Posted on 02/13/2021 8:41:49 AM PST by RandFan
Lindsey Graham joins Democrats in backing witnesses, saying, ‘If you want a delay, it will be a long one with many, many witnesses.’
Former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial looked on track to last longer than expected after the Senate voted on Saturday morning in favor of calling witnesses.
Witnesses hadn’t been expected in the proceedings, but the lead House manager, Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, said on Saturday morning that his team wanted to call Republican Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington state after she released a statement late Friday that said Trump on Jan. 6 resisted telling his supporters to stop storming the Capitol.
Those five GOP senators included four known for criticizing Trump — Maine’s Susan Collins, Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski, Utah’s Mitt Romney and Nebraska’s Ben Sasse. South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham, a Trump ally, also voted for calling witnesses, after tweeting on Saturday morning that, “If you want a delay, it will be a long one with many, many witnesses.”
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I’m luke warm on LG, but I think you are right.
Based on estimates....no one much is watching, and that fact ought to worry Democrats if they wanted fake-theater.
That asshole was just re-elected. Likely the recipient of Dominion manufactured Votes.
Only a full, honest and open investigation of the November election will set the record straight.
PLEASE don’t throw me into that there briar patch!
No need to ask when is the Guard leaving and the fence taken down. This is the reason. Rats need protection, who knows what the hell they will do next to pi$$ us off.
Unfortunately, the impeachment also distracts attention from the radicalism of Biden's executive orders. I admit though that the stooge media and many Republicans wouldn't take issue with these orders anyways.
Huh???
No matter the motives, we would be stuck with this anyway.
Any subpoenas issued in this sham should be challenged. If this process is unconstitutional, I expect the SC will get to weigh in on the subpoenas power of the Senate in this case.
Explain to me what judges graham voted against. Tell me what bills that trump wanted that he voted against. I’m thinking you are confusing him and may not pay attention to the votes.
I hope Trump’s counsel insist on a strict application of the rules of evidence, and make every objection they can.
I am sorry to say that I voted for Jaime Herreira Bueller once upon a time. Her actions are going to cause her to lose reelection, and become a footnote in history.
It’s clear, her statement notwithstanding, that she has nothing admissible to say.
heck if I know. Other than that the entire thing is a farce.
Problem is, he was JUST reelected.
He has six long years before he has to gather together a bunch of phony primary opponents to beat.
Agreed.
Democrats change the rules when they are losing.
Just like in elections.
How many lying democrats and antifa and BLM members can they pay to lie to make up crap about how they met with Trump and he gave them blueprints of the capitol and a list of those members of congress to attack. And how can their stories be disproven.... ?
Concur. Even if the dems vote to not allow any Trump witness, they still have to vote on each one. The Trump team can call each and every person that attended or listened to the 6 July speech. That numbers in the millions. No legislation can be considered during the impeachment trial, and it could literally take years to vote down all those potential witnesses. That would freeze the dem agenda until after the next election!
No...they’re all available on line.
The vote had already passed.
His vote switch did not change the outcome - so it is a switch for parliamentary purposes.
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