politicususa--2020-01-19--Donald Trump Jr. Threatens Republican Senators On Vote For Witnesses

Donald Trump Jr. made a clear threat to moderate Senate Republicans and warned them against voting for witnesses outside of the Biden conspiracy theory .
When asked on Fox Business ’ s Sunday Morning Futures about witnesses at his dad ’ s impeachment trial , Trump Jr. said , “ If we ’ re hearing from those witnesses , I want to sort of hear it , because I realized having watched this thing transpire over the last few years , and the nonsense perpetuate itself , I definitely want to hear from the other side .
If the Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s call it weaker Republicans , I sort of like the Rand Paul model , make them vote on it .
If some of those guys don ’ t want to hear from the witnesses that we want to hear from but wantI ’ d want to know about it , because they don ’ t deserve to be in office.
” Trump Jr. claimed that he wanted to hear from all of the witnesses , but then threatened the moderate Republicans that if they don ’ t vote to have Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t deserve to be in office .
Trump Jr. ’ s statement was a threat to moderate Republicans to either go along with bringing the circus to the Senate or pay the price .
The reality is that most Senate Republicans don ’ t want to call the Bidens to testify because they think that it would only help Joe Biden and hurt Donald Trump .
The president ’ s son tried to intimidate his father ’ s jury into blocking all relevant witnesses and turning Trump ’ s impeachment trial into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

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Donald Trump Jr. made a clear threat to moderate Senate Republicans and warned them against voting for witnesses outside of the Biden conspiracy theory.
When asked on Fox Business’s Sunday Morning Futures about witnesses at his dad’s impeachment trial, Trump Jr. said, “If we’re hearing from those witnesses, I want to sort of hear it, because I realized having watched this thing transpire over the last few years, and the nonsense perpetuate itself, I definitely want to hear from the other side. If the Republicans, and some of them, let’s call it weaker Republicans, I sort of like the Rand Paul model, make them vote on it. If some of those guys don’t want to hear from the witnesses that we want to hear from but wantI’d want to know about it, because they don’t deserve to be in office.”
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Trump Jr. claimed that he wanted to hear from all of the witnesses, but then threatened the moderate Republicans that if they don’t vote to have Joe and Hunter Biden testify, they don’t deserve to be in office.
Trump Jr.’s statement was a threat to moderate Republicans to either go along with bringing the circus to the Senate or pay the price.
The reality is that most Senate Republicans don’t want to call the Bidens to testify because they think that it would only help Joe Biden and hurt Donald Trump. The president’s son tried to intimidate his father’s jury into blocking all relevant witnesses and turning Trump’s impeachment trial into a sideshow.
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politicususa--2020-01-19--NSA And CIA Are Refusing To Turn Over Ukraine Docs Because They Don’t Want To Make Trump Mad

The NSA and CIA are giving in to pressure from Trump and refusing to turn over documents related to the Ukraine scandal to Congress .
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff ( D-CA ) said on ABC ’ s This Week : The intelligence community is reluctant to have an open hearing , something that we had done every year prior to the Trump administration because they ’ re worried about angering the president .
Well , part of their job is to speak truth to power .
And I worry that they ’ re succumbing to the pressure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say something even more concerning to me , and that is the intelligence community is beginning to withhold documents from Congress on the issue of Ukraine .
They appear to be succumbing to pressure from the administration .
The NSA in particular is withholding what are potentially relevant documents to our oversight responsibilities on Ukraine , but also withholding documents potentially relevant that the senators might want to see during the trial .
That is deeply concerning .
And there are signs that the CIA may be on the same tragic course .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not only to speak truth to power but to resist pressure from the administration to withhold information from Congress because the administration fears that they incriminate them .
The pressure of dealing with an executive branch of one is starting to get to our system of governance .
The behavior of the CIA and NSA is exactly what Joe Biden is talking about when he says that our government can ’ t handle four more years of Trump .
In the past , the intel community would have done the public briefing and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a second thought .
The problems that Donald Trump is creating are very real and may take more than one presidential election to repair .

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The NSA and CIA are giving in to pressure from Trump and refusing to turn over documents related to the Ukraine scandal to Congress.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said on ABC’s This Week:
The intelligence community is reluctant to have an open hearing, something that we had done every year prior to the Trump administration because they’re worried about angering the president. Well, part of their job is to speak truth to power. And I worry that they’re succumbing to the pressure of the administration.
I’ll say something even more concerning to me, and that is the intelligence community is beginning to withhold documents from Congress on the issue of Ukraine. They appear to be succumbing to pressure from the administration. The NSA in particular is withholding what are potentially relevant documents to our oversight responsibilities on Ukraine, but also withholding documents potentially relevant that the senators might want to see during the trial. That is deeply concerning. And there are signs that the CIA may be on the same tragic course.
We are counting on the intelligence community not only to speak truth to power but to resist pressure from the administration to withhold information from Congress because the administration fears that they incriminate them.
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The pressure of dealing with an executive branch of one is starting to get to our system of governance. The behavior of the CIA and NSA is exactly what Joe Biden is talking about when he says that our government can’t handle four more years of Trump.
In the past, the intel community would have done the public briefing and turned over the documents to Congress without a second thought. The problems that Donald Trump is creating are very real and may take more than one presidential election to repair.


politicususa--2020-01-19--Republicans Falsely Accuse Obama Of Impeachable Offenses To Defend Trump

Sen. David Perdue ( R-GA ) couldn ’ t defend Trump on the facts , so he accused Obama of impeachable offenses .
Perdue said on NBC ’ s Meet The Press , “ In fast and furious he did exactly this , he withheld evidence from the House of Representatives , and the Republicans decided that it was not obstruction of Congress .
The Democrats agreed and we did not pursue it .
Nancy Pelosi , Nadler all said that was not obstruction , and yet this case , when the president decides to use executive privilege , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is obstruction of Congress.
” Factcheck.org has analyzed that Obama obstructed Congress on fast and furious , and found : In 2014 , under a court order , the Justice Department produced nearly 65,000 pages of documents related to Operation Fast and Furious that had been sought by the oversight committee .
And two years later , pursuant to a federal court order , the Justice Department handed over thousands of additional pages of documents related to the case .
So it could be said that the Obama administration initially resisted turning over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and — after court orders — it turned over tens of thousands more .
Obama didn ’ t do exactly what Trump did .
Trump has turned over documents and witnesses .
Former President Obama turned over 65,000 pages of documents .
Republicans are lying about Obama ’ s record to normalize Trump ’ s crimes .
Sen. David Perdue was lying .
Obama didn ’ t do what Trump did .
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Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) couldn’t defend Trump on the facts, so he accused Obama of impeachable offenses.
Perdue said on NBC’s Meet The Press, “In fast and furious he did exactly this, he withheld evidence from the House of Representatives, and the Republicans decided that it was not obstruction of Congress. The Democrats agreed and we did not pursue it. Nancy Pelosi, Nadler all said that was not obstruction, and yet this case, when the president decides to use executive privilege, they now say, oh no, that is obstruction of Congress.”
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Factcheck.org has analyzed that Obama obstructed Congress on fast and furious, and found:
In 2014, under a court order, the Justice Department produced nearly 65,000 pages of documents related to Operation Fast and Furious that had been sought by the oversight committee. And two years later, pursuant to a federal court order, the Justice Department handed over thousands of additional pages of documents related to the case.
So it could be said that the Obama administration initially resisted turning over many documents, but it produced some, and — after court orders — it turned over tens of thousands more.
Obama didn’t do exactly what Trump did. Trump has turned over documents and witnesses. Former President Obama turned over 65,000 pages of documents. Republicans are lying about Obama’s record to normalize Trump’s crimes.
Sen. David Perdue was lying. Obama didn’t do what Trump did. Donald Trump broke the law, and then obstructed Congress, which is why his impeachment trial begins on Tuesday.
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politicususa--2020-01-19--Adam Schiff Goes There And Basically Calls Trump A Criminal

