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The first question Bolton should be asked if he's put on the stand: If Trump is truly innocent of wrongdoing, then why did he hide evidence, ignore subpoenas, withhold documents, threaten and intimidate witnesses and refuse to allow his aides to testify?
John Bolton's testimony looks increasingly likely but it's not a done deal
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...eal/ar-BBYX3sb
Emperor Trump likes to say he surrounds himself with "the very best people." Of course he's lying. Several of those "very best people" have received prison sentences and more of those "very best people" could soon be joining them in prison. I wonder if Parnas, Fruman and Giuliani look good in orange.
House Democrats release new impeachment evidence related to indicted Giuliani associate Lev Parnas
It also includes a previously undisclosed May 2019 letter from Giuliani to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/0...sociate-098854
Giuliani letter proves Ukraine scheme was about helping Trump personally and was not in the public interest
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/01/giu...blic-interest/
Hunter Biden served on the Burisma board. Neither he nor Joe Biden has ever been accused of wrongdoing but Emperor Trump tried to pressure Ukraine's President to find some wrongdoing, which Trump could then use as ammunition in his re-election campaign. In 2016, Russian hackers created thousands of fake social media accounts and spread pro-Trump, anti-Clinton propaganda to help Vladimir Putin's BFF Donald get elected President. Russian hackers want to ensure he's re-elected in 2020 so they're trying to help him by looking for evidence of wrongdoing by the Bidens. Yes sir, Trump is the best President Russian money can buy.
Russians hacked Burisma, Ukrainian gas company at center of impeachment
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...ent/ar-BBYV69E
Emperor Trump withheld Congressionally-approved aid and tried to pressure a foreign nation into digging up dirt on a political rival. He put his own interests above America's interests. He jeopardized national security and the integrity of our elections. By approving articles of impeachment for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, the House has done its Constitutional job in seeking to hold Trump accountable for his violations of the Presidential oath of office. Unfortunately, the Senate will not do its job. Senate Republicans, who have sold their souls to Donald Trump, will not hold him accountable. They will ensure he remains above the law, answerable to no one. God help us.
House votes to send impeachment articles to Senate
Pelosi announces seven lawmakers who will prosecute the case against Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-ne...020/index.html
Emperor Trump is fortunate. He was able to assemble a legal team that's every bit as shady, crooked, corrupt, deceitful and dishonest as he is.
Eyeing swift impeachment trial, Trump's legal team aims to block witnesses and cast doubt on charges
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ges/ar-BBYZURR
Despite having several meetings with Lev Parnas and posing for pictures with him, Emperor Trump claimed he doesn't know who Parnas is. Allow me to refresh your memory, Emperor: He was one of the two Soviet-born men whose help you and Giuliani enlisted as part of your "secret mission" to pressure Ukraine into digging up dirt on the Bidens. You openly sought election interference from a foreign country. You put your personal interests above the interests of our nation. Now do you remember?
Indicted Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas says Trump 'knew exactly what was going on' with Ukraine pressure campaign
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/15/polit...ine/index.html
"Every day, new incriminating evidence comes forward," said Nancy Pelosi this morning. Ukraine has launched investigations into reports of Russian hacking of Burisma and the illegal surveillance of Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch. Meanwhile, a report from the Government Accountability Office says Trump's withholding of Congressionally-approved military aid is a violation of federal law: The President "is not vested with the power to ignore or amend" laws passed by Congress and can not "substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law." Here is the GAO press statement:
https://www.gao.gov/about/press-cent...mb-ukraine.htm
Senate formally begins historic imeachment trial of Trump
https://www.latimes.com/politics/sto...-trial-ukraine
Cover-ups relating to the DNC headquarters break-in doomed Richard Nixon's Presidency. If Senate Republicans refuse to allow witnesses and new evidence at Trump's impeachment trial, they will all be guilty of a cover-up, a huge cover-up. Unfortunately, they've sold their souls to Donald Trump so I have very little hope they will fulfill their Constitutional duty to be fair and impartial in the trial. After all, they have to ensure Trump remains above the law, answerable to no one and accountable to no one.
