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Buzzfeed Re-Cap, 23 Jan (because the situation is here is pretty psychotic, eg. 22 Jan, Politico ventured, "Trump's trial may hinge on Lamar Alexander," while McClatchy speculated, "Democrats fighting Trump for impeachment witnesses may have to ask the Supreme Court)

"You Can't Trust This President": Democrats Accuse Trump Of Betraying The Country In Impeachment Trial

"You know you can't trust this president to do what's right for this country. You can trust he will do what's right for Donald Trump. He'll do it now. He's done it before. He'll do it for the next several months. He'll do it in the election if he is allowed to," HUAC Rev. Chairman Mr. Manager Schiff, who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, told senators. "This is why if you find him guilty, you must find he should be removed. Because right matters. And the truth matters. Otherwise, we are lost."
That's some savvy jawboning, while Team Trump executes NDAA "policies" enacted by the US Congress, of which $738B Defence Spending for 2019-2020 alone. $400M tendered to Ukraine for incidental mayhem might be a knick to some, but it is surely a principled affront to Article I of the US Constitution. Convict or acquit? What say ye, embalmed representatives of the people?


Many in US support Trump decision to kill Iran general: 41% fer, 30% agin, 30% undecided?


Headline betrayal reminds Trump doves (if such a person exists) that their candidate has not withdrawn US boots from the "over there."

US general says troop surge in Middle East may not end soon: its case for troops in the Middle East


"Right matters" reminds homeland hearth-minders that their nemesis perverts US foreign policy in aid of democracy "over here".

Was US America cheated by Trump or not?

by Cat on Fri Jan 24th, 2020 at 07:31:10 PM EST
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[intone with Viola Davis inflection]: trifling as HELL.

by Cat on Fri Jan 24th, 2020 at 10:44:26 PM EST
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by Cat on Sat Jan 25th, 2020 at 07:03:33 PM EST
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Trump impeachment prosecutor, Adam Schiff, is becoming Exhibit A in president's defense
House managers broke the three golden Rules of Atty, repeatedly, over 2.5 years and three days. I've mentioned #1 and #2 many times. And #3 is "keep it simple, stupid" (KISS)--prosecution or defense storytelling--or else you will confuse the jury.

To confuse the jury IOW is to introduce "reasonable doubt"--definitively not the desired outcome for either advocate.

by Cat on Sat Jan 25th, 2020 at 07:30:58 PM EST
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Well, Lamar Alexander admitted that the House Managers had proven their case. But the Senate was no impartial jury.


"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sun Feb 2nd, 2020 at 05:49:46 PM EST
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