NEWS from @WSJ: GOP Leaders Say They Don't Currently Have Enough Votes to Block Witnesses
McConnell told Republicans the vote total wasn’t where it needed to be...He had a card with "yes," "no," and "maybes" marked on it, apparently a whip count0
One of Trump’s lawyers, Alan Dershowitz, made the controversial argument that the president’s request for Ukraine to investigate Democrats was in the public interest because Trump considered his reelection to be in the public interest.
Jesus fucking Christ!
He must be totally senile... surely he can't have meant to say that. Not sure it was great PR to get one of Epstein's mates to defend him to start with.The Onion might as well just call it a day at this point.
Whaaaat?Senator Joe Manchin posed a question pointed toward Alan Dershowitz, noting that “high crimes and misdemeanors” clearly doesn’t refer to a statutory crime.
“What has happened in the past 22 years to change the original intent of the framers?” he asked. Dershowitz’s response: “What happened was that the current president was impeached.”
Fair.Reporter: Senator Schumer, did you take Professor Dershowitz's class at Harvard Law?
Schumer: "No, and that's why my arguments are cogent."
Hmmm, is it just me or does that look good? If those two are in AND Romney and Collins that would do it.Senator Lisa Murkowski, a potential Republican swing vote on the question of witnesses, just asked an extraordinary question. Noting the reporting on former national security advisor John Bolton’s unpublished book, she wrote: “This dispute about material facts weighs in favor of calling additional witnesses with direct knowledge. Why should this body not call Ambassador Bolton?”
The president’s counsel responded that calling witnesses in this case would set a bad precedent for future impeachment trials. “I think that’s very damaging for the future of this institution,” said Patrick Philbin.
Murkowski has maintained that she’s undecided on witnesses. During the dinner break, she was seen huddling with Lamar Alexander, another Republican who may vote in favor of witnesses.