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Senate Impeachment Trial LIVE - day 8

Posted on 01/29/2020 8:47:07 AM PST by Jim Robinson

Senate Impeachment Trial LIVE - day 8


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: impeachment; impeachmenttrial; senate; trial
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To: caww

I keep thinking,no one in their right mind would agree to call Melania because spousal privilege!

Any “privileges” are all the same! They also have similar exceptions. So unless any of those exceptions occur, then the Dems need to be blown off the same way they would if they tried to call his wife. Don’t even entertain their nonsense!


1,521 posted on 01/30/2020 7:01:03 AM PST by DrewsMum
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To: combat_boots

I couldn’t find that linkage.

And if that were the case, then I don’t think he’d be pushing for witnesses knowing that could open up a Burisma can of worms.


1,522 posted on 01/30/2020 7:03:21 AM PST by DrewsMum
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To: Cboldt

He does say, eventually, that if there was suspicion Romney needed to be investigated for, then use any path other than foreign government.


Not to mention, that the US has no investigatory or subpoena powers whatsoever within the Ukraine. They don’t even have to let the agents in the country.


1,523 posted on 01/30/2020 9:53:44 AM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment

In a way, the Trump team is subtly letting the House managers destroy their own case by droning on and on and repeating themselves over and over.


Unfortunately, it has long since devolved into simply throwing up a variety of sound-bites that can be selectively stitched together for “news” and opinion shows. Giving more subtly varying repetitions gives more opportunity in the directors cuts.


1,524 posted on 01/30/2020 10:03:54 AM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: Sam Gamgee

Johnathan Turley is another good example. Quite liberal, but competent on matters of the Constitution.


1,525 posted on 01/30/2020 10:41:52 AM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: Political Junkie Too

Why don’t the Senators cite the treaty with Ukraine that they ratified when asking questions about the legitimacy of Ukraine corruption questions?


Or the mandates for the President in the 2014 Ukraine Aid package.


1,526 posted on 01/30/2020 10:51:55 AM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: newzjunkey

Sanders asked Schiff and company why we should trust anything Trump says when the media say he’s lied over 16,000 times in office.


Many citations are about his denials of Russian Collusion.

More are metaphors.

Then there’s the large quantities of hamburgers served at a party not actually being a mile in height.


1,527 posted on 01/30/2020 11:00:52 AM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: DrewsMum

My error in part...

One of Mitt’s key 2012 advisors, a career CIA, J. C. Black, is/was on Burisma’s BOD.


1,528 posted on 01/30/2020 11:07:04 AM PST by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her. Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: AppyPappy

...”Schumer invited Lev Parnas to be his personal guest today at the trial”....(was kicked out)

The rats resorting to intimidation tactics now. They knew beforehand no electronic devices are allowed in the Senate chamber during the trial.


1,529 posted on 01/30/2020 11:36:16 AM PST by caww
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To: a little elbow grease

Elise Stefanik;Verified account @EliseStefanik 14h14 hours ago

“What a stunning turn of events today to hear Adam Schiff declare from the well of the United States Senate that it is impeachable for a sitting President to allow the Department of Justice to investigate a political rival’s campaign 2016.

Crossfire Hurricane.”


A beautiful, even if utterly obvious, retort.


1,530 posted on 01/30/2020 11:43:58 AM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: Political Junkie Too; All

I would imagine that the Judge is a filter for frivilous questions, and those dealing with national security and official secrets. If it had to be done by vote it would take a lot longer and both parties want to get on with election activities.


1,531 posted on 01/30/2020 3:19:18 PM PST by gleeaikin
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