Neither party really wants a trial because Trump’s lawyers will present evidence of election fraud.
With Democrats making the rules, don’t count on President Trump being able to present his evidence. They don’t care about due process. This will be a soviet style show trial.
Simple: Trump lawyers will not be allowed to present evidence of voter fraud because the trial is not about VF, but about Trump’s inability to hold public office. “Evidence” of Trump (whatever Pelosi considers to be the evidence) inciting the “riots” will be presented, no doubt...
God only hopes. The lawyers for the 64 legal cases were less then effective.
Hmmmm . . . Briar patch.
Kelly and Warnock are up again in 2022. Doubt if they want to be on the record for conviction in AZ and GA where they won (by fraud) narrowly.
“Neither party really wants a trial because Trump’s lawyers will present evidence of election fraud.”
Perhaps not. The Senate will determine the rules for presentation of evidence. The House did not allow Trump to present a defense. If the Dem majority decides the accused cannot present evidence, Trump won’t have the forum.
Likely the the arm twisting is heavy to persuade 17 Republicans to vote against Trump. Those who have mistresses, drug addition, shady business deals, and other indiscretions are certainly vulnerable to pressure. The timing of the recent announcement the DOJ is ending its investigation of Senator Burr of NC is certainly interesting. Burr is retiring, could he have been persuaded to be one of the 17 in order to avoid prosecution? The evidence must have been strong, otherwise, why would he have resigned his chairmanship of the intelligence committee when the investigation of his insider trading was announced?
Likely also there are negotiations going on with Trump. McConnell and others may be telling him they won’t vote for conviction if he agrees not to run in 2024, which is the real goal of both parties. The Dems may be offering to call off the dogs (federal and state prosecutors) from his family and businesses if he agrees to simply fade away and stay out of public life.
BINGO!
What presentation of evidence. They did not even have an indictment from the house Justice Commitee. They just went right to indicting him without any evidence
The Senate will be no different. PDJT will not have a chance to present evidence. Schumer will just go straight to a vote to impeach. No trial will even happen