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https://www.politicususa.com/2020/01/30/trump-lawyers-gop-senators.htmlPosted on Thu, Jan 30th, 2020 by Jason Easley
Trumps Lawyers Are Threatening Republican Senators On Witnesses
Senate Democratic Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that Trumps lawyers are threatening Republican Senators on the witness vote.
Leader Schumer said:
I believe Senate Republicans and the presidents team are worried about the vote. Yesterday Mr. Sekulow said that if the senate elects to subpoena witnesses and documents, the presidents team will force all sorts of manner of delay, to take the managers to court, assert privilege, drag it on forever. It was a shocking admission from Mr. Sekulow, revealing how concerned the presidents team are, how afraid they are. Of course, his argument isnt true.
Theres no reason for endless delays. The documents are compiled. One key witness has already said hed testify. Wed expect the others to comply if subpoenaed and questions of privilege can be sorted out right here in the senate. Mr. Sekulows argument was nothing more than a threat, a shakedown. He told Senators to their faces that the presidents team will do whatever it possibly can to prevent them from seeing the truth. It reminds you of something the president would do or say, and it should offend my Republican colleagues just as much as it offends us Democrats.
Theres no reason for endless delays. The documents are compiled. One key witness has already said hed testify. Wed expect the others to comply if subpoenaed and questions of privilege can be sorted out right here in the senate. Mr. Sekulows argument was nothing more than a threat, a shakedown. He told Senators to their faces that the presidents team will do whatever it possibly can to prevent them from seeing the truth. It reminds you of something the president would do or say, and it should offend my Republican colleagues just as much as it offends us Democrats.
Link to tweet
The Threat To Delay The Trial Is A Bluff
Sekulows threat was a sign of a legal team with no defense strategy. Trumps lawyers have been threatening Senators with the prospect of a long impeachment trial, but the threat is a bluff because it is Trump who is being harmed by this trial. Trumps reelection has been derailed by impeachment. Its Trump who is worried about a long trial.
The vulnerable Republican Senators who buy into this threat can kiss their seats goodbye in the fall. The best chance that endangered Republican incumbents have is to allow witnesses, and then vote for acquittal.
Republicans in tight reelection races who vote to block witnesses are potentially voting themselves out of the Senate in November.
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Trump's Lawyers Are Threatening Republican Senators On Witnesses (Original Post)
babylonsister
Jan 2020
OP
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)1. You could see coming a million miles away.
But,hey,did they get their Bribes(campaign Checks)via the Orange Anus Lawyers?
Most just knew the fix was in. The Rethugs are gambling their Base will never figure out just went down or that the story shelf life will only be two or three days.
BillyBobBrilliant
(805 posts)2. And then the Impeached One
will have to give his SOTU address from the viewpoint of an 'accused,' not an 'acquitted.'