Live Thread: Impeachment Trial Day 8

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Jordyn Phelps
@JordynPhelps
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2m
The WH letter to Bolton shows that, at a minimum, they could hold up the process of Bolton publishing his book and deter Bolton from speaking out publicly about his allegations as process plays out

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Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
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1m
Philbin argues the standard of evidence is not "preponderance of evidence" nor "clear and convincing" but "beyond a reasonable doubt" since removal of a president is so drastic

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Steven Portnoy
@stevenportnoy
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50s
QUESTION 44, from Booker to the House managers:

Does executive privilege allow a president to conceal information from Congress if the evidence cannot be obtained elsewhere?

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They put Nadler out to pasture.

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Andrew Surabian
@Surabees
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13m
How is it that EVERY SINGLE reporter and political operative in Washington, DC knows who the "whistleblower" is, yet Adam Schiff claims he doesn't?

The pencil neck geek has no credibility #FullOfSchiff

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Bill Kristol
@BillKristol
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3m
The moment the Senate votes against witnesses Friday, if it does, John Bolton should release to the public (and the Senate) what would have been his opening statement under oath.

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Matt Mackowiak
@MattMackowiak
I haven’t learned anything from the questions at the Senate Impeachment trial today.

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sheila
@liquidlaugh
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1h
Did the House Managers Collude with Dems
and did the House Managers get the Dem's
questions in advance?

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Steven Portnoy
@stevenportnoy
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50s
QUESTION 45, from Kennedy and Moran to Trump team:

What did Hunter Biden do for the money Burisma paid him?

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Sean Davis
@seanmdav
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29s
Question from Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana: "What did Hunter Biden do for the money that Burisma Holdings paid him?"

Pam Bondi, one of the counsels for President Trump: Hunter Biden said he attended a couple of board meetings.

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Bill Kristol
@BillKristol
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3m
The moment the Senate votes against witnesses Friday, if it does, John Bolton should release to the public (and the Senate) what would have been his opening statement under oath.

What a sad sack this clown has become.

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Daily Caller
@DailyCaller
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1m
Sen. Tim Kaine Says ‘This Vote Is To See If This Is A Trial Or A Sham’
Sen. Tim Kaine Says ‘This Vote Is To See If This Is A Trial Or A Sham’
Senate Democrats reiterated that the Friday vote that will determine witness testimony, is a vote on whether or not a “fair trial”, will be allowed to occur.
dailycaller.com

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They put Nadler out to pasture.

He's with his wife. She has pancreatic cancer.

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Steven Portnoy
@stevenportnoy
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27s
QUESTION 46, from Schumer to both sides:

House managers say Trump demands absolute immunity. Can you name an instance where Trump has given access to a witness or document when requested by the House?

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NBC News
@NBCNews
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2m
Analysis: If the Senate voted to hear John Bolton's testimony during the impeachment trial of President Trump, the White House would face long odds in trying to get a court to prevent it.

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taking my dinner break..

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Steven Portnoy
@stevenportnoy
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25m
QUESTION 47, from Purdue to both sides:

Are House managers refusing to tell the Senate whether the whistleblower had a conflict of interest?  Unwilling to say whether he was a fact witness?  Why did you refuse to transmit the inspector general transcript?


Steven Portnoy
@stevenportnoy
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20m
QUESTION 48, from Manchin to both sides:

The Framers took the words 'high crimes and misdemeanors' straight out of English law. Senate has convicted officers for non-crimes. What has happened in the past 22 years to change the Framers' original intent?


Steven Portnoy
@stevenportnoy
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19m
Dershowitz is answering why *his* views changed, which is a rather strange way to approach that question.



Steven Portnoy
@stevenportnoy
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15m
QUESTION 49, from Burr to Trump team:

House managers claim Mulvaney said at his press conference that there was a 'quid pro quo.'  How do you respond to their view that Mulvaney supported their claims?


Steven Portnoy
@stevenportnoy
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10m
QUESTION 50, Van Hollen to both sides:

What did Bolton mean when he referenced a 'drug deal' between Sondland and Mulvaney, and did he ever raise it with Trump?


Steven Portnoy
@stevenportnoy
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6m
QUESTION 51, from Hoeven, Portman, Boozman to Trump team:

Did the Ukrainian president ever meet any of Trump's alleged requirements in order to receieve the aid?


Steven Portnoy
@stevenportnoy
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2m
QUESTION 52, from Warren to House managers:

Do you know about additional information related to Russia disseminating Trump's or Giuliani's conspiracy theories? Should Senate have this information before deliberating?


Steven Portnoy
@stevenportnoy
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1m
QUESTION 53, from Shelby to Trump team:

How does the 'abuse of powers' standard differ from the Framer's rejection of 'maladministration'?

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Joel B. Pollak
@joelpollak
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33m
The moment after @RepAdamSchiff
 defends not providing the whistleblower as a witness, he tells Senate to draw adverse inferences against @realDonaldTrump
 for not providing every witness and documents House demanded. The hypocrisy REEKS. #ImpeachmentTrial

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Roscoe B Davis
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@RoscoeBDavis1
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If the Senators were supposed to develop questions in writing and not to convey them to anyone how in the hell did the first five questions to the managers have video and slides available to questions they weren't supposed to know about.

Notice the Defense has no visuals

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Steven Portnoy
@stevenportnoy
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1m
QUESTION 54, from Cardin and Markey to House managers:

If Senate does not allow for witnesses, would a reasonable judge conclude these proceedings constitute a constitutionally fair trial?


Steven Portnoy
@stevenportnoy
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1m
Schiff says the answer is yes, but he must have misheard the question...

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45min dinner break

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Senate Republicans
@SenateGOP
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37m
Philbin:

Once you start down the path of partisan impeachments, they'll be coming again.

And again.

And again.

This chamber will have to spend a lot more time cleaning up incomplete, half-baked procedures and rushed partisan impeachments from the House.

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Chad Pergram
@ChadPergram
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3m
Senate trial in recess for dinner break & so impeachment mgrs can vote on the Hse flr. Long vote series in the Hse. 5 votes with a short debate wedged in the middle. McConnell says the Senate will return in 45 minutes. So that would be 7:17 pm et/ They have asked 54 questions

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Chad Pergram
@ChadPergram
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Senate trial in recess for dinner break & so impeachment mgrs can vote on the Hse flr. Long vote series in the Hse. 5 votes with a short debate wedged in the middle. McConnell says the Senate will return in 45 minutes. So that would be 7:17 pm et/ They have asked 54 questions

54 questions and 20 answers

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Josh Hawley
@HawleyMO
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41m
Questioning for 5 hours so far in the Senate. Adam Schiff just said House Dems’ case is about bribery. But they didn’t allege bribery in the Articles! Or extortion. Or any unlawful conduct of any kind. But we should overturn an election? Schiff & Co getting desperate