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Nancy Pelosi names Nadler, Schiff as managers for Trump’s Senate trial
NY Post ^ | January 15, 2020 | Mark Moore

Posted on 01/15/2020 7:36:42 AM PST by COUNTrecount

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Wednesday that Reps. Jerrold Nadler and Adam Schiff will be among the impeachment managers who will press the House’s case against President Trump during a Senate trial.

“Today is the day that we name the managers, we go to the floor to pass the resolution to transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate,” she said.

Nadler, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Schiff, the head of the House Intelligence Committee, played crucial roles in the House’s impeachment inquiry into Trump last fall.

Others include Reps. Zoe Lofgren, Hakeem Jeffries and Val Demmings, Jason Crow, Sylvia Garcia.

The House managers are expected to personally deliver the articles to the Senate later Wednesday.

White House counsel Pat Cipollone and Jay Sekulow, Trump’s personal lawyer, will lead Trump’s defense.

Pelosi’s announcement comes just hours before the House will vote on releasing the two articles of impeachment – for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress – to Senate so a trial can get underway.

The speaker has been holding up delivering the articles since the House voted on Dec. 18 to pressure Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to release the framework of how a trial would be conducted, call witnesses to testify and not hold a vote to dismiss.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: adamschiff; couppeachment; democrats; impeachment; jerroldnadler; pelosi; senatetrial; trump
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To: COUNTrecount

Does appointing them managers keep them from being called as witnesses?

That sounds like the type of ‘strategy’ they would employ.

Recall that Schiff claimed to have ‘evidence’ of foul play, but never produced it in the House.


101 posted on 01/15/2020 8:17:05 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: centurion316

Only trolls like eeyore 90 constantly attack our own and cause discord.


102 posted on 01/15/2020 8:18:23 AM PST by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the daitbe decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: COUNTrecount
Pelosi’s announcement comes just hours before the House will vote on releasing the two articles of impeachment... to Senate so a trial can get underway.

There has never before been a vote to release the articles of impeachment after the vote to approve the articles of impeachment.

This smells of CYA for Pelosi for delaying it in the first place. Now she will say it wasn't her decision, she had to wait for a vote to send it to the Senate.

-PJ

103 posted on 01/15/2020 8:19:35 AM PST by Political Junkie Too (Freedom of the press is the People's right to publish, not CNN's right to the 1st question.)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

I am not a lwayer so I could be missing something here, but...

In a normal court setting, it would probably be considered foul to call the prosecutor or defense attorney as a witness, but its also an ethical problem to represent someone if you have a self interest in the case.

Now, if the lawyer for any one side looks like he might be a material witness for his side, he has a choice to step aside in favor of another attorney so he can then be called as a witness to support his (previous) client.

Thats not the same as addressing a dirty prosecutor so I am not sure how it would be handled, but the defense could always point out the conflict of interest and see if they can have the prosecutor replaced.

None of this is in a real legal setting though. Its a political setting and exercise. The rules are what the Senate makes them to be.


104 posted on 01/15/2020 8:21:06 AM PST by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: RatRipper

I’m thinking not. The Senators are jurors. With Clinton they all gave speeches at the end but, beyond that they lousy listen


105 posted on 01/15/2020 8:21:34 AM PST by j.havenfarm ( Beginning my 20th year on FR! 2,500+ replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: COUNTrecount

A Rogues Gallery.


106 posted on 01/15/2020 8:23:31 AM PST by Amish with an attitude
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To: DarthVader

See post 89...and see reality.

It’s not rocket science!


107 posted on 01/15/2020 8:24:30 AM PST by newfreep ("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" - DAVID HOROWITZ)
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108 posted on 01/15/2020 8:24:36 AM PST by COUNTrecount ("I've always won, and I'm going to continue to win. And that's the way it is." -- Donald Trump)
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To: COUNTrecount

Will Nadler stay awake??


109 posted on 01/15/2020 8:25:44 AM PST by TMA62 (Al Sharpton - The North Korea of race relations)
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To: newfreep

Lol. I see it and know of reality too that you all don’t process.


110 posted on 01/15/2020 8:26:22 AM PST by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the daitbe decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: COUNTrecount

“The House managers are expected to personally deliver the articles to the Senate later Wednesday.”

Mitch should advise them to leave the worthless documents in his mailbox...he has more judges to confirm.


111 posted on 01/15/2020 8:26:28 AM PST by EODGUY (God's Will...nothing more....nothing less.....nothing else!)
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To: DarthVader

Miss Lindsey Graham, is that you?

Good grief...


112 posted on 01/15/2020 8:27:18 AM PST by newfreep ("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" - DAVID HOROWITZ)
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To: Williams

Why am I not surprised? I see lots of funny skits on Greg Gutfield show coming up.


113 posted on 01/15/2020 8:27:34 AM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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To: Williams

Why am I not surprised? I see lots of funny skits on Greg Gutfield show coming up.


114 posted on 01/15/2020 8:27:34 AM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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To: Williams

Why am I not surprised? I see lots of funny skits on Greg Gutfield show coming up.


115 posted on 01/15/2020 8:27:34 AM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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To: COUNTrecount

Mitch should tell the House that there will be no pomp and circumstance in delivery of the document/notification. Then have some secretary take possession of it from the group of idiots.


116 posted on 01/15/2020 8:28:16 AM PST by voicereason (The RNC is like the "one-night stand" you wish you could forget.)
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To: FranklinsTower

I agree. Can a house manager be called as a witness and made to testify under oath?


117 posted on 01/15/2020 8:28:20 AM PST by EODGUY (God's Will...nothing more....nothing less.....nothing else!)
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To: newfreep

No FF. Just someone who swore an oath and who will fulfill it.


118 posted on 01/15/2020 8:28:35 AM PST by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the daitbe decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: COUNTrecount

Snow (cocaine) White (Privileged) Nancy and the Seven Dwarfs.


119 posted on 01/15/2020 8:29:29 AM PST by Scott from the Left Coast (It's the corruption, stupid)
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To: EODGUY

The House managers can be rejected and for good reason.


120 posted on 01/15/2020 8:30:00 AM PST by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the daitbe decided but by Blood & Iron)
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