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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 10:13 AM Jan 2020

Consensus seems to be that the "President's" "Defense" team will do all they can to

shift the focus to Joe Biden and his son, Hunter.

We should repeat this to anyone who seeks to "discuss" their presentation: "The Bidens have been 'totally exonerated' of any illegality in Ukraine. You know what they have to do with this impeachment? DIDDLY SQUAT! That's not opinion; that's FACT!"

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C_U_L8R

(45,027 posts)
2. They gotta compete with Saturday cartoons and weekend fun.
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 10:37 AM
Jan 2020

No one's gonna see their hot mess loose cannon diversions.

jimfields33

(16,048 posts)
3. The republicans are saying Representative Shiff opened the door
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 10:43 AM
Jan 2020

I watched some yesterday and didn’t get that impression. They will lie and distort all they can.

in2herbs

(2,947 posts)
4. Other than because they're Rs, how can they open the door to a Biden testimony and
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 11:30 AM
Jan 2020

deny other testimony?

H2O Man

(73,651 posts)
5. Recommended.
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 11:33 AM
Jan 2020

Right. They are also already quietly attacking some of our floor team for being "weak on defense." They will go as low as possible. Thus, we need to be fully engaged in a grass roots' offensive. All Senators -- Democrats and republicans -- have had a significant increase in contacts (phone calls, e-mail, etc) this week. Let's flood them.

6. My predictions for what they will do
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 11:57 AM
Jan 2020

-- They will declare (falsely) that the impeachment of trump was illegal, un-constitutional, and invalid.

-- They will complain (falsely) that the repugs weren't allowed to take part in the House impeachment hearings.

-- They will relentlessly bombard their audience with lies about Joe Biden.

-- They will repeatedly rant about how this whole thing is so unfair to trump.

-- They will proclaim that trump is totally innocent in every way, and has never done anything wrong in his entire life.

-- They may try to shorten the trial by using only one or two of the three days allowed to them for arguments.

meow2u3

(24,774 posts)
7. In short, Trump's defense is going to try to put the victim on trial instead of Trump
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 12:15 PM
Jan 2020

as a mob-style diversionary tactic. They're Bruce Cutler to Trump's John "Teflon Don" Gotti.

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
9. tRUMP's drfense team is only playing to his base and that's a solid minority. The only way we
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 12:29 PM
Jan 2020

lose the 2020 election is through corruption/dirty tricks and ratfuckery. Let's all advocate for a fair
and secure election with an overwhelming turnout.

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