Posted on 01/21/2020 6:58:12 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
White House legal team members mocked the case against President Trump on Tuesday in their first appearance at the Senate impeachment trial, calling out Democrats claiming to have “overwhelming evidence” of wrongdoing but demanding more witnesses and documents.
White House counsel Pat Cipollone said House Democrats are afraid to make their case. He said he would be laughed out of court if he requested more evidence to a judge at the start of a trial.
“Judge, my case is overwhelming — but I’m not ready to go forward. I need more evidence,” he said, mimicking a court appearance. “I would be thrown out in two minutes.
“It’s too much to listen to — the hypocrisy of the whole thing,” he added.
Rep. Adam B. Schiff, California Democrat and House impeachment manager, demanded the opportunity to subpoena more documents and witnesses at the trial’s outset. He said to have a vote on witnesses after each side makes its arguments would be “ass-backward.”
“Any other order makes no sense,” the California Democrat said.
The White House moved to put Mr. Schiff on trial as he stood before the august chamber.
Rebutting Mr. Schiff’s arguments, Mr. Cipollone accused him of falsifying the record for the impeachment inquiry and threatening witnesses.
The president’s counsel referenced Mr. Schiff 97 times in their 110-page brief, setting up the president’s defense against what they say was kangaroo-court impeachment inquiry in the House, where Mr. Trump was denied due process.
“It’s very difficult to sit there and listen to Mr. Schiff tell the tale he just told. Let’s remember how we all got here. They made false allegations about a telephone call,” Mr. Cipollone said.
The president’s lawyer noted Mr. Trump declassified the telephone call in questioning, releasing it to the public.
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We are all able to mute the TV or switch it off when the Demonrats are talking but the President’s defense team MUST sit and listen to the damn lies.
We need to pray for President Trump’s defenders.
They have showed remarkable restraint through this first day.
I say hit them harder tomorrow with facts but also with the righteous anger that this sham deserves.
They have no case, they have proved it again today.
I can’t listen to it ...
“...President’s defense team MUST sit and listen to the damn lies.”
Don’t know how they do it. I just want to puke when I hear Schiff or Nadler.
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