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Large Majority Wants Impeachment Trial Witnesses

January 24, 2020 Buck Banks

72%

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds 72% of Americans agreed that the Senate impeachment trial “should allow witnesses with firsthand knowledge of the impeachment charges to testify,” including 84% of Democrats and 69% of Republicans. Also interesting: “About 44% of adults in the United States say Trump should be removed from office, another 15% say he should be reprimanded formally with a congressional censure, and 31% said the charges should be dismissed.”

— 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.

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.

Most Want Trump Removed After Trial

January 23, 2020 Buck Banks

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.

The first day in the Senate featured bellicosity and bile,
While Schiff delivered a jeremiad with chutzpah and style.
We heard mostly baloney
From Sekulow and Cippolone,
But one fact can’t be debated — Donald J. Trump is on trial.

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.”

— Lawyer George Conway

Turley: Trump’s Defense at Odds with Constitution

January 22, 2020 Buck Banks

“The White House is arguing that you cannot impeach a president without a crime. It is a view that is at odds with history and the purpose of the Constitution.”

— Jonathan Turley, a law professor who was the sole Republican witness at the last House Judiciary impeachment hearing, slammed part of President Trump’s legal defense in the Washington Post.

Schiff Caught Republicans Off Guard

January 22, 2020 Buck Banks

“I sat in chamber for entire Schiff speech. That was a mauling. Trump team thought they were there to debate process and Schiff ambushed them with a full-throated case for impeachment. Republicans were visibly uncomfortable. Sekulow and Cippolone responses were rambling and bombastic.”

— Yahoo News reporter Jon Ward says Republicans appeared “uncomfortable” as House impeachment manager Adam Schiff made the case for President Trump’s removal from office.

72%

“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.

“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.

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.

“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

“The White House is arguing that you cannot impeach a president without a crime. It is a view that is at odds with history and the purpose of the Constitution.”

— Jonathan Turley, a law professor who was the sole Republican witness at the last House Judiciary impeachment hearing, slammed part of President Trump’s legal defense in the Washington Post.

“I sat in chamber for entire Schiff speech. That was a mauling. Trump team thought they were there to debate process and Schiff ambushed them with a full-throated case for impeachment. Republicans were visibly uncomfortable. Sekulow and Cippolone responses were rambling and bombastic.”

— Yahoo News reporter Jon Ward says Republicans appeared “uncomfortable” as House impeachment manager Adam Schiff made the case for President Trump’s removal from office.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer.”

— Vice President JD Vance, on Fox News.

“Your generation has a great bullshit meter, because you’re fed bullshit online all day. And the Democratic Party brand right now is so bullshit.”

— Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D), quoted by The Atlantic, speaking to college students.

“We are done, Americans are done with endless conflict in the Middle East, spending trillions of dollars, American lives… this is insane and we have to call it for what it is.”

— Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), on CNN.

Numerati

+175,000

“The U.S. State Department announced on Monday that it has revoked more than 175,000 visas during President Donald Trump’s administration so far,” Fox News reports.

$4,600

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30%

A new American Research Group poll finds just 30% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 67% say they disapprove.

61% to 35%