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More than 20 GOP state attorneys general sent senators a letter urging Trump's acquittal at his impeachment trial.

"Have you ever prosecuted a case without witness testimony or discovery of evidence?" I asked them.

After a pause, their response: c-span.org/video/?c484838…
Here is their 14-page "Friend of the Senate" brief, riffing on the concept of an amicus ("Friend of the Court") brief.

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In a follow-up, I asked the attorneys general how urging President Trump's acquittal at the impeachment trial advances the interests of all of the citizens of their state-- rather than their political interests as Republican AGs.

SC AG's response: c-span.org/video/?c484839…
Story ahead, @CourthouseNews.
@CourthouseNews Democratic Attorney Generals Association slams their GOP counterpart's Senate letter as a political stunt.

“The people in these states deserve more than politicking and pandering from their state Attorneys General—and that’s clearly all this was.”

Story: courthousenews.com/diving-into-fr…
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Defense attorney observed by my colleague passing a juror a note during a trial. 🔽
The jury’s foreman.
Note: To expand on this analogy just one more time...

From inside the press gallery, reporters can get a pretty good view of the jurors and advocates—but not of the judge.
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Traditionally, in a democracy, the nation’s top diplomat does not privately harangue and then publicly slime a reporter for asking fair and newsworthy questions.
The dubious final line of Secretary Pompeo’s missive suggests he’s trying to do to NPR’s national security correspondent what was done to his ousted Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch in The Hill.
Listen to @NPRKelly's unedited, 11-minute interview with Pompeo.

Then ask yourself: Does this interviewer strike you as someone who can't tell Ukraine from Bangladesh on a map, or did the defensive interviewee concoct a retaliatory smear? npr.org/2020/01/24/799…
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Trump’s reported “Take her out” tape has been posted. 🔽
Joseph Bondy just told @Maddow that Trump directed the “Take her out” command to Trump’s aide John DeStefano.
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