How Schumer might get the last laugh on impeachment trial

By artappraiser on Mon, 01/13/2020 - 3:58pm |

While Schumer won’t get Republicans to back his demands to decide on witnesses at the start of the impeachment trial, he’s betting Dems will win the long game by squeezing vulnerable Rs with votes on witnesses and docs- story w/ @burgessev https://t.co/hVKkyFyz7q via @politico
— Marianne LeVine (@marianne_levine) January 13, 2020

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https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/13/chuck-schumer-trump-impeachment-trial-097296

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new poll on impeachment issues:

“slight majority of voters, 51 - 46 percent, approve of the House of Representatives' vote to impeach President Trump.” https://t.co/yJF2VQjIKC
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) January 13, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 01/13/2020 - 5:16pm

more on the poll, The Lincoln Project retweeted:

Hey, @realDonaldTrump this is a lot more than the 3-4% that Steve Bannon says is needed to defeat you. These are our people. #CountryOverParty @ProjectLincoln @gtconway3d @RonSteslow @TheRickWilson @reedgalen @SteveSchmidtSES @madrid_mike @RonSteslow https://t.co/kOMdqgH0SA
— Jennifer Horn (@NHJennifer) January 14, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 01/13/2020 - 8:22pm

McConnell Doesn’t Have the Votes to Dismiss Impeachment Articles or Block Witnesses: Reports https://t.co/q1Jlq4cliK pic.twitter.com/ZRHQYd83MM
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) January 14, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 01/13/2020 - 10:22pm

The Times:

Good. Let's have a real trial now. The only kind known to America (with witnesses and documents).

https://t.co/s9VQdw2Syr
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) January 14, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 01/13/2020 - 10:54pm

2/ Did you know that July 2019 wasn't the first time Trump used Mulvaney to withhold military aid to Ukraine in order to extort Ukraine into providing him with a personal benefit? In fact, he did the same thing with Zelensky's predecessor, in 2017 *and* 2018.

Seems relevant, no?
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) January 14, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 01/14/2020 - 2:39pm

The Lincoln Project (whose members no doubt fully realize what the Schumer article suggests Democrats plan to squeeze vulnerable Republicans with a series of tough votes that could hurt them in November.):

THREAD The impeachment trial press restrictions announced today represent an unprecedented assault on the First Amendment and the people’s right to know. The only person who stands to be damaged by allowing a free and open press to cover these proceedings is Donald Trump.
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) January 15, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/14/2020 - 6:57pm

More major objection to proposed press restrictions:

I’m loathe to insert myself in the news, but as the Chair of the Standing Committee of Correspondents I am compelled to weigh in on the restrictions to press access during the Senate impeachment trial that are being proposed. Bear with me.
— Sarah D. Wire (@sarahdwire) January 14, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/14/2020 - 8:01pm

Seth Abramson helpfully lists Legal Team Trump, official and non:

PS2/ Those wondering what Trump's three legal teams are:

OFFICIAL: Cipollone (federal), Sekulow (private), &c

PERSONAL: Giuliani, Parnas, Fruman

CLANDESTINE: diGenova, Toensing

And arguably, there's a fourth legal team:

TRUMP ORGANIZATION: Garten, Weisselberg, &c
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) January 15, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/14/2020 - 7:47pm

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