So, this is what excellent prosecutors can do in closing argument. They explain what all those pieces of evidence mean & how they fit together. This is masterful. And it would be even more compelling if Trump hadn’t withheld the 1st hand witnesses & the key documents.
Now the final touch: we all know he’s guilty, @RepAdamSchiff Schiff says. But do we have to remove him? There’s an election coming up. He proceeds to argue Trump is dangerous to our country, choosing his own interests over ours. “You can’t count on him” to protect our elections.
“There are no mulligans when it comes to national security...the American people deserve a president the can count on.” “If right doesn’t matter” he says (referencing Col. Vindiman) “we’re lost.”
Senators will do whatever they’ll do, but Schiff’s closing will be played again and again, viewed on YouTube, shared with friends. It will speak to the American people come November 2020 & it will be a much-studied historical document. “In America, right matters.”
