Author Topic: Live Thread: Impeachment Trial Day 9 (Read 2806 times)

mystery-ak · « **on:** January 30, 2020, 02:47:04 pm »

More questions beginning at 1pm

EdinVA · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2020, 03:06:47 pm »

mystery-ak · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2020, 05:13:24 pm »

Rand Paul will insist whistleblower name be read on Senate floor
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rand-paul-will-insist-whistleblower-name-be-read-on-senate-floor

corbe · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2020, 05:19:01 pm »

I'm sure Sen Klobuchar, Warren and Sanders see the writing on the wall and want to end this charade and get back on the campaign trail.

corbe · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2020, 05:34:49 pm »

catfish1957 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2020, 05:39:23 pm »

Quote from: corbe on January 30, 2020, 05:34:49 pm

Or captioned..... "That moment on January 29, 2019 when you realize that your political aspirations have evaporated"

mystery-ak · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2020, 05:54:34 pm »

Sean Davis
@seanmdav
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Why are media so brazenly lying about Alan Dershowitz's arguments to the Senate? Because Democrat senators told journalists that GOP moderates found Dershowitz to be extremely persuasive on the merits. Democrats believe they have to destroy Dershowitz to get those votes back.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2020, 06:03:04 pm »

The Hill
@thehill
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Sen. Lindsey Graham: "We're not blocking anybody's witnesses. We're just not going to legitimize the House choosing not to call a witness, dump it in our lap."

mystery-ak · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2020, 06:03:39 pm »

Jamie Dupree
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Lots of talk in the halls before today's trial session about efforts by Sen Rand Paul R-KY to submit a question which names the intelligence whistleblower. Watch for that.

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2020, 06:07:10 pm »

mystery-ak · « **Reply #10 on:** January 30, 2020, 06:16:25 pm »

Mary Elizabeth
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Did McConnell take a veiled shot at Rand Paul?
Mary Elizabeth
@mchastain81
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Basically McConnell confirmed that Rand Paul would not get his question asked.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #11 on:** January 30, 2020, 06:17:18 pm »

Manu Raju
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Rand Paul on floor and sends a question to Roberts. â€œThe presiding officer declines to read the question as submitted,â€ Roberts said. Sources said it named the alleged whistleblower

mystery-ak · « **Reply #12 on:** January 30, 2020, 06:17:34 pm »

Paul Sperry
@paulsperry_
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BREAKING: Chief Justice Roberts just refused again to allowed question about the "whistleblower"

mystery-ak · « **Reply #13 on:** January 30, 2020, 06:18:04 pm »

Mark Meadows
@RepMarkMeadows
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128 days. 17 Democrat witnesses. And they still have no case.

Itâ€™s over. This trial should end tomorrow with President Trump ACQUITTED.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #14 on:** January 30, 2020, 06:18:16 pm »

Andrew Desiderio
@AndrewDesiderio
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â€œThe presiding officer declines to read the question as submitted,â€ Roberts says to @RandPaul

Wow.

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #15 on:** January 30, 2020, 06:18:29 pm »

Kathryn Watson
@kathrynw5
Rand Paul submits a question

Long pause from the chief justice.

John Roberts: "The presiding officer declines to read the question as submitted."
11:15 AM Â· Jan 30, 2020Â·Twitter Web App

mystery-ak · « **Reply #16 on:** January 30, 2020, 06:19:06 pm »

Alan Dershowitz
@AlanDersh
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Let me be clear once again (as I was in the senate): a president seeking re-election cannot do anything he wants. He is not above the law. He cannot commit crimes. He cannot commit impeachable conduct. (MTCO
Alan Dershowitz
@AlanDersh
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But a lawful actâ€” holding up funds, sending troops to vote, braking a promise about Syriaâ€”does not become unlawful or impeachable if done with a mixed motive of both promoting the public interest and helping his RE-election. Please respond to my argument , not a distortion of it.

corbe · « **Reply #17 on:** January 30, 2020, 06:19:24 pm »

Strike 2, Rand

mystery-ak · « **Reply #18 on:** January 30, 2020, 06:19:24 pm »

Alan Dershowitz
@AlanDersh
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Let me be clear once again (as I was in the senate): a president seeking re-election cannot do anything he wants. He is not above the law. He cannot commit crimes. He cannot commit impeachable conduct. (MTCO
Alan Dershowitz
@AlanDersh
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But a lawful actâ€” holding up funds, sending troops to vote, braking a promise about Syriaâ€”does not become unlawful or impeachable if done with a mixed motive of both promoting the public interest and helping his RE-election. Please respond to my argument , not a distortion of it.

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #19 on:** January 30, 2020, 06:19:40 pm »

Daniel Horowitz
@RMConservative
Ironically, Chief Justice Roberts has more constitutionally-vested authority to "strike down" a senator's question during the impeachment trial than he does to "strike down" legislation.
11:18 AM Â· Jan 30, 2020Â·Twitter Web App

mystery-ak · « **Reply #20 on:** January 30, 2020, 06:20:50 pm »

Sean Davis
@seanmdav
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Chief Justice John Roberts again refused to read Republican Sen. Rand Paul's question to the Senate. Roberts then immediately read verbatim a question from a Democrat senator.

Incredible cowardice, arrogance, and abuse of power by an unelected judge to hijack the U.S. Senate.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #21 on:** January 30, 2020, 06:21:44 pm »

Greg Price
@greg_price11
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Roberts shoots down Rand Paul's question because it presumably named the whistleblower.

It's so stupid. Everyone already knows who this guy is and even if we didn't, it's only illegal for the DOJ inspector general to reveal his identity.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #22 on:** January 30, 2020, 06:21:54 pm »

Chad Pergram
@ChadPergram
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GOP KY Sen Rand Paul to hold presser momentarily, about his effort to get Chief Justice Roberts to read his question stating the whisteblower's name on the flr. Roberts: "The presiding officer declines to read the question as submitted."

mystery-ak · « **Reply #23 on:** January 30, 2020, 06:22:12 pm »

Erik Wasson
@elwasson
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Rand Paul just read his question out loud in the Capitol hallway

mystery-ak · « **Reply #24 on:** January 30, 2020, 06:25:10 pm »

Ryan J. Reilly
@ryanjreilly
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Rand Paul is reading his question that names the alleged whistleblower to the press, but claiming heâ€™s not saying that the person that he named was the whistleblower.