Impeachment Managers Brace For ‘Campaign Of Distraction’ As Trump Defense Begins | Talking Points Memo

The impeachment defense attorneys “will do everything and anything they can do to distract from President Trump’s actual behavior before the riot, during the riot, and in the immediate aftermath of that riot,” an aide to the House impeachment managers told reporters Friday.


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The house managers could study Ms. Psaki for pointers about how to deal with the distraction campaign.

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It is going to go something like this.

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Put a Pepe face on that frog and it’d be 100%.

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Come on that is just a formality.

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There’s a GQP sucker born every minute.

P.T. T****.

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How this plays with the bulk of the American citizenry is the thing.

That’s why there is so much tip-toeing around it…and that’s why the cynics are having raptures.

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(sigh) As I’ve said, those who voted that the trial itself was unconstitutional needed to be immediately dismissed from the “jury pool.” They could not, and definitely would not, administer “impartial justice.”

Well, this could give Democrats something to run on, IFF they took advantage of it, and IF they constantly harped on these insurrectionist votes for the next solid two years. The month before election day is too little, too late. Benghazi the Republicans. They’ve earned it.

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This is good advice for anyone.

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As much of a political junkie and devotee of watching history made as I am, I still don’t think I have the stomach to watch the proceedings today. I am getting old fast and trying to enjoy most of my minutes, so like the lady says, “Ain’t nobody got time for that bullshit.”

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I’ve always loved that frog. Don’t spoil it by “Pepe-ing” it.

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The general public is tuned in to the trial pretty well.

Only the most delusional Trumpers will believe the defense arguments.
Everyone else knows the truth.

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Problem will be that every exposed crime by Trump going forward will highlight any acquittal vote by a Republican Senator.

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When the facts are against you, lie, lie big, lie frequently, always lie.

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Campaign of distraction, You Called ?

““You tweet about it dozens of times for weeks and then tell the people that you’re going with them to the Capitol when you’re really going back to the White House to watch them attack Congress on TV?” another Twitter user wrote.”

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Take the day off. Here’s a primer…

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Yes.

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“Multiple Republican senators said on Thursday after the House managers’ presentation that, regardless of what they had heard, they believed it would be impossible to convict a former official via impeachment.”

R Senators: There’s nothing we could do. Blame the Constitution.

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Will said stigma even register with more than 10% of R voters?

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