I have the same view as to the importance of using the opportunity to put the facts before the Court of Public Opinion. The problem remains that the DemocRat Senate, with Leaky Leahy presiding, will not give the President the time to actually make that case and will use every stratagem, excuse, and ruse to limit whatever can be presented in the truncated time President Trump is allowed. There is a real danger that not being able to present the whole case adequately, with all the necessary supporting documentation, affidavits, statistical analyses, etc. will actually backfire. The Democrats will say: “you see, we gave Trump a chance to prove his crazy false story of election fraud and he failed which proves the whole thing was a lie, which in turn proves the impeachment charge that he stirred everyone up with lies.”
In short, the tight control over the proceedings makes it a trap for any case that needs ample time to fully present.
As frustrating as this may be, I harbor the hope that Trump can either: 1. force the issue of giving him enough time for his defense; 2. barring that, stand before the Senate and the world and say: “this trial is a farce and an insult to the American Rule of Law as I have been deprived of the most basic rights of a defendant” in effect casting any result into disrepute; or 3. Find another forum to get the message out. Maybe produce a film about it or maybe hold a series of giant rallies at stadiums with the whole presentation, maybe buy television time (if the scum will allow it) on major networks to make the case.
I really don’t see any downside to trying.
In fact, I think not trying will be seen as a concession.