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Trump Lawyers Dismiss Request for Former President to Testify During Impeachment Trial
The Epoch Times ^ | February 4, 2021 | Jack Phillips

Posted on 02/05/2021 10:48:35 AM PST by Art-Diver

Former President Donald Trump’s team dismissed a request for the former president to testify under oath at the pending Senate impeachment trial.

But Trump lawyer David Schoen, in response, claimed Raskin was attempting a “public relations stunt” by sending the letter to the former president.

“There is no such thing as negative inference in this unconstitutional proceeding,” he added. “Your letter only confirms what is known to everyone: you cannot prove your allegations against the 45th president of the United States, who is now a private citizen.”

In suggesting that Trump will not attend the trial to testify, Schoen argued that Raskin’s “use of our Constitution to bring a purported impeachment proceeding is much too serious to try to play these games.”


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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1 posted on 02/05/2021 10:48:35 AM PST by Art-Diver
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To: Art-Diver

The Dems just wanted to manufacture a bogus perjury charge. That’s the only reason they asked him to testify.


2 posted on 02/05/2021 11:02:20 AM PST by circlecity
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To: circlecity
The Dems just wanted to manufacture a bogus perjury charge. That’s the only reason they asked him to testify.
They also wanted give their MSM allies the opportunity to blast headlines all over the news that the former President was refusing to testify(!!) before Congress.

Everything the Left does is connected.

3 posted on 02/05/2021 11:08:35 AM PST by Bratch
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To: Art-Diver

Yeah Congress, stick it!


4 posted on 02/05/2021 11:12:04 AM PST by RobertoinAL
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To: circlecity

Here the 3:30 AM ballot drop in Detroit on election night:

https://populist.press/here-it-is-detroit-late-night-ballot-drop-full-video/


5 posted on 02/05/2021 11:20:23 AM PST by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: Art-Diver

“I won’t let my client appear, because I fear for his life. Remember what happened to the last MAGA supporter who stuck her head in that room? Shot dead by a still unidentified murderer who is still at large. Strange that Schumer doesn’t seem concerned about that at all, doesn’t it?”


6 posted on 02/05/2021 11:45:02 AM PST by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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To: Art-Diver

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7 posted on 02/05/2021 11:51:46 AM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Tagline Under Review)
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To: Art-Diver

Would you willingly go into that armed camp, knowing full-well what they want to do to you?


8 posted on 02/05/2021 11:52:15 AM PST by thescourged1
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To: Bratch

connected and Lies

they are liars


9 posted on 02/05/2021 11:55:46 AM PST by dirtymac (Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.(DT4POTUS))
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To: Bratch

They also wanted give their MSM allies the opportunity to blast headlines all over the news that the former President was refusing to testify(!!) before Congress.

I’m sure that’s true. The Left wants to keep beating on Trump like a piñata, but where does it go from here? Does the Left just keep impeaching him over and over and over? Does he come Emmanuel Goldstein of the two minutes hate?

The Left should be careful. They’re going to make Trump into a martyr.


10 posted on 02/05/2021 1:00:55 PM PST by Flick Lives (“Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
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