At midnight on Friday, the Department of Justice sent an email telling the court they would not turn over relevant documents—even as they argued that the House must go to court to get them.
"All too tragic a metaphor for where the country finds itself." cnn.com/2020/02/01/pol…
"All too tragic a metaphor for where the country finds itself." cnn.com/2020/02/01/pol…
.@RepAdamSchiff: "How did we get here?" How did we get to the first impeachment trial in American history without any witnesses, without new documents, without a real trial?
@RepAdamSchiff "The president had to look far and wide to find a defense lawyer to make such an argument"—the dangerous argument that, as long as a president believes a quid pro quo is in his own interest, it must not be impeachable.
@RepAdamSchiff "These undeniable facts require the president to retreat to his final defense: He's guilty as sin but can't we just let the voters decide?...And the short, clear, incontestable answer is no, you can't."
@RepAdamSchiff Trump's record leaves no doubt.
He solicited interference in 2016.
He did it again in 2019.
He will continue to do it unless Congress holds him accountable. themoscowproject.org/dispatch/trump…
He solicited interference in 2016.
He did it again in 2019.
He will continue to do it unless Congress holds him accountable. themoscowproject.org/dispatch/trump…
@RepAdamSchiff "What are the odds if left in office that he will continue trying to cheat? I will tell you: 100%. Not 5%, not 10% or even 50%, but 100%. If you have found him guilty and you do not remove him from office, he will continue trying to cheat in the election until he succeeds."
@RepAdamSchiff "To the degree you can compare the process when it got to the Judiciary Committee in either prior and recent impeachments, it was largely the same as we have here."
@RepAdamSchiff "The president's counsel hopes that through sheer repetition they can convert non-truth into truth. Do not let them. Every single court to hear Mr. Philbin's arguments has rejected them."
@RepAdamSchiff "For reasons as varied as the stars, the members of this body and ours in the house are now far more accepting of the most serious misconduct of a president as long as it is a president of one's own party. And that is a trend most dangerous for our country."
@RepAdamSchiff "The daily attacks on the guard rails of our democracy so relentlessly assailed have made us numb and blind to the consequences. Does none of that matter anymore?"
@RepAdamSchiff "History will not be kind to Donald Trump. I think we all know that. Not because it will be written by Never Trumpers but because whenever we have departed from the values of our nation we have come to regret it, and that regret is written all over the pages of our history."
@RepAdamSchiff "Every single vote, even a single vote by a single member, can change the course of history. It is said that a single man or woman of courage makes a majority. Is there one among you who will say enough?"
@RepAdamSchiff "When the president tries to coerce an ally to help him cheat in our elections and then covers it up, we must say: enough. Enough. He has betrayed our national security, and he will do so again. He has compromised our elections and he will do so again."
@RepAdamSchiff "They gave you a remedy, and they meant for you to use it. They gave you an oath, and they meant for you to observe it. We have proven Donald Trump guilty. Now do impartial justice and convict him."
