Impeachment Schedule Explained: Why the Trial Could Last Weeks nyti.ms/2RE38m5 And, what follows is a bit of a "Where we are now" in Yelnick's furrowed brow assessment:
Schiff is easily one of the greatest orators and minds in American political history. I do think Dems are in a good place. As of 22nd AM, 71% of Dems/Pubs wanted to see evidence and docs in Ipsos poll / Reuters. Opening Arguments at *least* through Sat PM, when Defense starts.
An acquittal, along w/coming #SCOTUS cases on Trump's finances (win/lose), will light a fire under people. I know it's a slog to Nov, but not having any power, & seeing this claptrap, SO proud of Dems. They are firing on all comm fronts in a way we've never seen in our lifetime.
* The way Garcia submarined every fucking defense.
* Roberts revealed his hand, when Crow tried to call for a break b/c GOP all leaving constantly. He's a potted plant, and historically SCOTUS don't interject at all. They want to do nothing. **BUT** ----->
* Roberts revealed his hand, when Crow tried to call for a break b/c GOP all leaving constantly. He's a potted plant, and historically SCOTUS don't interject at all. They want to do nothing. **BUT** ----->
<--- after Opening Arguments, knowing Trump's defense has proven they're wildly unprepared / out of their league, that's probably the time CJ Roberts would likely interject, calling for witnesses/docs. Watch that space, but ain't gonna happen (desperately want it to, so I hope).
* Using Lindsey and Dersh against Trump in video was jaw dropping.
* Dems are sneaking House evidence into the record in the Senate, like a Giuliani note saying he was acting for Trump as a citizen.
* Dems are sneaking House evidence into the record in the Senate, like a Giuliani note saying he was acting for Trump as a citizen.
The evidence laid out is brutal and incisive like a paper cut that bleeds out.
Likely case & saddest case: NOTHING WILL HAPPEN, but the Dems are in a great place in having proved their case beyond reasonable doubt (and there's no reasonable doubt necessary here).
Likely case & saddest case: NOTHING WILL HAPPEN, but the Dems are in a great place in having proved their case beyond reasonable doubt (and there's no reasonable doubt necessary here).
* The election in November will:
a) keep disgusted Centrist to middlin' Pubs home, or voting for Biden if he's the candidate.
b) it will light a fire under the left and centrists to vote.
a) keep disgusted Centrist to middlin' Pubs home, or voting for Biden if he's the candidate.
b) it will light a fire under the left and centrists to vote.
* I realized the GOP got so mad at Nadler for saying they were complicit. I thought it was just posturing, but I realize he just held them to account for all history to observe, on record, forever.
That level of accountability must feel punch-in-the-gut panicked and shameful.
That level of accountability must feel punch-in-the-gut panicked and shameful.
* Some Centrist ex-GOP had said there's two GOP here: People that will feel sick to their stomach voting to acquit, and the ones who will sleep like babies b/c they're a Trump transactional "It's win and lose only, no morals or ethics". Sounds about right.
* Another ex-GOP said the vote to acquit simply means the GOP are enabling Trump to put them in a situation to support him and back him up when he does worse stuff. The amount Trump is enabled here is INSANE. Sounds about right.
* Also, amazing: @RepValDemings tweeting Trump's "We have the all the documents, they don't have the documents"? Amazing moment in the history of information. The usage of Trump's words against himself is also crazy... making Trump testify against himself.
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