The House impeachment managers devoted some of their time Thursday to pre-rebutting the coming arguments from President Donald Trump’s lawyers, specifically those that center on holding impeachment to the standards of a criminal trial.
“In no setting in this country where someone’s guilt or innocence is being adjudicated would this kind of approach be permitted,” Trump lawyer David Schoen said during a Thursday afternoon Fox News hit. “That’s why we have rules against things like hearsay and require other additions of credibility and reliability. For an impeachment process, it is offensive.”
Cry more, you corrupt bitches.
If the House presentation had been used against Mr. Rogers, he would have been singing “Won’t You Be My Cellmate?”.
But the GQP refuses to convict the worst President.
Ever.
Imaginable…
The house managers did what good lawyers always do. Channel the defense as best you can. I think they did a good job.
The House managers put on a devastating case…if this was based in facts then Trump would be found guilty. It is, unfortunately, a political trial, and the Republicans are either in bed with Trump, or are afraid that he will send his mob at them and remove them from office (by vote or violence). Too many of them will refuse to do their duty and will allow Trump to get away with attempting to overthrow an election, and shame on them for doing so. History will record their shame…we just have to hope that history doesn’t end up repeating the next time a Republican fails to win the presidential election.
“In no setting in this country where someone’s guilt or innocence is being adjudicated would this kind of approach be permitted. That’s why we have rules against things like hearsay and require other additions of credibility and reliability.”
And if Trump is indicted and prosecuted according to these rules and requirements, what will Schoen say then?
Not his problem, I guess.
The next time it happens it will be the biggest ever, believe me!
I wonder how well Schoen tap dances…
There is no defense to these charges.
Anyone who uses any excuse not to convict is committing a crime themselves.
They automatically become enemy’s of the country and should be treated as such.
Unfortunately, the only recourse is at the voting booth and that is being compromised everyday by these political grifters.
I just wish some crazy dude would have grabbed Hawley and threw him off the balcony.
That would have made my day much better.
Don’t know yet, but we’ve already seen him doing the limbo.
Evidence rules, and placing judicial notice regarding facts, and otherwise tying the hands of the decide-er.
Upon Trumq indictment by DOJ, Shoen will say case has already been tried, and lost.
But if you dislike Hawley enough to do that, you can’t be crazy.
“That’s some catch, that Catch-22,” he observed.
“It’s the best there is,” Doc Daneeka agreed.
Bruce Castor Jr: Call me a lawyer.
The Other Guy: You’re a lawyer. *
*With apologies to Laurel & Hardy
It was based on fact. Another fact: The feckless factless fuckers, AKA GOP writ large, are ignoring them.
They do not believe the words of the oaths they swore to uphold any more than Diaper Don, serial raping racist conman coward does.
looked mjore like the chicken to me
Bruce Castor is reportedly sending floral arrangements to the House Managers, congratulating them on a job well done.
As if I weren’t bummed enough…
He did a great album with Bela Fleck I love, among countless other classics.
If tRump isn’t convicted his militia supporters will take that as legitimizing their attack on the Capitol and threats from armed militias will become a standard part of GOPee political tactics.
I know what you mean. He played in a lot of settings and styles. A real master.
