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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,320 posts) Tue Jan 28, 2020, 02:56 PM Jan 2020

Trump Defense Finale Puts GOP Near Moment of Reckoning on Bolton

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s lawyers begin their final day of arguments Tuesday having only barely noted the bombshell revelation from former National Security Adviser John Bolton that threatens to upset White House plans for a quick end to the Senate impeachment trial.

Trump’s defense team is expected to speak for about two more hours as they wrap up their case, an administration official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. That will be followed by hours of questions from senators, set to begin Wednesday.

Then will come what promises to be a dramatic debate and a moment of reckoning for a handful of Republican moderates over whether to call Bolton or other witnesses, with a vote likely to come Friday.

“I think Bolton probably has something to offer us. We’ll figure out how we’re going to learn more,” said Alaska GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski, who is viewed as a barometer of whether there will be enough Republican votes to call witnesses.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-defense-finale-puts-gop-near-moment-of-reckoning-on-bolton/ar-BBZoCy1?li=BBnb7Kz

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Trump Defense Finale Puts GOP Near Moment of Reckoning on Bolton (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2020 OP

The ones Schiff 'lost' are realizing he was tossing them a lifeline bigbrother05 Jan 2020 #1

Maybe besides Bolton, the senators will actually pay attention to what all of the other prior... SWBTATTReg Jan 2020 #2

Tuned into NPR for 2 minutes... robbob Jan 2020 #3

bigbrother05

(5,995 posts)

1. The ones Schiff 'lost' are realizing he was tossing them a lifeline

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 03:01 PM

Jan 2020

He brought up the "head on a pike" threat to remind them of who they're all talking about.

He's transparent in that he so obviously will continue to escalate his corruption until stopped. Anything he does from this point on is a shared responsibility of the Senate GOP.

GOTV in Nov.

SWBTATTReg

(22,183 posts)

2. Maybe besides Bolton, the senators will actually pay attention to what all of the other prior...

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 03:04 PM

Jan 2020

witnesses have been saying all along, eh? And if any of these senators are lawyers or attorneys, I'd say, like Barr, they should all be stripped of their licenses to practice law. Being of dubious character and repute...in some states, this is an actual thing that they look at, prior to granting a license, such as in Ohio.

robbob

(3,539 posts)

3. Tuned into NPR for 2 minutes...

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 03:18 PM

Jan 2020

And heard some whiny voiced lawyer saying even IF Bolton’s account is true, nothing the president did rises to the level of an impeachable offence.

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