1/ One year ago, nearly every Democratic Senator said it's not a trial without witnesses. Here is a thread of nearly every Senator expressing some form of this sentiment.
https://twitter.com/justinhendrix/status/1358837807255613444
2/ @AaronBlake laid out 7 types of witnesses that could shed more light "on an important event in our nation’s history — including Trump’s culpability for it." Capitol rioters themselves, Trump aides , Brad Raffensperger, Dustin Stockton, Mark Meadows, and Trump himself.
3/ @renato_mariotti presented a strong case that "to change the dynamic of the trial, House Managers will need to call witnesses." politico.com/news/magazine/…
4/ @michelleinbklyn says "the desire to rush is understandable, because Dems are sacrificing valuable legislative time. But if they miss the opportunity to give the country the fullest possible picture of Trump’s treachery, that sacrifice will be in vain." nytimes.com/2021/02/08/opi…
5/ @MrWalterShapiro says "Calling witnesses in the Senate is the best way that the trial can offer the definitive verdict on the saddest day since the Civil War as American democracy hung in the balance."
https://twitter.com/MrWalterShapiro/status/1358746484750057472
6/ @ThePlumLineGS says "The case for witnesses is strong. There’s a lot we don’t know about Trump’s behind-the-scenes conduct during the rampage: He reportedly refused entreaties to call off the mob... because he was enjoying watching it on TV."
https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/1358817065688309760
9/ Indeed listen to what @BenSasse told @hughhewitt. We need to hear from the people the Senator was talking to in the White House, in their own voices.
10/ Will @RepRaskin call witnesses? He must. History demands it. We must not appease Donald Trump & those who committed these grievous acts by refusing to use every tactic available to expose the truth. @SenSchumer must support him. We must all demand to hear from witnesses, now.
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