Rep. Adam Schiff ( D-CA ) implied that Trump is a criminal by pointing out that the people around the president tend to get indicted .
Transcript of Chairman Schiff on ABC ’ s This Week : STEPHANOPOULOS : Let ’ s talk about Lev Parnas .
You released a great deal of information from him .
Of course , he ’ s the associate of Rudy Giuliani , now indicted , who testified this week , has given a lot of documents to your committee .
Testified in public , I should say .
He didn ’ t testify @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one reference to him in your brief .
How much will you be using him in your argument ?
Are you concerned that he won ’ t be seen as credible because he ’ s under indictment ?
SCHIFF : Well , look , you know , it is the fact with many of the people surrounding the president that they end up indicted .
These are the people that the president has chosen to work with , people like , you know , Michael Cohen , like Lev Parnas , like so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these are people that do have information about the president ’ s misconduct .
But right now , George , we don ’ t know what witnesses will be allowed and even if we ’ ll be allowed witnesses .
We can ’ t really make a determination on which witnesses we ’ ll call in the absence of knowing whether the Senate will allow any at all .
The threshold issue here , George , is will there be a fair trial ?
Will the senators allow the House to call witnesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foundational issue on which everything else rests .
And one thing that the public is overwhelmingly in support of , and that is a fair trial .
Innocent people who aren ’ t committing crimes tend not to surround themselves with criminals .
If the old saying you are the company you keep is applied to Trump , then this president is a criminal .
Rudy Giuliani is under criminal investigation .
Giuliani ’ s associates have been charged with crimes .
Trump ’ s inner circle of his 2016 presidential campaign is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in jail .
Adam Schiff spoke the truth people around this president have a habit of getting indicted , but Trump is trying to sell America on the idea that he is an innocent man awash in a sea of crime .
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Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) implied that Trump is a criminal by pointing out that the people around the president tend to get indicted.
Transcript of Chairman Schiff on ABC’s This Week:
STEPHANOPOULOS: Let’s talk about Lev Parnas. You released a great deal of information from him. Of course, he’s the associate of Rudy Giuliani, now indicted, who testified this week, has given a lot of documents to your committee. Testified in public, I should say. He didn’t testify to Congress.
But there’s one reference to him in your brief. How much will you be using him in your argument? Are you concerned that he won’t be seen as credible because he’s under indictment?
SCHIFF: Well, look, you know, it is the fact with many of the people surrounding the president that they end up indicted. These are the people that the president has chosen to work with, people like, you know, Michael Cohen, like Lev Parnas, like so many others, Paul Manafort, and these are people that do have information about the president’s misconduct.
But right now, George, we don’t know what witnesses will be allowed and even if we’ll be allowed witnesses. We can’t really make a determination on which witnesses we’ll call in the absence of knowing whether the Senate will allow any at all.
The threshold issue here, George, is will there be a fair trial? Will the senators allow the House to call witnesses to introduce documents? That is the foundational issue on which everything else rests. And one thing that the public is overwhelmingly in support of, and that is a fair trial.
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Schiff on Lev Parnas: "It is the fact with many of the people surrounding the president that they end up indicted. These are the people that the president has chosen to work with." Via ABC pic.twitter.com/RuJvfoi14R — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 19, 2020
Innocent people who aren’t committing crimes tend not to surround themselves with criminals. If the old saying you are the company you keep is applied to Trump, then this president is a criminal.
Rudy Giuliani is under criminal investigation. Giuliani’s associates have been charged with crimes. Trump’s inner circle of his 2016 presidential campaign is full of people who were or are in jail.
Adam Schiff spoke the truth people around this president have a habit of getting indicted, but Trump is trying to sell America on the idea that he is an innocent man awash in a sea of crime.
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politicususa--2020-01-19--House Impeachment Manager Rips A Giant Hole In Trump’s Defense

House impeachment manager , Rep. Jason Crow ( D-CO ) , gashed Trump ’ s impeachment defense by arguing that requiring a crime means no president can be impeached .
Rep. Crow said on CNN ’ s State Of The Union when asked about Trump ’ s impeachment defense : The president ’ s team is trying to say that the president can ’ t be indicted because it is DOJ policy that the standing president or the sitting president can not be indicted , but at the same time making arguments that the House of Representatives and Congress can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we can ’ t bring an impeachment case , and that it has to be a crime , and that high crimes and misdemeanors do not include abuse of power and abuse of the public trust .
So if all of the president ’ s arguments are true that a president can not be indicted , that the abuse of power and the abuse of the public trust does not constitute impeachable offense , and if that is true , no president can be held accountable , and that the president is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those arguments can ’ t be possibly true or stand because then the entire system of checks and balances would not hold .
Trump is making a more dangerous argument than defending himself with witnesses and documents .
Trump is arguing that the concept of impeachment without a criminal act is invalid .
The Trump argument goes against every reading of the constitution , with the exception of one lawyer , who is on Trump ’ s defense team .
If the framers would have intended for criminal acts to be the standard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would have written in the constitution .
The Founders would have specified criminal acts instead of crimes and misdemeanors .
Trump is using the impeachment trial to attack the system of divided co-equal branches of government .
Rep. Crow was right .
Trump ’ s argument is a grave danger to the underpinnings of the system of governance .
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House impeachment manager, Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), gashed Trump’s impeachment defense by arguing that requiring a crime means no president can be impeached.
Rep. Crow said on CNN’s State Of The Union when asked about Trump’s impeachment defense:
The president’s team is trying to say that the president can’t be indicted because it is DOJ policy that the standing president or the sitting president cannot be indicted, but at the same time making arguments that the House of Representatives and Congress cannot subpoena documents or witnesses, and that we can’t bring an impeachment case, and that it has to be a crime, and that high crimes and misdemeanors do not include abuse of power and abuse of the public trust.
So if all of the president’s arguments are true that a president cannot be indicted, that the abuse of power and the abuse of the public trust does not constitute impeachable offense, and if that is true, no president can be held accountable, and that the president is truly above the law. And so those arguments can’t be possibly true or stand because then the entire system of checks and balances would not hold.
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Trump is making a more dangerous argument than defending himself with witnesses and documents. Trump is arguing that the concept of impeachment without a criminal act is invalid. The Trump argument goes against every reading of the constitution, with the exception of one lawyer, who is on Trump’s defense team.
If the framers would have intended for criminal acts to be the standard for impeachment, that is what they would have written in the constitution. The Founders would have specified criminal acts instead of crimes and misdemeanors.
Trump is using the impeachment trial to attack the system of divided co-equal branches of government.
Rep. Crow was right. Trump’s argument is a grave danger to the underpinnings of the system of governance.
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politicususa--2020-01-20--A Majority Of Americans Want Trump Convicted And Removed

A new poll found that 51 % of Americans want the Senate to convict Donald Trump and remove him from office .
CNN reported on their own new poll : About half of Americans say the Senate should vote to convict President Donald Trump and remove him from office in the upcoming impeachment trial ( 51 % ) , according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS , while 45 % say the Senate should vote against conviction and removal .
Nearly seven in 10 ( 69 % ) say that upcoming trial should feature testimony from new witnesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impeachment inquiry .
And as Democrats in the Senate seek to persuade at least four Republican senators to join them on votes over allowing witnesses in the trial , the Republican rank and file are divided on the question : 48 % say they want new witnesses , while 44 % say they do not .
Fifty-one percent is not “ about half ” as CNN suggested .
It ’ s a majority .
Elsewhere in the poll , 57 % believe it ’ s true that Trump abused his power , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump obstructed the House .
The poll is a ton of bad news for Trump and Senate Republicans .
While Trump is trying to get Senate trial canceled , a majority of Americans believe that he is guilty on both articles of impeachment .
More Republicans want new witnesses than do not .
Given the results of this poll , it is easy to see why Mitch McConnell is trying to blackout media coverage and rush through Trump ’ s trial .
Nothing good will come out of this trial for Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are going to be stained by their votes not to convict Trump .
The impeachment trial isn ’ t a victory for Trump .
It is a march of the cliff to 2020 defeat .
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A new poll found that 51% of Americans want the Senate to convict Donald Trump and remove him from office.
CNN reported on their own new poll:
About half of Americans say the Senate should vote to convict President Donald Trump and remove him from office in the upcoming impeachment trial (51%), according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, while 45% say the Senate should vote against conviction and removal.
Nearly seven in 10 (69%) say that upcoming trial should feature testimony from new witnesses who did not testify in the House impeachment inquiry. And as Democrats in the Senate seek to persuade at least four Republican senators to join them on votes over allowing witnesses in the trial, the Republican rank and file are divided on the question: 48% say they want new witnesses, while 44% say they do not.
Fifty-one percent is not “about half” as CNN suggested. It’s a majority. Elsewhere in the poll, 57% believe it’s true that Trump abused his power, and 58% think it’s true that Trump obstructed the House.
The poll is a ton of bad news for Trump and Senate Republicans. While Trump is trying to get Senate trial canceled, a majority of Americans believe that he is guilty on both articles of impeachment.
More Republicans want new witnesses than do not.
Given the results of this poll, it is easy to see why Mitch McConnell is trying to blackout media coverage and rush through Trump’s trial. Nothing good will come out of this trial for Trump and the Republican Party. Senate Republicans are going to be stained by their votes not to convict Trump.
The impeachment trial isn’t a victory for Trump. It is a march of the cliff to 2020 defeat.
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politicususa--2020-01-20--Freaked Out Trump Demands The Senate Immediately Acquit Him

