Thread by @KevinMKruse

So the Trump camp's argument now is that they'll get the upper hand by calling Muriel Bowser and Nancy Pelosi? What?

First of all, to call any particular witness, I believe they'd need to get 51 votes -- which would mean peeling away a Democrat.

Possible, I guess, but ... then what?

If the point is to show that Bowser or Pelosi didn't do enough to prep for the riot ahead of time -- that's some bizarre blame-shifting, like faulting a homeowner for not having deadbolts after they suffered a home invasion.

Meanwhile, testimony from Bowser and Pelosi would cut both ways -- you'd surely get some record of the larger pattern of Trump encouraging violence in DC from Bowser, and a revisiting of the "where's Nancy?" mobs and the invasion of her office. Seems like a huge risk for them.

Again, this all seems like an obvious, empty threat.

But if they'd like to do this, by all means, let's get it all out there.