I want my, I want my, I want my mustache free!
Posted on 01/22/2020 1:15:53 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Senate Democrats are dismissing chatter about attempts at an agreement that would guarantee former national security adviser John Bolton testifies in President Trump's impeachment trial in exchange for former Vice President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden also testifying.
The idea has been floated by conservatives, who argue there should be "witness reciprocity." But Democrats shot down such talk, saying Trump allies are demanding an irrelevant witness in exchange for one with firsthand knowledge of Trump's actions.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), asked about a potential swap, argued that "witnesses should have something to do with and direct knowledge of the charges against the president."
"You know, we don’t need to have witnesses that have nothing to do with this that are trying to distract Americans from the truth," Schumer said.
Pressed again if he would cut a deal on witnesses, Schumer added, “right now we haven’t heard them wanting any witnesses at all.”
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the lead impeachment manager, called the former vice president's son "irrelevant and immaterial."
"This isn't like some fantasy football trade. ... This isn't we'll offer you this, if you give us that," he told reporters.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), asked about a potential deal during an interview with MSNBC, indicated he would not support a Biden-for-Bolton swap, calling Hunter Biden a "total sideshow."
"Focusing on Hunter Biden just furthers the entire scheme ... Trump put forward," Van Hollen said.
The Washington Post, citing unnamed sources, said there was a discussion among some Democrats about supporting such a deal but senators quickly distanced themselves from the story.
Sen. Christopher Coons (D-Del.) said such a deal "would mean trading a relevant witness who should be testifying for a witness who has nothing to do with the charges against the president."
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
I wouldn’t be so sure.
Their latest spin is that Joe didn’t know or didn’t care about Hunter’s job. The former variant is better but previous confessions of Hunter disprove it.
Then Joe forced fired a prosecutor not because of Hunter but because he was corrupt. They have a ‘testimony’ of Soros NGO’s pretestor who said prosecutor was a ‘Soviet leftover’. It was said without elaboration but who cares.
It is all laughable from legal perspective but there is seemingly a different legal standard for these people.
Yeah cause Bolton was gonna come out and totally destroy the Dems’ narratives and lay open to the public a whole lot of the Dems’ own “high crimes and misdemeanors”. He and Trump might not have worked well together but Bolton is no traitor.
They did have one and after his opening statements he got destroyed on cross. He had to admit the president directly told him he did not want anything.
Trump needs to shout
WHAT ARE THE DEMOCRATS HIDING?
“When Ted Cruz floated this idea of witness swapping, he basically acknowledged that the Democrats have POWER in this proceeding.”
No, the House Democrats have no power. They are going to lose and lose big.
But it’s true McConnell and the defense team are treading carefully. There is something they want very badly and are willing to make concessions for.
They want all 53 GOP senators on board when this thing comes to a final vote. They only need 33 to acquit, and they are certain to get 49 - but they want 53 badly, because if all 53 GOP senators vote to acquit, that tells the public that the impeachment was a nothing but a partisan witch hunt, which is a full vindication of the President.
This need for all 53 Republicans gives Mitt Romney and the other three squishy Republicans a certain amount of power. That is why the defense is making concessions - to garner these four Republican votes - it has nothing to do with the Democrats.
I want my, I want my, I want my mustache free!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.