In their 171 page response to the articles of impeachment , Trump and his lawyers demanded that the Senate immediately acquit him .
Trump ’ s legal team wrote in a brief provided to PoliticusUSA by the White House : The Articles of Impeachment presented by House Democrats are constitutionally deficient on their face .
The theories underpinning them would do lasting damage to the separation of powers under the Constitution and to our structure of government .
The Articles are also the product of an unprecedented and unconstitutional process that denied the President every basic right guaranteed by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fairness .
These Articles reflect nothing more than the “ persecution of an intemperate or designing majority in the House of Representatives that the Framers warned against .
The Senate should reject the Articles of Impeachment and acquit the President immediately .
Trump ’ s legal team is demanding an immediate acquittal by the Senate , which raises the question of why a president who keeps proclaiming himself innocent does not want to hold a trial ?
Mitch McConnell has not shown Democrats the resolution on the trial rules that the Senate will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that McConnell is going to try to speed through the trial so that each day does not end until the early morning hours .
The Senate Majority Leader is doing everything that he can think of to prevent people from seeing the trial .
This fact combined with Trump ’ s demand for an immediate acquittal are omens of an unprecedented cover-up of presidential crimes .
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In their 171 page response to the articles of impeachment, Trump and his lawyers demanded that the Senate immediately acquit him.
Trump’s legal team wrote in a brief provided to PoliticusUSA by the White House:
The Articles of Impeachment presented by House Democrats are constitutionally deficient on their face. The theories underpinning them would do lasting damage to the separation of powers under the Constitution and to our structure of government. The Articles are also the product of an unprecedented and unconstitutional process that denied the President every basic right guaranteed by the Due Process Clause and fundamental principles of fairness.
These Articles reflect nothing more than the “persecution of an intemperate or designing majority in the House of Representatives that the Framers warned against. The Senate should reject the Articles of Impeachment and acquit the President immediately.
Trump’s legal team is demanding an immediate acquittal by the Senate, which raises the question of why a president who keeps proclaiming himself innocent does not want to hold a trial?
Mitch McConnell has not shown Democrats the resolution on the trial rules that the Senate will be voting on, but the suspicion is that McConnell is going to try to speed through the trial so that each day does not end until the early morning hours.
The Senate Majority Leader is doing everything that he can think of to prevent people from seeing the trial. This fact combined with Trump’s demand for an immediate acquittal are omens of an unprecedented cover-up of presidential crimes.
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politicususa--2020-01-20--Mitch McConnell Blocks Reporters From Shooting Video Of House Impeachment Managers

Mitch McConnell wouldn ’ t allow reporters inside the Senate chamber and refused to allow reporters to shoot video of the House managers entering and exiting .
Here is the latest attempt by McConnell to limit coverage of Trump ’ s impeachment trial : McConnell ’ s blackout and media restrictions on Trump ’ s impeachment trial are a trashing of press freedom to protect Donald Trump .
The Senate Majority Leader doesn ’ t want the American people to see what is going on at Trump ’ s trial .
McConnell has limited access to the Senate jurors , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the chamber during the trial , and done everything in his power to limit what the public will be able to see , hear , and read about the impeachment trial .
The Senate Majority is following Trump ’ s lead and restricting press freedom during a historic event in the nation ’ s history .
McConnell is doing everything in his power to sweep Trump ’ s trial under the rug , but the information will get out , as Mitch McConnell can ’ t hide Trump ’ s true crimes and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

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Mitch McConnell wouldn’t allow reporters inside the Senate chamber and refused to allow reporters to shoot video of the House managers entering and exiting.
Here is the latest attempt by McConnell to limit coverage of Trump’s impeachment trial:
More ridiculous press restrictions on Capitol Hill today. Reporters are being blocked from accessing the Senate chamber during the impeachment managers’ walk-through this morning. TV cameras aren’t allowed to shoot any video outside the Senate chamber as the managers enter/exit. — Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) January 20, 2020
McConnell’s blackout and media restrictions on Trump’s impeachment trial are a trashing of press freedom to protect Donald Trump. The Senate Majority Leader doesn’t want the American people to see what is going on at Trump’s trial.
McConnell has limited access to the Senate jurors, banned reporters from bringing electronic devices into the chamber during the trial, and done everything in his power to limit what the public will be able to see, hear, and read about the impeachment trial.
The Senate Majority is following Trump’s lead and restricting press freedom during a historic event in the nation’s history. McConnell is doing everything in his power to sweep Trump’s trial under the rug, but the information will get out, as Mitch McConnell can’t hide Trump’s true crimes and impeachable offenses.
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politicususa--2020-01-20--Kellyanne Conway Says MLK Would Oppose Trump Impeachment

Kellyanne Conway claimed that Martin Luther King would oppose the impeachment of Donald Trump .
The president is preparing for Davos and agrees with many of the things that Dr. Martin Luther King stood for and agrees for many years , including unity and equality .
And he ’ s not the one trying to tear the country apart through an impeachment process and a lack of substance that really is very shameful at this point .
I ’ ve held my opinion on it for a very long time .
When you see the articles of impeachment that came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was within Dr. King ’ s vision to have Americans dragged through a process where the president is not going to be removed from office , is not being charged with bribery , extortion , high crimes or misdemeanors , and I think anybody who cares about and justice for all today or any day of the year will appreciate the fact that the president now will have a full-throttled defense on the facts and everybody should have that .
Kellyanne Conway was asked how Trump is observing MLK Day and never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is doing nothing to lead the nation in honoring Dr. King .
Were he alive today , Trump ’ s tactics of racism and division would look very familiar to Dr. King .
Trump ’ s playbook holds much in common with the racists of the 1950s and 1960s .
Martin Luther King would be fighting against the damage that Trump is doing to the soul of the nation , and would not be opposing his impeachment .
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Kellyanne Conway claimed that Martin Luther King would oppose the impeachment of Donald Trump.
Conway told NBC News’s Geoff Bennett when asked about Trump observing MLK Day:
The president is preparing for Davos and agrees with many of the things that Dr. Martin Luther King stood for and agrees for many years, including unity and equality. And he’s not the one trying to tear the country apart through an impeachment process and a lack of substance that really is very shameful at this point.
I’ve held my opinion on it for a very long time. When you see the articles of impeachment that came out, I don’t think it was within Dr. King’s vision to have Americans dragged through a process where the president is not going to be removed from office, is not being charged with bribery, extortion, high crimes or misdemeanors, and I think anybody who cares about and justice for all today or any day of the year will appreciate the fact that the president now will have a full-throttled defense on the facts and everybody should have that.
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Kellyanne Conway was asked how Trump is observing #MLKDay and she answered by saying Martin Luther King would oppose Trump's impeachment. pic.twitter.com/axTVCTC9XZ — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) January 20, 2020
Kellyanne Conway was asked how Trump is observing MLK Day and never answered the question, which means that Trump is doing nothing to lead the nation in honoring Dr. King.
Were he alive today, Trump’s tactics of racism and division would look very familiar to Dr. King. Trump’s playbook holds much in common with the racists of the 1950s and 1960s.
Martin Luther King would be fighting against the damage that Trump is doing to the soul of the nation, and would not be opposing his impeachment.
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politicususa--2020-01-20--Trump Melts Down Over Having Witnesses At His Impeachment Trial

Trump did the Twitter equivalent of stomping his feet and holding his breath over the fact that there might be @ @ @ @ @ .
The president lied .
The House wanted John Bolton to testify , just as @ @ @ @ @ like Mick Mulvaney and Mike Pompeo to testify , but each witness was blocked from @ @ @ @ @ ’ s fit came after his son , Donald Trump Jr. threatened Republican Senators who @ @ @ @ @ witnesses at Trump ’ s impeachment trial .
Donald Trump isn ’ t going to @ @ @ @ @ that he was hoping for .
If witnesses are called , the trial could last @ @ @ @ @ on if the president tries to block the witnesses from appearing .
Trump is acting @ @ @ @ @ .
He thought he was getting a sham trial .
Instead , he is facing @ @ @ @ @ within his own administration telling the truth , under the threat of felony perjury , @ @ @ @ @ more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

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Trump did the Twitter equivalent of stomping his feet and holding his breath over the fact that there might be witnesses at his impeachment trial.
Trump tweeted:
They didn’t want John Bolton and others in the House. They were in too much of a rush. Now they want them all in the Senate. Not supposed to be that way! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2020
Cryin’ Chuck Schumer is now asking for “fairness”, when he and the Democrat House members worked together to make sure I got ZERO fairness in the House. So, what else is new? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2020
The president lied. The House wanted John Bolton to testify, just as they wanted White House officials like Mick Mulvaney and Mike Pompeo to testify, but each witness was blocked from testifying by Trump.
Trump’s fit came after his son, Donald Trump Jr. threatened Republican Senators who will be voting to have witnesses at Trump’s impeachment trial.
Donald Trump isn’t going to get the sham impeachment trial that he was hoping for. If witnesses are called, the trial could last for weeks or months depending on if the president tries to block the witnesses from appearing.
Trump is acting out because he is scared. He thought he was getting a sham trial. Instead, he is facing the prospect of those from within his own administration telling the truth, under the threat of felony perjury, about his crimes.
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politicususa--2020-01-21--Rachel Maddow Warns That McConnell’s Rules Allow Him To Cherry-Pick Evidence

