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**Frownland** · 01-28-2020, 09:58 AM

Trump defense team to conclude opening arguments

Apparently it takes several hours over the course of three days to say "the president can do whatever the **** he wants because he's the president".

Anteater · 01-28-2020, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Trump defense team to conclude opening arguments

Apparently it takes several hours over the course of three days to say "the president can do whatever the **** he wants because he's the president".

Well, to be fair, they're only trying to impeach him in this rapidly short time frame because they're scared he'll win in November.

**Frownland** · 01-28-2020, 02:47 PM

Good one.

The Batlord · 01-28-2020, 04:39 PM

Yes they do not want him to remain in office, good job.

Anteater · 01-28-2020, 05:28 PM

Anteater · 01-29-2020, 10:27 AM

Haha.

~~jwb~~ · 01-29-2020, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

Well, to be fair, they're only trying to impeach him in this rapidly short time frame because they're scared he'll win in November.

so why are the Republicans trying to rush it along?

Anteater · 01-29-2020, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by jwb

so why are the Republicans trying to rush it along?

Because the Dem majority rushed it along previously in the House, called who they wanted at the expense of what the Republicans asked for, but still voted on the Articles anyway. Probably revenge for Merrick Garland.

That being said, seeing Cipollone's closing argument for Trump with those C-Span clips where he's literally throwing Schumer's own words from the Clinton impeachment proceedings back in his face was pure art.

~~jwb~~ · 01-29-2020, 02:44 PM

Nah, it's cause they don't think this process is helping Trump despite pretending it does. Some of them are pretending now that they want Hunter Biden in exchange for Bolton. They're bluffing. They have the majority. They can get Hunter Biden without concessions if they want. They don't want witnesses because then people are going to day why not Bolton, why not Lev Parnas. Because those men will both make Trump look worse than he already does.

Anteater · 01-29-2020, 04:35 PM

I'd be interested in seeing Hunter Biden testify. He seems like a real stand-up guy.

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01-28-2020, 02:47 PM	#4173 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Good one. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

01-29-2020, 02:44 PM	#4179 (permalink)
~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	Nah, it's cause they don't think this process is helping Trump despite pretending it does. Some of them are pretending now that they want Hunter Biden in exchange for Bolton. They're bluffing. They have the majority. They can get Hunter Biden without concessions if they want. They don't want witnesses because then people are going to day why not Bolton, why not Lev Parnas. Because those men will both make Trump look worse than he already does.