“Overturning past elections and massively interfering with the upcoming one would cause serious and lasting damage to the people of the United States and to our great country. The Senate cannot allow this to happen,” White House Counsel Pat Cipollone told the Senate.
Adam Schiff, who served as the lead Democratic prosecutor in arguing the case against Trump last week, said witnesses would be needed for the trial to be considered fair.Bolton’s manuscript directly contradicts Trump’s account of events. He wrote the president told him he wanted to freeze $391 million in security aid to Ukraine until Kiev pursued investigations into Democrats, including Biden and his son Hunter Biden, the New York Times reported.
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi talks to reporters as she departs a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Some Republican senators who oppose calling witnesses proposed that Bolton’s manuscript be made available for senators to review on a classified basis, an idea rejected by top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer.
“The Republicans can call who they want. They have the ability. They have the majority,” Schumer said.Sekulow sought to portray Trump as the victim of scheming by Washington insiders dating back to his 2016 candidacy. Sekulow listed grievances that Trump raised about prior investigations including the special counsel probe that documented Russian interference in the 2016 election to boost his candidacy and his campaign’s numerous contacts with Moscow.
And it blew up in his client’s face and is leading to the calling of witnesses and dragging this out until the election.
Bolton is trying to sell books! You people know this! This is more anti Trump Hysteria!
There are no 'allegations from Bolton' yet. Why is the media lying about this? This is about a report in NYT about a leak from an anonymous source that told them what was in the manuscript. NYT even says that they could not verify it is actually in the manuscript.
Of course he would, because they're joke. Lol you're turning into fake news Reuters
Cherry picked inserts from a portions of a manuscript leaked thats not published yet? Seriously?
Hogwash
sought to editorialize Trump’s lawyer’s statement.
This is best and probably last shot for AmbJohnBolton on having his 15 mins in big way if he plays it right but once a thicko always a thicko as they say.
Stop harassing YOUR PRESIDENT
Sought to marginalize an obvious political hit. Good grief you want to end freedom? What is wrong with you that you think this impeachment is real? You shred the Constitution because you hate Trump.
Careful Dems. You may regret witnesses. SenatorRomney SenatorCollins you both are dead meat
If what this guy said is true then show us Bolton's infamous notes
Did the defense team run out of defense today. Seemed they left the senate a little early.
Lol
John Bolton is a first-hand fact witness. This is an absurd argument.
GOP: Yes! As we’ve been saying all along, only heresay witnesses are acceptable...
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No reason to hear from Bolton, no matter what he says about Trump’s intentions, Ukraine still got the aid without announcing any investigation
It’s a real shame that we live in a world where our President can clearly abuse the powers of his office and continue to maintain them. It’s starting to look really monarchish around here again.
When they feel that refusing impeachment as an consequence of presidential misdemeanors is their best option for defence... they admit these misdemeanors by doing so...
The senate is a house of lies, deceit, fraud, cheats, where corruption rules... House of Sedom and Gomorrah.
At what point were the 'assertions in an unpublished book' heard as evidence?
Perhaps for a Republican holding on to the job is more important than truth, honesty, decency, trust and security. Just a thought.
The plea is to acquit him without hearing *any* witness testimony, which would be totally unprecedented compared to every impeachment case the Senate has ever heard in the history of the Union.
a forgone conclusion but doesn't alter the facts.They lie there like stinking detritus dangling of the grubby paws of a despicable President.
....and unproven comments in the book! No one has seen it other than the leakers to the NYT that doesn’t make it a fact! LOL
Fact, The house abused its power by authorizing an investigation AND subpoenas without a vote, making them null and void. Fact, the house Obstructed justice by denying the WH counsel opportunity to defend the Pres in the House.,
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