If its a trial, there is a presumption of innocence for the defendant.
If its a trial, the normal rules regarding evidence apply, and there is no case for a guilty verdict.
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Foreshadowing from ThePolitico.com )
"House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler had a blunt message as he privately addressed Democrats the day before his panel assumes a starring role in the impeachment inquiry."
"Im not going to take any shit, Nadler said in a closed-door prep session Tuesday morning a rare cuss word from the lawyerly Manhattan Democrat that prompted some lawmakers to sit up in their chairs, according to multiple people in the room."
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....... tough guy.
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I would turn the President’s team’s defense on its head. The articles of impeachment brought by the house are, indeed, grounds for impeachment. Every single item argued by the House managers has been an outright gaslighting. In every instance the House managers have described the actions of their own party in their efforts to bring down the President. Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress are both crimes the Democrat party has committed in their relentless zeal to destroy Donald J. Trump. They are guilty and stand accused by their own words of High Crimes and Misdemeanors.