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Hero and Heel, Not Heaven It’s Iowa
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Trump Acquitted: In the end, Utah’s republican Sen. Mitt Romney was the only Republican to break ranks and vote to convict President Trump of abuse of power in his dealings with Ukraine. He became the first senator in the history of …
Zeroes in Iowa, Final Arguments
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
The Viability Threshold: In an embarrassment to the party, problems with counting the votes have prevented the Iowa Democrats from reporting the results of their caucuses. This morning, the numbers on the board are all still zeroes. Party officials say they …
Trial Without Witnesses, Going Viral
Saturday, February 1, 2020
Trial and Error: The Senate voted 51 to 49 last night to block calling witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Trump, closing out the possibility of damning testimony by direct witnesses to his scheme to pressure Ukraine for an investigation …
It’s Almost Over, Global Warning
Friday, January 31, 2020
Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander announced last night that he will not vote in favor of calling witnesses, possibly putting a bullet in President Trump’s impeachment trial.
In the Public Interest, Warning to Bolton
Thursday, January 30, 2020
In the Public Interest: Former Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz made the novel argument yesterday that if President Trump believed his re-election this year is in the public interest, then his pressure campaign on Ukraine is not an impeachable offense. “Every …
Danger, Danger and Executive Privilege
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Danger, Will Robinson: In their last day of opening arguments in the Trump impeachment trial, the President’s lawyers attacked the credibility of former National Security Adviser John Bolton, who says in his soon to be published book that Trump told him …
The Bolton Bombshell, For Want of a Comma
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Revelations from the new book by former National Security Adviser John Bolton have been described as a “bombshell” for the impeachment trial of President Trump.
Attack the Defense, Self Driving
Friday, January 24, 2020
Personal Policy: In their second day of opening arguments, The House impeachment managers directly attacked the Trump defense that he was conducting foreign policy with Ukraine, not pushing an investigation of former Vice President Joe Biden for political advantage. While Trump …
Hear No Evil, Don’t Breathe
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Hear No Evil: What’s clear after endless hours of argument in the opening day of President Trump’s Senate trial is that the Republicans not only don’t want to hear the truth, they don’t want to be exposed to any evidence of …
Lawyers Say “Swiftly reject,” The Trial Rules
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Swiftly Reject: As President Trump’s impeachment trial opens today, a 110-page legal brief submitted by his lawyers admits he leaned on Ukraine and basically says, “So what?”. They say the Senate should “swiftly reject” the case. The brief says the articles of …