The impeachment trial rules that Mitch McConnell is proposing will allow him to cherry-pick from the evidence to create a false impression of Trump innocence .
Maddow said : One thing that truly surprised me , I didn ’ t know exactly what to expect overall but I was surprised to see what appears to be no commitment to even review the evidence collected by the House when they conducted their investigation of this scandal and when they passed the articles of impeachment .
It made me wonder if they ’ re not committing at the outset to accept that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they did in the with Clinton impeachment , doesn ’ t that open up Senator Mcconnell cherry-pick specific pieces of evidence .
So when ambassador Gordon Sondland got a call from the president , they accept that , but then they wouldn ’ t accept as evidence the part when Gordon Sondland said he didn ’ t believe the president on that phone call and he believes there was a quid pro quo .
No one should be surprised by what Mitch McConnell is proposing .
The Senate Majority Leader bragged on Fox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to rig the impeachment trial .
McConnell knows no low , so he will do anything that he thinks will protect Trump and save his Senate majority .
McConnell ’ s plan is a national disgrace , and if he cherry-picks evidence the Senate will go down in history as the location of the nation ’ s democracy destroying show trial .
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The impeachment trial rules that Mitch McConnell is proposing will allow him to cherry-pick from the evidence to create a false impression of Trump innocence.
Maddow said:
One thing that truly surprised me, I didn’t know exactly what to expect overall but I was surprised to see what appears to be no commitment to even review the evidence collected by the House when they conducted their investigation of this scandal and when they passed the articles of impeachment.
It made me wonder if they’re not committing at the outset to accept that evidence from the house, the way they did in the with Clinton impeachment, doesn’t that open up Senator Mcconnell cherry-pick specific pieces of evidence. So when ambassador Gordon Sondland got a call from the president, they accept that, but then they wouldn’t accept as evidence the part when Gordon Sondland said he didn’t believe the president on that phone call and he believes there was a quid pro quo.
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Rachel Maddow warns that under his proposed rules, McConnell could cherry-pick evidence for Trump's impeachment trial. pic.twitter.com/yhKkCL4epF — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) January 21, 2020
No one should be surprised by what Mitch McConnell is proposing. The Senate Majority Leader bragged on Fox News that he was coordinating with Trump to rig the impeachment trial. McConnell knows no low, so he will do anything that he thinks will protect Trump and save his Senate majority.
McConnell’s plan is a national disgrace, and if he cherry-picks evidence the Senate will go down in history as the location of the nation’s democracy destroying show trial.
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politicususa--2020-01-21--Schumer Calls Mitch McConnell’s Impeachment Trial Plan A National Disgrace

Senator McConnell repeatedly promised Senators , the public and the press that his rules for the trial would be the same as the rules for President Clinton ’ s trial .
After reading his resolution , it ’ s clear Senator McConnell is hell-bent on making it much more difficult to get witnesses and documents and intent on rushing the trial through .
On something as important as impeachment , Senator McConnell ’ s resolution is nothing short of a national disgrace .
Sen. McConnell ’ s proposed rules depart dramatically from the Clinton precedent – in ways that are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American people from learning the full truth about President Trump ’ s actions that warranted his impeachment .
The McConnell rules don ’ t even allow the simple , basic step of admitting the House record into evidence at the trial .
Under this resolution , Senator McConnell is saying he doesn ’ t want to hear any of the existing evidence , and he doesn ’ t want to hear any new evidence .
A trial where no evidence – no existing record , no witnesses , no documents – isn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a cover up , and the American people will see it for exactly what it is .
Furthermore , Senator McConnell ’ s resolution stipulates that key facts be delivered in the wee hours of the night simply because he doesn ’ t want the American people to hear them .
Any senator that votes for the McConnell resolution will be voting to hide information and evidence from the American people .
As soon as Senator McConnell offers this resolution , I will be offering amendments to address the many flaws @ @ @ @ @ @ @ subpoena the witnesses and documents we have requested.
” McConnell is trying to pull off a scam with no evidence in the dead of night .
McConnell ’ s plan is the next step in his abuse of power and corruption .
It is the next step after McConnell got away with blocking Obama ’ s Supreme Court nominee .
There has never been a majority leader who has done more damage to the Senate than Mitch McConnell .
The Majority Leader ’ s plan is a joke that will show governments around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turning the United States into a sham democracy .
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Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s plan for Trump’s impeachment trial a national disgrace.
Senator McConnell repeatedly promised Senators, the public and the press that his rules for the trial would be the same as the rules for President Clinton’s trial. After reading his resolution, it’s clear Senator McConnell is hell-bent on making it much more difficult to get witnesses and documents and intent on rushing the trial through. On something as important as impeachment, Senator McConnell’s resolution is nothing short of a national disgrace.
Sen. McConnell’s proposed rules depart dramatically from the Clinton precedent – in ways that are designed to prevent the Senate and the American people from learning the full truth about President Trump’s actions that warranted his impeachment. The McConnell rules don’t even allow the simple, basic step of admitting the House record into evidence at the trial.
Under this resolution, Senator McConnell is saying he doesn’t want to hear any of the existing evidence, and he doesn’t want to hear any new evidence. A trial where no evidence – no existing record, no witnesses, no documents – isn’t a trial at all — It’s a cover up, and the American people will see it for exactly what it is.
Furthermore, Senator McConnell’s resolution stipulates that key facts be delivered in the wee hours of the night simply because he doesn’t want the American people to hear them. Any senator that votes for the McConnell resolution will be voting to hide information and evidence from the American people.
As soon as Senator McConnell offers this resolution, I will be offering amendments to address the many flaws in this deeply unfair proposal and to subpoena the witnesses and documents we have requested.”
McConnell is trying to pull off a scam with no evidence in the dead of night. McConnell’s plan is the next step in his abuse of power and corruption. It is the next step after McConnell got away with blocking Obama’s Supreme Court nominee. There has never been a majority leader who has done more damage to the Senate than Mitch McConnell.
The Majority Leader’s plan is a joke that will show governments around the world that Trump and McConnell are turning the United States into a sham democracy.
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politicususa--2020-01-21--Mitch McConnell Plans To Hold Trump’s Impeachment Trial In The Middle Of The Night With No Evidence

Mitch McConnell ’ s four-page impeachment trial plan is going to make Democrats argue their case in the middle of the night with no evidence .
Here is the full text of McConnell ’ s impeachment trial rules : The full cover-up is in operation .
Since McConnell can ’ t prevent the impeachment trial from happening , he is trying to make sure that the American can ’ t see it , but making Democrats argue their case in the middle of the night , and the House evidence won ’ t be introduced unless the Senate votes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chuck Schumer ( D-NY ) said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA , “ Under this resolution , Senator McConnell is saying he doesn ’ t want to hear any of the existing evidence , and he doesn ’ t want to hear any new evidence .
A trial where no evidence – no existing record , no witnesses , no documents – isn ’ t a trial at all — It ’ s a cover up , and the American people will see it for exactly what it is.
” McConnell isn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to hide the evidence against Trump , and force the Democrats to make their case when few people will see it .
The Senate Majority Leader claims to have the votes to pass this plan , but Tuesday will be a very interesting day , as Democrats are going to fight to make sure McConnell ’ s sham trial is never fully realized .
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Mitch McConnell’s four-page impeachment trial plan is going to make Democrats argue their case in the middle of the night with no evidence.
Here is the full text of McConnell’s impeachment trial rules:
impeachment trial rules
The full cover-up is in operation. Since McConnell can’t prevent the impeachment trial from happening, he is trying to make sure that the American can’t see it, but making Democrats argue their case in the middle of the night, and the House evidence won’t be introduced unless the Senate votes to admit it.
Senate Democratic Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA, “Under this resolution, Senator McConnell is saying he doesn’t want to hear any of the existing evidence, and he doesn’t want to hear any new evidence. A trial where no evidence – no existing record, no witnesses, no documents – isn’t a trial at all — It’s a cover up, and the American people will see it for exactly what it is.”
McConnell isn’t being subtle. He is trying to hide the evidence against Trump, and force the Democrats to make their case when few people will see it.
The Senate Majority Leader claims to have the votes to pass this plan, but Tuesday will be a very interesting day, as Democrats are going to fight to make sure McConnell’s sham trial is never fully realized.
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politicususa--2020-01-21--Trump Ignores Senators And Adds Jim Jordan To Impeachment Defense

