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Recording Found of Trump Ordering Yovanovich’s Firing

January 24, 2020 Buck Banks

“Get rid of her! Get her out tomorrow. I don’t care. Get her out tomorrow. Take her out. Okay? Do it.”

— A recording reviewed by ABC News appears to capture President Trump telling associates he wanted the then-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch fired while speaking at a small gathering that included Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman — two former business associates of Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani who have since been indicted in New York.

Schiff: The Truth Matters

January 24, 2020 Buck Banks

“If you find him guilty, you must find that he be removed. Because right matters. And the truth matters. Otherwise we are lost.”

— House manager Adam Schiff, quoted by CNN, ending his arguments on the second day of President Trump’s impeachment trial.

Rigging the Trial

January 24, 2020 Buck Banks

“Everyday Americans know what a fair trial is. And that includes witnesses, it includes testimony, it includes both sides having a fair shot at presenting their case. And if they don’t see that, then they’ll say, ‘Well, yeah, he got off, but it’s because it was rigged.’”

— House manager Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), quoted by The Hill.

Nadler: Constitution Not a ‘Suicide Pact’

January 24, 2020 Buck Banks

“The Constitution is not a suicide pact. It does not leave us stuck with presidents who abuse their power in unforeseen ways that threaten our security and democracy.”

— House manager Jerry Nadler, arguing it’s impossible to limit impeachment to acts that already written into law.

How Fox News ‘Covers’ the Trial Without Covering the Trial

January 23, 2020 Buck Banks

“Starting with The Five, the network’s early evening roundtable commentary show, and continuing throughout the evening, Fox News broadcast portions of screen-in-screen video of the trial. But instead of playing the audio, network hosts provided the normal Trumpian spin. So while someone who just looked at the screen may have concluded Fox News was covering the trial, in fact it wasn’t covering it at all.”

— Vox

No Interest in ‘Procedural Weeds’ or the Truth, Apparently

January 23, 2020 Buck Banks

“I’m not interested in wading in the procedural weeds here.”

— Trump impeachment lawyer Robert Ray, when asked by CNN why White House counsel Pat Cipollone falsely claimed that House Republicans were not allowed in the SCIF.

Williamson Endorses Yang

January 23, 2020 Buck Banks

“I’m lending my support to Andrew in Iowa, hopefully to help him get past the early primaries and remind us not to take ourselves too seriously. We need that this year. We need to lighten up on a personal level, because the moment is so serious on a political level.”

— Marianne Williamson announced overnight Wednesday that she supports Andrew Yang’s White House bid in the upcoming Iowa caucuses, CNN reports.

Trump Downplays Wounds Soldiers Suffered in Iran Missle Attack

January 23, 2020 Buck Banks

“I heard that they had headaches. And a couple of other things.”

— President Trump appeared to brush off the traumatic brain injuries and concussion-like injuries sustained by U.S. service members after Iran’s missile strike on a military base in Iraq, saying he did not consider them to be “very serious injuries,” ABC News reports.

Trump Praises Trial Team, Admits to Obstructing Congress

January 22, 2020 Buck Banks

“So, we’re doing very well. I got to watch enough. I thought our team did a very good job. But honestly, we have all the material. They don’t have the material.”

— President Trump, admitting he’s obstructed Congress by not honoring House subpoenas.

Trial Teams Appear Mismatched

January 22, 2020 Buck Banks

“If there’s any unfairness in these proceedings, it’s the astounding mismatch between the high skill and preparation of the House managers and the rambling, dissembling and gaslighting of President Trump’s counsel.”

“Get rid of her! Get her out tomorrow. I don’t care. Get her out tomorrow. Take her out. Okay? Do it.”

“If you find him guilty, you must find that he be removed. Because right matters. And the truth matters. Otherwise we are lost.”

— House manager Adam Schiff, quoted by CNN, ending his arguments on the second day of President Trump’s impeachment trial.

“Everyday Americans know what a fair trial is. And that includes witnesses, it includes testimony, it includes both sides having a fair shot at presenting their case. And if they don’t see that, then they’ll say, ‘Well, yeah, he got off, but it’s because it was rigged.’”

— House manager Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), quoted by The Hill.

“The Constitution is not a suicide pact. It does not leave us stuck with presidents who abuse their power in unforeseen ways that threaten our security and democracy.”

— House manager Jerry Nadler, arguing it’s impossible to limit impeachment to acts that already written into law.

— Vox

“I’m not interested in wading in the procedural weeds here.”

— Trump impeachment lawyer Robert Ray, when asked by CNN why White House counsel Pat Cipollone falsely claimed that House Republicans were not allowed in the SCIF.

“I’m lending my support to Andrew in Iowa, hopefully to help him get past the early primaries and remind us not to take ourselves too seriously. We need that this year. We need to lighten up on a personal level, because the moment is so serious on a political level.”

— Marianne Williamson announced overnight Wednesday that she supports Andrew Yang’s White House bid in the upcoming Iowa caucuses, CNN reports.

“I heard that they had headaches. And a couple of other things.”

— President Trump appeared to brush off the traumatic brain injuries and concussion-like injuries sustained by U.S. service members after Iran’s missile strike on a military base in Iraq, saying he did not consider them to be “very serious injuries,” ABC News reports.

“So, we’re doing very well. I got to watch enough. I thought our team did a very good job. But honestly, we have all the material. They don’t have the material.”

— President Trump, admitting he’s obstructed Congress by not honoring House subpoenas.

“If there’s any unfairness in these proceedings, it’s the astounding mismatch between the high skill and preparation of the House managers and the rambling, dissembling and gaslighting of President Trump’s counsel.”

— Lawyer George Conway

Poetic Justice

“Get rid of her! Get her out tomorrow. I don’t care. Get her out tomorrow. Take her out. Okay? Do it.”

“If you find him guilty, you must find that he be removed. Because right matters. And the truth matters. Otherwise we are lost.”

— House manager Adam Schiff, quoted by CNN, ending his arguments on the second day of President Trump’s impeachment trial.

“Everyday Americans know what a fair trial is. And that includes witnesses, it includes testimony, it includes both sides having a fair shot at presenting their case. And if they don’t see that, then they’ll say, ‘Well, yeah, he got off, but it’s because it was rigged.’”

— House manager Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), quoted by The Hill.

“The Constitution is not a suicide pact. It does not leave us stuck with presidents who abuse their power in unforeseen ways that threaten our security and democracy.”

— House manager Jerry Nadler, arguing it’s impossible to limit impeachment to acts that already written into law.

— Vox

Numerati

34

The Pentagon has confirmed that 34 U.S. service members were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after the Iranian missile strike in Iraq. Eight of them were flown back to the United States for medical treatment, CNN reports. President Trump originally said there were no casualties.

72%

100 seconds

15th

Yesterday was Donald and Melania Trump’s 15th wedding anniversary, but Kate Bennett noticed that neither has ever said anything about their anniversary publicly since Trump took office.

51%

A new Pew Research survey found that 51% say the outcome of the Senate trial should be President Trump’s removal from office, while 46% say the result should lead to Trump remaining in office.