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Trump’s impeachment trial gets underway with Raskin call for witness depositions
NY Post ^ | February 13, 2021 | 10:02am | Updated | By Steven Nelson and Bruce Golding

Posted on 02/13/2021 7:29:41 AM PST by conservative98

Closing arguments at former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial were expected to get underway Saturday morning — with each side granted two hours to make their final case to the US Senate before an expected vote on the verdict later in the day.

But Day 5 started instead with House impeachment manager Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) asking to subpoena records and call a witness sparking fierce debate with Trump defense lawyer Michael van der Venn.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: day5; impeachment; inconceivable; jamieraskin; lindsey; livethread; michaelvandervenn; raskin; shamimpeachment; shampeachment; spartansixdelta; trump; trumpimpeachtrial; vandervenn; witnesses
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To: Kaslin

I disagree with you on that. I DON’T like Lindsey but I agree with him on the vote. It’s a senate procedure, he had to switch in order to call a revoke.

Full disclosure it’s on Newsmax


81 posted on 02/13/2021 8:10:23 AM PST by McGavin999 (biden is not my president )
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To: clintonh8r; conservative98

“The longer this goes on the more paralyzed the Democrat congress will be.”

It’s the Dim senators that want this over quick.

Let’s see if we can drag it out for a month. Or two.


82 posted on 02/13/2021 8:12:34 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: EnquiringMind

Because Lindsey Graham lied to Pres. Trump and told him if his legal team did not bring up election “Fraud”, that the impeachment trial would be over quickly and Trump woudl be acquitted. Lindsey told him if if did bring it up, more Republicans woudl vote to convict (blackmail). Lindsey got his behind the scenes buddy Mitt and company to help him stab Trump in the back one more time. Notice how McConnell just said that he will vote to acquit right before the witness vote in the Senate. It was a set-up by Lindsey, Pence, McCarthy, McConnell, Cheney, etc. to screw Trump. These people are awful. Worse, the Dems may not let Trump’s side have witnesses.


83 posted on 02/13/2021 8:12:49 AM PST by vivenne
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To: conservative98
House Managers to Trump:



84 posted on 02/13/2021 8:13:29 AM PST by Bratch
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To: McGavin999

We’ll all be putting the snowblowers away and bringing out the suntan lotion before this circus wraps up. We may even be bringing the snowblowers back out before then.

They’ve turned this country into a disgrace.


85 posted on 02/13/2021 8:14:35 AM PST by patriot torch (Ashlie Babbitt-say her name)
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Haven’t heard anything from McCarthy on last night’s Herrera Beutler accusation. McCarthy is now in the middle of a mess that’s way out of his depth. McCarthy is probably shaking in some quiet corner right now.


86 posted on 02/13/2021 8:14:43 AM PST by PerConPat ( A politician is a animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground...Mencken)
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To: patriot torch

I’m always curious as to how this “trial“ compares to a normal criminal trial.

Since when can the jury decide who gets to testify?

I know there is a vast difference between this “trial“ and a criminal trial. But how far did those differences extend?

Are the “rules“ simply a matter of what the majority of the Senate decides the “rules“ should be?


87 posted on 02/13/2021 8:15:08 AM PST by Ken Regis
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To: vivenne

You got it.

The Judas Unicorns.


88 posted on 02/13/2021 8:15:33 AM PST by Varsity Flight ( "War by the prophesies set before you." I Timothy 1:18)
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To: BykrBayb

89 posted on 02/13/2021 8:15:48 AM PST by Magnatron
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To: vivenne

excellent up-to-date synopsis


90 posted on 02/13/2021 8:15:58 AM PST by thouworm ("To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth"---Theodore Roosevelt)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“There is a single charge of “incitement” against President Trump. How could a private call between McCarthy and Trump on Jan 6th “incite” the crowd already inside the US Capital?”

Good point!


91 posted on 02/13/2021 8:18:17 AM PST by Basket_of_Deplorables (Convention Of States is our only hope now!)
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To: OKSooner

It appears that Bill Cassidy did not vote with the Dems to allow witnesses, yet he voted with them to impeach. He vowed to hear all the evidence and do so with an open mind. Then the SHTF back in Louisiana, and now he doesn’t want to hear any evidence offered by witnesses. The two by four thrown from Louisiana voters that hit him upside his head must have gotten his attention. Now we probably know how he is going to vote when it really counts—guilty or not guilty. He may not be the highest card in the deck but he knows when he screwed up big time.


92 posted on 02/13/2021 8:18:24 AM PST by Saltmeat (69)
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To: patriot torch

That was done with the Illegal Indonesian Kenyon fraud and OBodyMortgager.


93 posted on 02/13/2021 8:19:03 AM PST by Varsity Flight ( "War by the prophesies set before you." I Timothy 1:18)
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To: kjam22

I would say there is near a zero percent chance the Supreme Court would hear any case brought due to this Impeachment. They have a pretty long history of not ‘looking past the doors’ of Congress. That’s the colloquialism that essentially means the Court won’t interfere in how Congress makes their own sausage.

If Trump were convicted - he won’t be - then there’s a slightly better chance that they would entertain a challenge to the question: Can a former president be convicted of Impeachment? That would perhaps be answered due to the ballot access ramifications.

But, if the Dems want to have months of prosecution witnesses while disallowing defense witnesses, the Court isn’t going to weigh in.


94 posted on 02/13/2021 8:19:53 AM PST by ScubaDiver (Reddit refugee.)
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To: conservative98

House managers got their case shredded yesterday by the defense. Thus, the expected antics and surprise (ala Kavanaugh hearings) witness at the last minute.

I think this is bad for Dems, they were in a hope and decided to dig deeper. Trump will need to expand his defense team though.


95 posted on 02/13/2021 8:20:00 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: vivenne

I agree with you. This is a circus.


96 posted on 02/13/2021 8:20:51 AM PST by LoveMyFreedom
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To: patriot torch

Yep, let’s being in the people who warned there would be trouble. Let’s bring in Mayor Bow wow and ask why she refused the Guard. Let’s put on Pelosi and ask why the police had such a small presence. Let’s put on the Sgt at Arms, and the Antifa guy first arrested and first released. Let’s bring in the guy who shot Ashli.


97 posted on 02/13/2021 8:20:55 AM PST by McGavin999 (biden is not my president )
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To: conservative98

No wonder they scurried Biden off to CAMP DAVID last night, (taking him out of DC until the Impeachment hearing is over). I thought, well it’s going to be over this weekend, so they are making media drama out of getting him out of DC for his safety. I GET IT NOW!


98 posted on 02/13/2021 8:21:04 AM PST by Toespi
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To: vivenne

“...the Dems may not let Trump’s side have witnesses.”

I don’t think that’s going to happen. Not without severe consequences. One or two dems will vote for equal #, and pubs will get them.

I hope pubs call FIB to depose evidence of pre-planned plots. How can Trump incite if prior planning by maroons?


99 posted on 02/13/2021 8:21:13 AM PST by Basket_of_Deplorables (Convention Of States is our only hope now!)
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To: PerConPat
McCarthy is now in the middle of a mess that’s way out of his depth. McCarthy is probably shaking in some quiet corner right now.

Yep, he should issue a statement saying his conversation with the President was priveledged.

100 posted on 02/13/2021 8:22:01 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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