Republican Senators asked Trump not to add Rep. Jim Jordan , and other members of the House GOP circus to his defense team , but he ignored them .
Today , President Donald J. Trump announced that the following Members of the House of Representatives will serve as part of his team working to combat this hyper-partisan and baseless impeachment .
This initial list includes the following Members : Throughout this process , these Members of Congress have provided guidance to the White House team , which was prohibited from participating in the proceedings concocted by Democrats in the House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to their continued participation and is confident that the Members will help expeditiously end this brazen political vendetta on behalf of the American people .
Sen. John Cornyn ( R-TX ) warned Trump about adding the House Republican circus to his defense team .
The president responded by add a who ’ s who of House Republican Biden conspiracy pushers .
These members were full participants in both the impeachment investigation and the House impeachment hearings .
The White House claim that they were prohibited from participating is total nonsense .
These members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) consistently and intentionally broke the rules during the impeachment hearings .
The House Republican conspiracy circus is coming to Trump ’ s impeachment trial , and there is nothing that Senate Republicans can do to stop it .
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Republican Senators asked Trump not to add Rep. Jim Jordan, and other members of the House GOP circus to his defense team, but he ignored them.
In a statement provided to PoliticusUSA, White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham announced:
Today, President Donald J. Trump announced that the following Members of the House of Representatives will serve as part of his team working to combat this hyper-partisan and baseless impeachment. This initial list includes the following Members:
Congressman Doug Collins
Congressman Mike Johnson
Congressman Jim Jordan
Congresswoman Debbie Lesko
Congressman Mark Meadows
Congressman John Ratcliffe
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik
Congressman Lee Zeldin
Throughout this process, these Members of Congress have provided guidance to the White House team, which was prohibited from participating in the proceedings concocted by Democrats in the House of Representatives. The President looks forward to their continued participation and is confident that the Members will help expeditiously end this brazen political vendetta on behalf of the American people.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) warned Trump about adding the House Republican circus to his defense team. The president responded by add a who’s who of House Republican Biden conspiracy pushers.
These members were full participants in both the impeachment investigation and the House impeachment hearings. The White House claim that they were prohibited from participating is total nonsense. These members along with Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) consistently and intentionally broke the rules during the impeachment hearings.
The House Republican conspiracy circus is coming to Trump’s impeachment trial, and there is nothing that Senate Republicans can do to stop it.
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politicususa--2020-01-21--Terrified Trump Brings Back His Fake Middle Class Tax Cut

Trump once again pulled out his fake middle-class tax , which he promised would happen only if he wins a second term .
The president said his administration is developing a middle-class tax cut that would go into effect if he keeps the presidency and Republicans control Congress .
He declined to offer any details about the measure .
“ We ’ re talking a fairly substantial…middle-class tax cut that ’ ll be subject to taking back the House and obviously keeping the Senate and keeping the White House , ” he said .
The president said the administration is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unveiled in 90 days .
We ’ ve heard this exact same promise before .
During the 2018 midterm election , Trump promised a middle-class tax cut if Republicans kept the House and Senate .
The big tell that Trump is lying is that the promise is always conditioned on Republicans winning .
There is nothing stopping Trump from proposing a real middle-class tax cut right now .
Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats would love to pass a bipartisan middle-class tax cut .
Republican Senators who are up for reelection would like nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their constituents that they cut taxes for the middle class .
The problem is that Trump has zero interest in cutting taxes for the middle class .
There is not going to be a proposal in 90 days or draft legislation , but it is easy to tell when Trump is worried about losing support because he brings back his fake middle-class tax cut .

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Trump once again pulled out his fake middle-class tax, which he promised would happen only if he wins a second term.
The Wall Street Journal reported:
The president said his administration is developing a middle-class tax cut that would go into effect if he keeps the presidency and Republicans control Congress. He declined to offer any details about the measure.
“We’re talking a fairly substantial…middle-class tax cut that’ll be subject to taking back the House and obviously keeping the Senate and keeping the White House,” he said. The president said the administration is crafting it now and it will be unveiled in 90 days.
We’ve heard this exact same promise before. During the 2018 midterm election, Trump promised a middle-class tax cut if Republicans kept the House and Senate. The big tell that Trump is lying is that the promise is always conditioned on Republicans winning. There is nothing stopping Trump from proposing a real middle-class tax cut right now.
Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats would love to pass a bipartisan middle-class tax cut. Republican Senators who are up for reelection would like nothing more than to go home and tell their constituents that they cut taxes for the middle class.
The problem is that Trump has zero interest in cutting taxes for the middle class. There is not going to be a proposal in 90 days or draft legislation, but it is easy to tell when Trump is worried about losing support because he brings back his fake middle-class tax cut.


politicususa--2020-01-21--Adam Schiff Just Destroyed Trump’s Lawyers At Impeachment Trial

Adam Schiff unloaded on Trump ’ s lawyers , and their nonsense defense of the president while calling out the lies they are using to defend Trump .
Schiff said : I did want to take this opportunity before certain representations became congealed to respond to my colleagues ’ argument on the resolution at large .
First , it ’ s worth noting , they said nothing about the they said nothing about the resolution .
They made no effort to defend it .
They made no effort to claim that this was like the senate trial in the Clinton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , well , this is different here because of this or that or — they made no argument about that whatsoever .
They made no argument that it makes sense to try the case and then consider documents .
They made no argument about why it makes sense to have a trial without witnesses .
Why ?
Because it ’ s indefensible .
No trial in America has ever been conducted like that .
And so you heard nothing about it .
And that should be the most telling thing about the council @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defense of the McConnell resolution , there is none .
They couldn ’ t defend it on the basis of senate history , traditionally couldn ’ t defend it on the basis of the constitution , they couldn ’ t defend it at all .
What did they say ?
First , they made the representation that the House is claiming there is no such thing as executive privilege .
That ’ s nonsense .
No one here has ever suggested there ’ s no such thing as executive privilege .
The interesting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never claimed executive privilege .
Not once during the House investigation did they ever say a single document was privileged or a single witness had something privileged to say ?
And why didn ’ t they invoke privilege ?
And why only now — why not in the house ?
Because in order to claim privilege as they know , because they ’ re good lawyers , you have to specify which document , which line , which conversation .
And they didn ’ t want to do that , because to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the evidence of his guilt .
That ’ s why they made no invocation of privilege .
Rep. Schiff was correct .
The Trump defense isn ’ t really a defense at all .
Trump ’ s lawyers attacked him , spouted a bunch of nonsense , and claimed to have exercised privileges that they never used .
It was so absurd , one wonders if Donald Trump wrote their lie-filled fact-free hour .
Adam Schiff is unloading on Trump ’ s lawyers and poking holes in the non-existent Trump defense .
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Adam Schiff unloaded on Trump’s lawyers, and their nonsense defense of the president while calling out the lies they are using to defend Trump.
Schiff said:
I did want to take this opportunity before certain representations became congealed to respond to my colleagues’ argument on the resolution at large. First, it’s worth noting, they said nothing about the they said nothing about the resolution. They made no effort to defend it. They made no effort to claim that this was like the senate trial in the Clinton proceeding. They made no argument that, well, this is different here because of this or that or — they made no argument about that whatsoever. They made no argument that it makes sense to try the case and then consider documents.
They made no argument about why it makes sense to have a trial without witnesses. Why? Because it’s indefensible. No trial in America has ever been conducted like that. And so you heard nothing about it. And that should be the most telling thing about the council’s argument.
They had no defense of the McConnell resolution, there is none. They couldn’t defend it on the basis of senate history, traditionally couldn’t defend it on the basis of the constitution, they couldn’t defend it at all.
What did they say? First, they made the representation that the House is claiming there is no such thing as executive privilege. That’s nonsense. No one here has ever suggested there’s no such thing as executive privilege.
The interesting thing here is, they’ve never claimed executive privilege. Not once during the House investigation did they ever say a single document was privileged or a single witness had something privileged to say? And why didn’t they invoke privilege? And why only now — why not in the house? Because in order to claim privilege as they know, because they’re good lawyers, you have to specify which document, which line, which conversation. And they didn’t want to do that, because to do that the president would have to reveal the evidence of his guilt. That’s why they made no invocation of privilege.
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Adam Schiff is out here wrecking Trump's lawyers at #Impeachmenttrial pic.twitter.com/BzLGd6oSoK — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) January 21, 2020
Rep. Schiff was correct. The Trump defense isn’t really a defense at all. Trump’s lawyers attacked him, spouted a bunch of nonsense, and claimed to have exercised privileges that they never used.
It was so absurd, one wonders if Donald Trump wrote their lie-filled fact-free hour. Adam Schiff is unloading on Trump’s lawyers and poking holes in the non-existent Trump defense.
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politicususa--2020-01-21--GOP Senators Are Looking Like Cheerleaders for Trump As They Might Let Him Assert Executive Privileg

GOP Senators Are Looking Like Cheerleaders for Trump As They Might Let Him Assert Executive Privilege

Republican Senators are not digging looking like the Trump cheerleaders they behave as if they are , as Mitch McConnell is forced to put on the most obviously rigged impeachment trial in the history of the United States , because Trump is that guilty .
And it ’ s about to get even worse for them , as NBC News is reporting that if former national security adviser John Bolton is called to testify , President Trump will probably assert executive privilege , according to several Republicans .
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ( D-NY ) wants to call four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ John Bolton , White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and his chief deputy Robert Blair , and associate director of national security programs at the Office of Management and Budget Michael Duffy ( OMD has determined that Trump ’ s actions regarding Ukraine violated federal law ) .
The Trump administration has told these officials they are not to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry , but former NSA John Bolton has said he would comply with a Senate subpoena to testify .
Sure , on the surface , a national security adviser @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hand in hand , so this would normally not even be an issue .
If ever there are secrets that shouldn ’ t get out , it would be in regards to our national security .
Except in this case , Trump has jeopardized the United States ’ national security and used the power of his office to try to extort a foreign country to help him cheat in an election — and as such , national security IS the issue .
Or , rather , Trump undermining our national security and putting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
NBC notes that if Trump were to exert executive privilege , it would be unprecedented .
And here ’ s where it gets bad for vulnerable Republican senators and any senator who wishes to appear as if they might not be putting their country at risk for Trump : A majority of senators can decide what evidence can be heard by overruling or agreeing with Chief Justice Roberts .
The Republican senators up for re-election in 2020 are : Former Congressmen David Jolly noted the hot seat into which Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Full MAGA in front of the nation surely includes allowing Trump to assert executive privilege to stop his former national security adviser from testifying over a national security issue .
There ’ s nothing like letting America ’ s democracy burn to really seal a Republican legacy for this crop of Senators .

