Just think of all the witnesses the house is gonna call during the winter, spring and summer, ALL will be compelled to attend this time. If they don't want witnesses in the trial, they can have them in the hearings and investigations. As soon as Mitch commits to a kangaroo court trial in the senate, all Hell is gonna fall on the fuckers head, even if the democrats have to order the house Sergeant at Arms to hire a couple of hundred retired FBI agents to snatch the fuckers off the street and hold them in a rented jail until they squeak using the inherent powers of congress. I think the courts would act first though and courts orders will be on the way en mass.
Mitch ain't stupid, he knows what will happen next if he has a public (on TV) sham trial in violation of oaths, there will be a secret vote for removal (51%+) at the senate impeachment trial. Is the vote secret from other senators too, or can they vote to make it so? Could the be the required number of republicans who could vote secretly even among themselves? All those GOP senators running in 2020 could claim they voted not to remove!
Just imagine the witnesses this little news piece alone could dredge up, then there's Rudy and maybe his side kick Lev! Nobody has started squeezing the nuts of these stupid pricks yet, that will soon change. Nancy has got Mitch firmly by the balls and them long red fingernails are digging in, fuck up the trial and you'll get it all spring and summer on TV at public house investigations. They will wait for the courts to rule, but they know about the inherent powers of congress too, and will act first, this is black letter law and very well established precedent, both for witnesses, congressional rights and Trump's taxes. Donald is in for one Helluva ride this summer, whether Mitch impeaches him and he gets indicted, or the Democrats roast him and Mitch with investigations until the election. This situation would give Donald very long "coattails" in 2020 of the wrong kind and he could fuck up Mitch's senate majority.
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Analyst on Ukraine email: This is better than Schiff imagined
CNN's Laura Jarrett and commentator Joe Lockhart discuss the implications behind emails showing aid was being held from Ukraine roughly 90 minutes after President Donald Trump spoke to Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 25.