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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 …
NSA Holds Trump Info, Stripped of Title
Monday, January 20, 2020
Brazen and Unlawful: The CIA and National Security Agency are withholding information about Ukraine out of fear of angering the president, Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff said yesterday. He’s the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and the lead House impeachment manager. “The NSA …
The Trump Defense, Dopes and Babies
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Starr Chamber: Celebrity lawyer Alan Dershowitz and former special Counsel Ken Starr are being named to President Trump’s team of seven impeachment defense lawyers. Starr was the lawyer who led the investigation into President Bill Clinton’s affair with an intern, leading to …