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Republican Senators are not digging looking like the Trump cheerleaders they behave as if they are, as Mitch McConnell is forced to put on the most obviously rigged impeachment trial in the history of the United States, because Trump is that guilty.
And it’s about to get even worse for them, as NBC News is reporting that if former national security adviser John Bolton is called to testify, President Trump will probably assert executive privilege, according to several Republicans.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wants to call four witnesses, including former National Security Adviser John Bolton, White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and his chief deputy Robert Blair, and associate director of national security programs at the Office of Management and Budget Michael Duffy (OMD has determined that Trump’s actions regarding Ukraine violated federal law).
The Trump administration has told these officials they are not to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry, but former NSA John Bolton has said he would comply with a Senate subpoena to testify.
Sure, on the surface, a national security adviser and executive privilege would seem to go hand in hand, so this would normally not even be an issue. If ever there are secrets that shouldn’t get out, it would be in regards to our national security. Except in this case, Trump has jeopardized the United States’ national security and used the power of his office to try to extort a foreign country to help him cheat in an election — and as such, national security IS the issue. Or, rather, Trump undermining our national security and putting the U.S. at risk is the issue.
NBC notes that if Trump were to exert executive privilege, it would be unprecedented.
And here’s where it gets bad for vulnerable Republican senators and any senator who wishes to appear as if they might not be putting their country at risk for Trump: A majority of senators can decide what evidence can be heard by overruling or agreeing with Chief Justice Roberts.
The Republican senators up for re-election in 2020 are:
Alaska: Dan Sullivan
Arizona: Martha McSally (special election)
Arkansas: Tom Cotton
Colorado: Cory Gardner
Georgia: David Perdue
Idaho: Jim Risch
Iowa: Joni Ernst
Kansas: Pat Roberts
Kentucky: Mitch McConnell
Louisiana: Bill Cassidy
Maine: Susan Collins
Mississippi: Cindy Hyde-Smith
Montana: Steve Daines
Nebraska: Ben Sasse
North Carolina: Thom Tillis
Oklahoma: James Inhofe
South Carolina: Lindsey Graham
South Dakota: Mike Rounds
Texas: John Cornyn
West Virginia: Shelley Moore Capito
Former Congressmen David Jolly noted the hot seat into which Trump’s poor defense has placed Republican Senators:
If GOP Senators were hoping Trump's defense team would provide them a dignified and reasonable justification to acquit the President, it's clear that's not going to happen. Senators are simply going to have to go full MAGA and own it in front of the nation. Good luck with that. — David Jolly (@DavidJollyFL) January 21, 2020
Full MAGA in front of the nation surely includes allowing Trump to assert executive privilege to stop his former national security adviser from testifying over a national security issue.
There’s nothing like letting America’s democracy burn to really seal a Republican legacy for this crop of Senators.


politicususa--2020-01-21--Mitch McConnell Caves To GOP Rebellion And Tweaks His Sham Trial Rules

After a rebellion from some Republicans , Mitch McConnell changed his Senate rules to admit the House evidence and allow arguments over three days .
NBC News reported : Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell changed a controversial provision in the rules for the impeachment trial that would have required House prosecutors and White House lawyers to make 24 hours of legal arguments in just two days and could have barred evidence gathered by the House .
The last-minute change was revealed on Tuesday as the organizing resolution for President Donald Trump ’ s Senate trial was being read into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new version gives both side 24 hours to make their case over three days , instead of the two initially proposed by McConnell on Monday .
McConnell actually made the changes by hand on the Senate floor : The office of Susan Collins is taking credit for the changes : This is a very Collins like move to do something that would make her seem like a moderate while , in the end , going along with Trump and McConnell in voting not to convict .
The overriding message is that Sen. McConnell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much control over his caucus as his projecting to the media and the American people .
McConnell ’ s trial rules are a little bit better , but this won ’ t be a real trial until the president is forced to turn over documents and witnesses are called .
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After a rebellion from some Republicans, Mitch McConnell changed his Senate rules to admit the House evidence and allow arguments over three days.
NBC News reported:
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell changed a controversial provision in the rules for the impeachment trial that would have required House prosecutors and White House lawyers to make 24 hours of legal arguments in just two days and could have barred evidence gathered by the House.
The last-minute change was revealed on Tuesday as the organizing resolution for President Donald Trump’s Senate trial was being read into the record on the Senate floor. The new version gives both side 24 hours to make their case over three days, instead of the two initially proposed by McConnell on Monday.
McConnell actually made the changes by hand on the Senate floor:
Changes to McConnell’s resolution were made by hand, suggesting to me they happened LATE, like maybe just after the GOP lunch today, and before trial started at 1:15. pic.twitter.com/GTZ8VcIiGE — Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) January 21, 2020
The office of Susan Collins is taking credit for the changes:
Statement from @SenatorCollins spox @annieclark25: “Senator Collins and others raised concerns about the 24 hours of opening statements in 2 days and the admission of the House transcript in the record” (1/2) — Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene) January 21, 2020
(2/2) “Her position has been that the trial should follow the Clinton model as much as possible. She thinks these changes are a significant improvement” — Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene) January 21, 2020
This is a very Collins like move to do something that would make her seem like a moderate while, in the end, going along with Trump and McConnell in voting not to convict.
The overriding message is that Sen. McConnell doesn’t appear to have as much control over his caucus as his projecting to the media and the American people. McConnell’s trial rules are a little bit better, but this won’t be a real trial until the president is forced to turn over documents and witnesses are called.
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politicususa--2020-01-21--Protesters Oppose Republican Senators’ Rigged Impeachment Trial

Protesters gathered outside of the U.S. Capitol ahead of the rigged GOP-led Senate impeachment “ trial ” of President Trump @ @ @ @ @ loudly to the media , and to vulnerable Republicans .
They are the best way @ @ @ @ @ to these assaults on norms and rules are heard .

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Protesters gathered outside of the U.S. Capitol ahead of the rigged GOP-led Senate impeachment “trial” of President Trump on Tuesday.
Protests speak loudly to the media, and to vulnerable Republicans. They are the best way to make sure your objection to these assaults on norms and rules are heard.


politicususa--2020-01-21--House Democrats Shred Trump’s Claim That A Rigged Election Should Judge His Crimes

