Telepathic Intruder]

I think the media has already reached its limit of how many liberals they can brainwash. They’re not converting anyone to their side with their constant lies and slandering. Some are even getting the idea that there are things CNN and MNSBC isn’t telling them.

[yoe]

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

And he won’t, Mitch is a timid slow excruciating weak Senate majority leader..."

Start calling his office
(202) 224-2541 OR
You may phone the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. A switchboard operator will connect you directly with the Senate office you request.

If McConnell's office isn't taking any calls, ask the switchboard operator for your Senator's office or any Senator for that matter...."tell McConnell to shut this mess down NOW! Keep up the calls until something is done to stop this farce of an impeachment...Pelosi's gotten her pound of flesh....Enough is Enough!

[laplata]

+100

[1Old Pro]

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

Of course, then give the rats their two 12 hour days and then dismiss.

[laplata]

“I think the media has already reached its limit of how many liberals they can brainwash”.

For sure.

[GOPJ]

Will MSNBC bimbos go moist talking to Lev Parnas like they did for the thug Michael Avenatti?

[txnativegop]

Honestly, I did not need that particular visual before I go to sleep. LOL

[txnativegop]

don’t think Sen. Warner would nor Kaine