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CousinIT

(9,261 posts)
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 11:24 AM Jan 2020

I'm not watching the senate "trial"

The jury is tainted (Senate GOP) and has already decided to acquit. No matter what.

The old skunks from OJ and Clinton being brought back are just for show ie: Trump’s impeachment reality show. All of his defense team are irrelevant. Senate will acquit no matter what.

Our only chance to remove the big orange turd from our national living room rug is in November.

Period.

The rest is just noise at this point, because Republicans don’t give a rat’s ass about our country or its laws - only about their own party and their own power.

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I'm not watching the senate "trial" (Original Post) CousinIT Jan 2020 OP
you couldn't anyway.... getagrip_already Jan 2020 #1
I thought they were now? They are supposed to be working dewsgirl Jan 2020 #4
only some parts according to reports.... getagrip_already Jan 2020 #6
Oh. Thanks😞 dewsgirl Jan 2020 #7
My vote made this happen. I am watching. pwb Jan 2020 #2
K&R, there's no rational reason to have faith that the republican party will do the right .... uponit7771 Jan 2020 #3
I'll selectively watch. Mike 03 Jan 2020 #5
Me neither ScratchCat Jan 2020 #8
Nobody will be watching it. It won't be televised. MineralMan Jan 2020 #9

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
4. I thought they were now? They are supposed to be working
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 11:33 AM
Jan 2020

on making the building more accessible for cameras,etc. this weekend

getagrip_already

(14,864 posts)
6. only some parts according to reports....
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 11:47 AM
Jan 2020

And moscow mitch will decide when they are on and off. Guess when they will be off?

uponit7771

(90,367 posts)
3. K&R, there's no rational reason to have faith that the republican party will do the right ....
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 11:28 AM
Jan 2020

... thing seeing they've shown through actions over and over again they're not interested in one person one vote.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
5. I'll selectively watch.
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 11:36 AM
Jan 2020

Trump does want to turn this into a TV carnival, but I'll at least watch the prosecution's case, some of the procedural affairs, and, if there are any, the witnesses.

His defense counsel choices are predictably despicable, especially Dershowitz.

ScratchCat

(2,002 posts)
8. Me neither
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 11:53 AM
Jan 2020

Because there is no "defense" to this.

There is nothing in dispute. The POTUS admitted to the first article and it was confirmed by all witnesses and backed-up by the GAO as against the law. The charges in the second article are facts as well not in dispute. There shouldn't even be a trial; the GOP Senators should make him resign for the good of the country/world. To argue that this man - not someone other hypothetical President - but THIS President shouldn't be removed from office for THESE offenses is crazy town, pure and simple.

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