Trump claimed he can ’ t be convicted for abuse of power , and instead we should let the election – that he was impeached for rigging – decide .
House Managers were not impressed .
The games began Tuesday at noon when the House Managers were forced to file a reply to the spurious Impeachment Trial Memorandum filed by President Trump in which they called out his spurious claims , notably , his argument that abuse of power is not impeachable .
“ President Trump ’ s argument that abuse of power is not an impeachable offense is wrong—and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , even accepting that the House ’ s recitation of the facts is correct—which it is—the House lacks authority to remove a President who sells out our democracy and national security in exchange for a personal political favor .
The Framers of our Constitution took pains to ensure that such egregious abuses of power would be impeachable , ” the House Managers wrote in a memo sent to PoliticusUSA .
Trump ’ s brief , all 171 pages of it , can be editorially summed up as : I didn ’ t do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not illegal and it ’ s totally cool for me to sell out democracy and national security so I can cheat in another election but if you hold me accountable you might damage the very structure of government Trump is working so hard to destroy and what a shame that would be .
Or , as they put it in their brief sent to us , “ The Articles of Impeachment presented by House Democrats are constitutionally deficient on their face .
The theories underpinning them would do lasting damage to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to our structure of government .
The Articles are also the product of an unprecedented and unconstitutional process that denied the President every basic right guaranteed by the Due Process Clause and fundamental principles of fairness.
” See ?
It ’ s a lot of procedural complaints , but no real defense of Trump ’ s actions with Ukraine , which are a matter of established fact .
Trump ’ s argument is being buttressed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , who can also see that Trump doesn ’ t have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ witnesses and evidence and forcing Democrats to literally make their case in the dead of night .
One day this will be made into a movie and people will think it ’ s a farce .
In their reply , the House Managers noted that indeed the Framers had anticipated that one day a President might be as corrupt as Trump has admitted in the release of his Ukrainian phone call that he is , “ The Framers anticipated that a President might one day seek to place his own personal and political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they understood that foreign interference in our elections was one of the gravest threats to our democracy.
” They seem as unable to deal with Trump ’ s denial of reality as the rest of us , as they point out that Trump claims he can ’ t be convicted in the Senate because he has done nothing wrong , and that the proper way to deal with his abuse of power is via an election… … an election that he is actively working to cheat by bribing a foreign country , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was impeached .
Forever impeached .
“ Indeed , on the eve of his impeachment trial , President Trump continues to insist that he has done nothing wrong .
President Trump ’ s view that he can not be held accountable , except in an election he seeks to fix in his favor , underscores the need for the Senate to exercise its solemn constitutional duty to remove President Trump from office .
If the Senate does not convict and remove President Trump , he will have succeeded in placing himself above the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partisanship and politics and hold President Trump accountable to protect our national security and democracy.
” Senate Republicans know that if Trump does not continue to cheat the 2020 election , not only will he most likely not be re-elected , but their own standing is in peril .
So you can imagine that they are not running toward patriotism any time soon .
They point out that Trump ’ s brief is heavy on rhetoric and complaints about procedure , but lacks any legitimate defense of his misconduct , adding , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Trump would rather discuss anything other than what he actually did.
” Well .
Yes .
Clearly .
And why hasn ’ t Trump provided to the House , even when repeatedly asked , any documents or witnesses in his own defense ?
“ This is not how an innocent person behaves , ” they note .
The public agrees that this is not how an innocent person behaves .
A majority , in fact , want Trump convicted and removed from office .

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Trump claimed he can’t be convicted for abuse of power, and instead we should let the election – that he was impeached for rigging – decide. House Managers were not impressed.
The games began Tuesday at noon when the House Managers were forced to file a reply to the spurious Impeachment Trial Memorandum filed by President Trump in which they called out his spurious claims, notably, his argument that abuse of power is not impeachable.
“President Trump’s argument that abuse of power is not an impeachable offense is wrong—and dangerous. That argument would mean that, even accepting that the House’s recitation of the facts is correct—which it is—the House lacks authority to remove a President who sells out our democracy and national security in exchange for a personal political favor. The Framers of our Constitution took pains to ensure that such egregious abuses of power would be impeachable,” the House Managers wrote in a memo sent to PoliticusUSA.
Trump’s brief, all 171 pages of it, can be editorially summed up as: I didn’t do it but if I did it’s not illegal and it’s totally cool for me to sell out democracy and national security so I can cheat in another election but if you hold me accountable you might damage the very structure of government Trump is working so hard to destroy and what a shame that would be.
Or, as they put it in their brief sent to us, “The Articles of Impeachment presented by House Democrats are constitutionally deficient on their face. The theories underpinning them would do lasting damage to the separation of powers under the Constitution and to our structure of government. The Articles are also the product of an unprecedented and unconstitutional process that denied the President every basic right guaranteed by the Due Process Clause and fundamental principles of fairness.”
See? It’s a lot of procedural complaints, but no real defense of Trump’s actions with Ukraine, which are a matter of established fact.
Trump’s argument is being buttressed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who can also see that Trump doesn’t have a case, and so he is limiting witnesses and evidence and forcing Democrats to literally make their case in the dead of night. One day this will be made into a movie and people will think it’s a farce.
In their reply, the House Managers noted that indeed the Framers had anticipated that one day a President might be as corrupt as Trump has admitted in the release of his Ukrainian phone call that he is, “The Framers anticipated that a President might one day seek to place his own personal and political interests above those of our Nation, and they understood that foreign interference in our elections was one of the gravest threats to our democracy.”
They seem as unable to deal with Trump’s denial of reality as the rest of us, as they point out that Trump claims he can’t be convicted in the Senate because he has done nothing wrong, and that the proper way to deal with his abuse of power is via an election…
… an election that he is actively working to cheat by bribing a foreign country, and is actually one reason why he was impeached. Forever impeached.
“Indeed, on the eve of his impeachment trial, President Trump continues to insist that he has done nothing wrong. President Trump’s view that he cannot be held accountable, except in an election he seeks to fix in his favor, underscores the need for the Senate to exercise its solemn constitutional duty to remove President Trump from office. If the Senate does not convict and remove President Trump, he will have succeeded in placing himself above the law. Each Senator should set aside partisanship and politics and hold President Trump accountable to protect our national security and democracy.”
Senate Republicans know that if Trump does not continue to cheat the 2020 election, not only will he most likely not be re-elected, but their own standing is in peril. So you can imagine that they are not running toward patriotism any time soon.
They point out that Trump’s brief is heavy on rhetoric and complaints about procedure, but lacks any legitimate defense of his misconduct, adding, “It is clear from his response that President Trump would rather discuss anything other than what he actually did.”
Well. Yes. Clearly.
And why hasn’t Trump provided to the House, even when repeatedly asked, any documents or witnesses in his own defense? “This is not how an innocent person behaves,” they note.
The public agrees that this is not how an innocent person behaves. A majority, in fact, want Trump convicted and removed from office.


politicususa--2020-01-21--Opinion: Mitch’s Impeachment Trial Is, Goosey Lucy Goes To the Senate

Working hand in glove with Donald Trump , Mitch McConnell is producing a Soviet-style sham trial reminiscent of a Kafka novel .
It ’ s got the long arduous hours , giving equal validity to evidence laid out by the Democrats and to the slop Trump ’ s lawyers threw together because they have nothing else to counter the facts .
Contrary to his , and other Republicans ’ rhetoric about the Clinton impeachment trial , this one is nothing like it .
For one thing , under Mitch ’ s rules every piece of evidence must be voted on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Clinton trial also had witnesses following a prolonged investigation by an independent counsel and unlike this White House , the Clinton administration cooperated with all phases of that investigation .
Republicans are not merely lying to you .
To quote , Rep. Jamie Raskin , they are “ perpetrating a fraud ” on you .
That ’ s a brutal way of minimizing admissible evidence and intimidating Jurors who dare to stray from the party line .
Just how often will they be willing to be seen voting with Democrats to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a crazed Donald Trump or his cult members ?
Mitch ’ s process makes Star Chambers look like open and fair trials by comparison .
But , we really don ’ t need expertise on Senate rules to understand what ’ s going on here .
One need only be familiar with the English language to know , thanks to Trump ’ s own witnesses , that he used the presidency to shake down the Ukraine .
You don ’ t have to be a lawyer or a constitutional expert to know that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outcome of this year ’ s general election in Donald Trump ’ s favor .
You just have to know your country and your own heart to know that we must choose our president free of influence from hostile foreign powers .
It ’ s because the facts are so overwhelming that Mitch McConnell wants a “ trial ” without witnesses or evidence , and going in the middle of the night when most of us will be sound asleep because we have real life responsibilities .
For some of us , watching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our real life responsibilities and for some of us it may be tempting to say , “ my article tells you all you need to know about this process , the arguments made and whose arguments are valid.
” This is too important to delegate off to opinion-makers , myself included .
I urge everyone to take some time to look at the materials for yourselves .
If you have a way to record the trial to watch later , do it .
You can read the Democrats ’ articles of impeachment , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the articles and the Trump brief .
The Democrats also responded to Trump ’ s brief .
Any amount of information you can see and consider for yourself empowers you to decide for yourself if you want to live in a country that makes its own decisions or instead to have someone from the outside imposing their will on you , to their benefit and to your detriment .
Upon answering these questions , you ’ ll know whether or not we should be going through this process : Do you want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serves the powerful interests that buy it or a country where the government serves the people ?
Should a president be removed from office because he ( or some day , God willing , she ) cheated their way into the White House and intends to do it again ?
Should a president be removed from office because he or she sought help from a foreign power , then tried to cover it up when Congress sought oversight ?
While Senators will go through the charade of presenting “ both sides ” , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process is rigged in favor of Donald Trump .
We know it because the Senate Majority Leader said he ’ s working with the president to rig the process .
We know it because he doesn ’ t want witnesses and he doesn ’ t want the people to see the proceeding .
Knowing the attention grabber that Trump is , does anyone really believe that he would turn down an opportunity for all the media to pontificate about him and only him ?
We don ’ t need legal briefs or detailed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t want you to see something about him , it ’ s because he comes out of it looking bad .
As someone who lives for reading and learning more about law and about politics , I live for moments when the two dance together .
But this process that Moscow Mitch is setting up is an outrage .
It should anger every American who loves this constitutional republic .
Their so-called response amounts to turning the most basic truths of the American Constitution on their head and with that , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re saying don ’ t you believe everything you know to be true , nor anything you have seen with your own eyes nor heard with your own ears .
They ’ re singing the song of tyrants and hoping you ’ ll be hypnotized by the melody .
Honest people don ’ t do that .

