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There is nothing —nothing— in either of the opening statements of two very estimable public servants that rises to the level of an “offense,” much less an impeachable offense except in fevered imaginations. They are terrific public servants. They disagreed w/ some of POTUS calls
But POTUS is the head of the Executive Branch and he makes national security policy, and if he includes among his priorities foreign interference in our election and corruption, that is his right. Fine to debate in public square. Fine to argue for a D in 2020 as a result.
Fine to compare Ukrainian policies under Presidents Obama and Trump and what it should be going forward, but while it is possible to get all the Democrats and their media allies and TDS-afflicted to chant in unison “impeach impeach” this won’t fly with the public.
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I welcome any comparison of underlying facts of all three impeachments and would have voted to impeach President Clinton for the reason stated. I can’t imagine you are arguing “all impeachments alike” and thus every set of articles is of the same merit, regardless of procedures
As you are a smart guy I put your inability to distinguish fact patterns and differences in rules sets down to not having spent three years in law school or thirty years practicing. But it is he essence of the rule of law that the facts matter and that the law applied matters.
And I would be pleased to have you on to discuss at length and civilly if you would like to do so. Just send me a DM to that effect and we will set it up. This charade run by Adam Schiff cannot be defended but the ‘74 and ‘98 proceedings can be though both had flaws.
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I think @Eugene_Robinson one of the best pundits on the left in the country (even for a @UMichFootball fan) and his column here shows why: washingtonpost.com/opinions/rank-… He knows the @AdamSchiff #shamshowtrial is going to be a purely partisan affair, so he's getting ahead of the story.
But not even @Eugene_Robinson and all the other commentators, reporters, editors, producers, hosts etc on the left -95% of the Manhattan-Beltway media elite- can persuade the country this is other than an absurd and wasteful distraction. @realDonaldTrump will not suffer from this
But Democrats will because first purely partisan impeachment since 1868 will sicken voters in the center who think the #Resistance silly. Expect @realDonaldTrump to run on this @AdamSchiff #shamshowtrial (and the economy, defense spending, and of course the judges) all of 2020.
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The @HouseGOP witness list for @adamSchiff sham show trial continues: the whistleblower, Hunter Biden, Devon Archer, a business partner of Hunter Biden; Democratic political consultant Alexandra Chalupa; State’s David Hale; NSC’s Tim Morrison; researcher Nellie Ohr; Kurt Volker.
Unlikely that @AdamSchiff will allow most if age any of them as they would all upset the #sham show trial and he’s ruthless enough to carry out the charade even as support for this circus drops. @HouseDems stuck themselves on this flypaper and know have to press on no matter what
But the Senate should reject the first purely partisan impeachment since Andrew Johnson’s in 1868. The witness list reported in @WSJ: wsj.com/articles/trump… That @adamschiff can veto @HouseGOP witnesses tells you everything you need to know about this sham show trial.
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