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Final House impeachment hearing marked a milestone; became clear nobody had anything left to say. So they said it over and over and over again. Even the condemnations of repetition became repetitious. 1/8 ow.ly/BJ1h50xAogz
GOP complains impeachment has been rushed, and it has. But with Dems racing toward full House vote, there is nothing new to say. Time to move to Senate, where nobody will have anything new to say, either. 2/8 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column…
By then, impeachment could well become boring--precisely the opposite of the nation-captivating drama Democrats hoped to create. 3/8 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column…
Boring: That's what many Republicans would like to see. And it is a reason some Democrats are arguing the Senate trial must include new witnesses, new testimony. 4/8 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column…
But House Democrats had the resources and time to investigate and make a case. Could have done more, but did not. Issued 300-page report that is Democratic case against Trump. 5/8 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column…
If Pelosi and House Democrats, with all their resources, did not try to compel further testimony, why should Senate Republicans? 6/8 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column…
Senate leadership likely to give House Democrats opportunity to make their case. Give Trump opportunity to defend. Then vote. End of trial. The get-it-over-with impeachment. 7/8 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column…
Link: The get-it-over-with impeachment. 8/8 End. washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column…
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Former Sen Flake puts forward argument heard whenever there is Democratic/media outrage about Trump: Republicans, what if Obama had done this? 1/3 washingtonpost.com/opinions/jeff-…
Answer is, it's impossible to imagine Obama acting like Trump. But if you try, you should imagine Obama having a Trump-like image for decades before being elected, then campaigning like Trump, and then winning like Trump. 2/3
That changes idea of what electorate wanted, or what it would tolerate in a president. Of course Congress and public standards are different for Trump. That's part of what the election of 2016 was about. 3/3 End.
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House GOP knew Dems' secret hearings were killing them. Witness searing opening statements leaked but rules barred discussion of questioning. Media megaphoned charges. GOP members out of loop. Read press reports, worried. 1/4 ow.ly/4PjN50xE7c9
GOP whip Scalise saw problem: 'They'd be building it up as some bombshell, and our members did not know what was going on.' Started briefings for Nunes, Jordan, Ratcliffe, others to tell fellow Republicans what was happening. 2/4 washingtonexaminer.com/news/analysis-…
GOP fears eased when members heard other side of events in secret depositions. Defense came together on process and substance. In the end: No Republican support for impeachment. 3/4 washingtonexaminer.com/news/analysis-…
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There are many distinguished constitutional scholars and experts on Twitter. I'm not one of them. But on question of Senate calling WH witnesses to testify: Many of you think that will be the magic event that changes the game on impeachment. 1/3
But if I understand correctly, if the matter went to court and WH lost, the witness would be compelled to show up but could still refuse to answer at least some questions based on executive privilege. Might not be as satisfying as some hope. 2/3
Isn't that what the lower-court McGahn ruling said? Is there some reason a higher court would reject that? 3/4
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Adam A. Fernandez
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THREAD — #IMPEACHMENT 101

OK, let's cut through the noise on impeachment.

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It's time I had my say about #Impeachment, DJT's obstructionistic tactics, and @SpeakerPelosi's not pushing for an inquiry yet.

When AG Barr released the redacted version of the report to Congress, he did *not* include any of the underlying documents on which Mueller relied.

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Just like a lawsuit, a case has to be built based on facts and evidence. Both the Intelligence Committee and the Judiciary Committee have been working their way through the system, including voting to hold AG Barr in Contempt of Congress. DJT has been fighting them in court.

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A note on #impeachment -

In a court of law, under non-presidential circumstances, impeachment is a tool litigation attorneys use to discredit the opposing side's witnesses at trial. When said witness takes the stand under oath attys. present evidence contrary to what the witness
claims. This weakens the other side's case by discrediting impeached witnesses's testimony. Once a witness has been impeached - by presentment of inconsistent testimony - the judge/jury can no longer use the impeached witnesses's testimony in reaching a verdict.
Simply put, they aren't trustworthy. In the case of Presidential impeachment that broad definition of impeachment applies, but the impeachment tool is used for a very different purpose. Under the Constitution, a sitting President cannot be tried in a court of law for anything.
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We forget how much heat was on Trump in the first quarter of 2017: appointees were being investigated and resigning and mainstream liberals viewed him as utterly illigitmate. At the time, I thought an #impeachment hearing was likely, and that many Republicans would join in.
Things cooled off considerably for, as I see it, two fundamental reasons: The Syria strikes and Trump and the GOP’s mutual embrace.
The Syria strikes assured the Deep State (an often misused term, but a legit one) that Trump would pursue “business as usual” in American foreign policy; this was confirmed by an increase of troops in Afghanistan and more.
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Vigorous #impeachment discussion yesterday between polls and elections expert @NateSilver538 (con) and former Harry Reid person @AJentleson (pro). The subject is worth a thread.
2. As with most issues before Congress, substance and politics are closely related but distinguishable. As to substance, the argument -- persuasive to me -- is that obstruction of justice, contacts with Russians seeking to influence a US election, corruption and the rest...
3...will do mortal damage to American democracy if tolerated. Not proceeding toward impeachment proceedings means tolerating all of these things, though it is possible to deceive oneself on that point. The political argument @NateSilver538 makes is about American voters.
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