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Working hand in glove with Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell is producing a Soviet-style sham trial reminiscent of a Kafka novel.
It’s got the long arduous hours, giving equal validity to evidence laid out by the Democrats and to the slop Trump’s lawyers threw together because they have nothing else to counter the facts.
Contrary to his, and other Republicans’ rhetoric about the Clinton impeachment trial, this one is nothing like it.
For one thing, under Mitch’s rules every piece of evidence must be voted on before it is allowed to be submitted.
The Clinton trial also had witnesses following a prolonged investigation by an independent counsel and unlike this White House, the Clinton administration cooperated with all phases of that investigation.
Republicans are not merely lying to you. To quote, Rep. Jamie Raskin, they are “perpetrating a fraud” on you.
That’s a brutal way of minimizing admissible evidence and intimidating Jurors who dare to stray from the party line. Just how often will they be willing to be seen voting with Democrats to include relevant evidence – in front of a crazed Donald Trump or his cult members?
Mitch’s process makes Star Chambers look like open and fair trials by comparison. But, we really don’t need expertise on Senate rules to understand what’s going on here.
One need only be familiar with the English language to know, thanks to Trump’s own witnesses, that he used the presidency to shake down the Ukraine.
You don’t have to be a lawyer or a constitutional expert to know that the shake-down was intended to influence the outcome of this year’s general election in Donald Trump’s favor. You just have to know your country and your own heart to know that we must choose our president free of influence from hostile foreign powers.
It’s because the facts are so overwhelming that Mitch McConnell wants a “trial” without witnesses or evidence, and going in the middle of the night when most of us will be sound asleep because we have real life responsibilities.
For some of us, watching these proceedings goes with the territory of our real life responsibilities and for some of us it may be tempting to say, “my article tells you all you need to know about this process, the arguments made and whose arguments are valid.”
This is too important to delegate off to opinion-makers, myself included. I urge everyone to take some time to look at the materials for yourselves. If you have a way to record the trial to watch later, do it.
You can read the Democrats’ articles of impeachment, to the Senate, the Trump response to the articles and the Trump brief. The Democrats also responded to Trump’s brief.
Any amount of information you can see and consider for yourself empowers you to decide for yourself if you want to live in a country that makes its own decisions or instead to have someone from the outside imposing their will on you, to their benefit and to your detriment.
Upon answering these questions, you’ll know whether or not we should be going through this process:
Do you want to live in a country where government serves the powerful interests that buy it or a country where the government serves the people?
Should a president be removed from office because he (or some day, God willing, she) cheated their way into the White House and intends to do it again?
Should a president be removed from office because he or she sought help from a foreign power, then tried to cover it up when Congress sought oversight?
While Senators will go through the charade of presenting “both sides”, the fact is we already know this process is rigged in favor of Donald Trump. We know it because the Senate Majority Leader said he’s working with the president to rig the process. We know it because he doesn’t want witnesses and he doesn’t want the people to see the proceeding.
Knowing the attention grabber that Trump is, does anyone really believe that he would turn down an opportunity for all the media to pontificate about him and only him? We don’t need legal briefs or detailed constitutional arguments to know when Trump doesn’t want you to see something about him, it’s because he comes out of it looking bad.
As someone who lives for reading and learning more about law and about politics, I live for moments when the two dance together. But this process that Moscow Mitch is setting up is an outrage. It should anger every American who loves this constitutional republic.
Their so-called response amounts to turning the most basic truths of the American Constitution on their head and with that, they are insulting your intelligence. They’re saying don’t you believe everything you know to be true, nor anything you have seen with your own eyes nor heard with your own ears.
They’re singing the song of tyrants and hoping you’ll be hypnotized by the melody. Honest people don’t do that.


politicususa--2020-01-21--Chuck Schumer Accuses Trump Of Writing Impeachment Trial Rules

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer ( D-NY ) accused the White House of writing Mitch McConnell ’ s rules resolution for Trump ’ s impeachment trial .
During a press conference , Sen. Schumer said : The Republican leader will offer an organizing resolution that outlines his plan for the rules of the trial , which was only released last night .
Amazingly waited till the very end and now we see why .
It is completely partisan .
It was kept secret until the eve of the trial and now that it ’ s finally being made public , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was keeping it so close to his vest .
Because the McConnell rules seem to be designed by President Trump for President Trump .
Simply executed by Leader McConnell and Senate Republicans .
It appears that Leader McConnell decided to go along with the president ’ s desire to cover up his wrongdoing , hook , line , and sinker , and it almost seems that the resolution was written in the White House , not in the Senate .
Mitch McConnell has been bragging about coordinating with Trump on the impeachment trial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leap of logic to conclude that McConnell ’ s one-sided impeachment trial rules that only benefit the president were devised by Trump .
Adam Schiff and the House impeachment managers told McConnell that he can ’ t escape the truth through a rigged process , and Sen. Schumer is shedding some light on the fact that it was Trump and his henchman McConnell who cooked up this plan to turn the impeachment trial into a farce .
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) accused the White House of writing Mitch McConnell’s rules resolution for Trump’s impeachment trial.
During a press conference, Sen. Schumer said:
The Republican leader will offer an organizing resolution that outlines his plan for the rules of the trial, which was only released last night. Amazingly waited till the very end and now we see why. It is completely partisan. It was kept secret until the eve of the trial and now that it’s finally being made public, it obvious to see why leader McConnell was keeping it so close to his vest. Because the McConnell rules seem to be designed by President Trump for President Trump. Simply executed by Leader McConnell and Senate Republicans.
It appears that Leader McConnell decided to go along with the president’s desire to cover up his wrongdoing, hook, line, and sinker, and it almost seems that the resolution was written in the White House, not in the Senate.
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Chuck Schumer accuses the White House of writing Mitch McConnell's trial rules. #TrumpIsCorrupt pic.twitter.com/VZI7fevRSy — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) January 21, 2020
Mitch McConnell has been bragging about coordinating with Trump on the impeachment trial, so it is not a far leap of logic to conclude that McConnell’s one-sided impeachment trial rules that only benefit the president were devised by Trump.
Adam Schiff and the House impeachment managers told McConnell that he can’t escape the truth through a rigged process, and Sen. Schumer is shedding some light on the fact that it was Trump and his henchman McConnell who cooked up this plan to turn the impeachment trial into a farce.
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politicususa--2020-01-21--Adam Schiff Tells Mitch McConnell The Truth Is Inescapable

At a press conference , lead House impeachment manager Adam Schiff told Mitch McConnell that his rigged impeachment process can ’ t escape the truth .
Rep. Schiff ( D-CA ) , “ Thankfully however , we know the truth .
The evidence is already overwhelming and that evidence is that the president abused the power of his office .
Withheld hundreds of millions of dollars of needed military aid to an ally at war in order to coerce that ally into interfering in our election .
And then when he was caught obstructed the congress to cover it up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter how McConnell wishes to structure this trial.
” Schiff was correct .
It doesn ’ t matter what process McConnell wants to use to conduct Trump ’ s impeachment trial .
The evidence is clear and overwhelming .
Donald Trump has been impeached , and no matter what Mitch McConnell and the Republican Senate majority does , he will remain impeached .
Mitch McConnell is trying to rig the impeachment trial , cherry-pick evidence , and get the process over with as soon as possible .
McConnell and the Republicans can violate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t undo the fact that Trump committed crimes against his country as president .
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At a press conference, lead House impeachment manager Adam Schiff told Mitch McConnell that his rigged impeachment process can’t escape the truth.
Rep. Schiff (D-CA), “Thankfully however, we know the truth. The evidence is already overwhelming and that evidence is that the president abused the power of his office. Withheld hundreds of millions of dollars of needed military aid to an ally at war in order to coerce that ally into interfering in our election. And then when he was caught obstructed the congress to cover it up. That truth is inescapable, no matter how McConnell wishes to structure this trial.”
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Adam Schiff tells Mitch McConnell that the truth is inescapable. #TrumpIsCorrupt pic.twitter.com/19XkVFRGHe — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) January 21, 2020
Schiff was correct. It doesn’t matter what process McConnell wants to use to conduct Trump’s impeachment trial. The evidence is clear and overwhelming. Donald Trump has been impeached, and no matter what Mitch McConnell and the Republican Senate majority does, he will remain impeached.
Mitch McConnell is trying to rig the impeachment trial, cherry-pick evidence, and get the process over with as soon as possible. McConnell and the Republicans can violate their oath of office, but they can’t undo the fact that Trump committed crimes against his country as president.
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