Wow. Just … Wow. The “defense” presentation by Team Trump has been in no way a legal defense presented by competent legal counsel that one would expect to see from any attorney at an actual trial. Instead, what we have bore witness to over the past couple of days is political theater of the absurd, … Read more
As the Washington Post editorialized, The impeachment evidence will catch up to Republicans and Trump — whether they ignore it or not. Drip, drip, drip… Anita Kumar explains, “It’s not impeachment that’s worrying Republicans. It’s the months of steady revelations about the Ukraine saga that could follow.” Forget impeachment. Republicans fear Ukraine revelations could spill … Read more
“You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts.” – Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. The conservative media entertainment complex aka the Republican propaganda machine has been trying to turn this adage on its head for decades. In a famous exchange between a George W. Bush administration official and journalist … Read more
“If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell.” – Carl Sandburg. Team Trump has already conceded the facts in this impeachment trial. They have argued that even if everything … Read more
The House managers have been treating the Senate impeachment trial as a solemn judicial proceeding, just as the Founding Fathers intended. To paraphrase Mark Sumner at Daily Kos, the House managers have been presenting a master class of an impeachment prosecution: For anyone tuning in from outside the Senate, Schiff’s opening was a master class … Read more