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That if witnesses are allowed the trial will likely last at least several more weeks?
If so that will put a nice kibash on the whole express acquittal sham that the Madman has wanted.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Their plan is unraveling. With witnesses all bets are off.
lanlady
(7,134 posts)Not on NPR, but from someone else. I believe it was a guest on Rachel Maddow's show last night although I don't remember who said it - might have been Chuck Schumer himself. The person said it would take several weeks to prepare and get Bolton in to testify.
regnaD kciN
(26,044 posts)They absolutely need to make sure the trial is over by next Monday, so Cheeotlini can turn the SOTU into a victory lap for himself and, by extension, for them and their whole party.
I have no doubt McConnell will manage to convince precisely 50 senators to hold the line. That'll allow Mittens, Collins, and Murkowski to "vote their conscience" and still squelch Bolton's testimony.
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)babylonsister
(171,070 posts)safeinOhio
(32,688 posts)50/50 he just might be in deep do do.
bsiebs
(688 posts)H2O Man
(73,559 posts)That is a Good Thing.
Wounded Bear
(58,670 posts)relayerbob
(6,544 posts)Hard to say how much, but if the earlier witnesses start spurring others into action, it's hard to tell.
Marcuse
(7,488 posts)moonscape
(4,673 posts)who hasn't declared. He'll have the votes.
OnDoutside
(19,962 posts)marble falls
(57,104 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)Documents have to be better.
Thekaspervote
(32,778 posts)Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)First you have to vote to issue a suboena, then serve it, then allow a reasonable time for any witness to confer with counsel, maybe go to court to block it, etc.