New allegations, watchdog report complicate GOP position on impeachment trial
A flood of captivating new details surrounding President Trump's dealings with Ukraine has spilled out into the public just as the Senate begins the impeachment trial, putting fresh pressure on GOP leaders to consider witnesses and new documents.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/...eachment-trial
Our orange-skinned leader is the Emperor of Trumpworld, the topsy-turvy land of delusions where good is bad, down is up and wrong and wright. He lies about everything – and he either knows he's lying or he's so delusional he believes he's truthful. Regardless, he is a lying, cheating, crooked, corrupt, dishonest, amoral, unethical, self-serving buffoon and a total disgrace to the office of the Presidency.
Trump continues to insist he doesn't know Giuliani associate Lev Parnas
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/16/polit...ine/index.html
Members of Congress have to swear an oath to defend the Constitution. When there is an impeachment trial, they swear an additional oath to "do impartial justice to the Constitution and laws." Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has already declared he will not be impartial. It's doubtful any Senate Republicans will be impartial. Those two oaths mean nothing to them. They have sold their souls to Donald Trump and likely will unanimously vote for acquittal, thereby placing Trump – and themselves – above the Constitution and above the rule of law. What a sad time for our nation.
'Impartial justice': Can partisan Senators serve as unbiased jurors in the Trump impeachment trial?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ial/ar-BBZ1T7p
Letter from Theresa Heiney of Murrieta in today's Los Angeles Times:
"Donald Trump's Presidency has shown itself to be corrupt. Now, members of the United States Senate have taken an oath of impartiality in the President's impeachment trial, but it looks as if they wil not hear testimony or compel anyone to testify. A trial like this happens only in dictatorships, where the jury is told what to believe and how to vote. The corruption of the United States government is now on display for the world to see."
And of course Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell told reporters last month that he will not be an impartial juror. He's even been working with Trump's legal team to coordinate defense strategies. This is a travesty of justice – but, as we all know, justice and fairness and ethics and honesty do not exist in Trumpworld. Emperor Trump is above the law and above the Constitution. Heiney's observations are accurate: The United States is now an autocracy.
Emails, phone calls, transcripts and witnesses confirm that Trump, Giuliani, Parnas and Fruman were co-conspirators. Trump broke the law by withholding aid to Ukraine. White House staffers knew that was wrong. Trump sought election interference from a foreign country. Ambassador Yovanovitch was under illegal surveillance and ultimately was ousted. Trump refused to submit subpoenaed documents and refused to allow his aides to testify to investigators. What is amazing is that Trump continues to say his phone call with Zelensky was "perfect," continues to insist he's done nothing wrong and continues to call his impeachment a "hoax" and a "witch hunt." What is sad is that Senate Republicans, who have sold their souls to Donald Trump, will vote for acquittal. Their inviolable policy is: "See no evil in Trump, hear no evil about Trump, speak no evil about Trump" – and he will remain above the law and above the Constitution, answerable to no one. The United States is once again an autocracy. We had King George III 245 years ago. Now we have King Donald the First.
Republicans trying to ignore the many things we've learned since Trump was impeached
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/18/polit...-17/index.html
It's starting to appear that almost every Congressional Republican and everyone in the Trump White House knew about the quid-pro-quo offer to Zelensky. They also knew it was wrong. We now know why Senate Republicans will vote for acquittal: If Trump goes down, they'll all go down with him.
House releases new impeachment evidence linking Devin Nunes aide Derek Harvey to Lev Parnas
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/0...-parnas-100732
Will the Senate be a "fair arbiter of justice"? Of course not. Despite swearing an oath to "do impartial justice to the Constitution and laws," Republicans – who have sold their souls to Donald Trump – will likely vote unanimously for acquittal, ensuring Trump remains above the law and above the Constitution. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Rufus King, Gouverneur Morris and William Samuel Johnson never could have imagined the United States of America would someday become an autocracy with a President who regards himself as a king and a dictator.
Democrats file brief against Trump, 'the Framers' worst nightmare'
The Hill, Jan 18 2020 5:57 PM
House Democrats today unveiled an extensive outline of their legal case heading into the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, lending a preview of the arguments – both substantial and procedural – underlying the central assertion that the President abused his office and should be removed. In the 111-page brief, Democrats argue that Trump committed high crimes and misdemeanors – charging him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress – and lay out the evidence and legal analysis they intend to present. And while they buckle down on their allegations that Trump is guilty of pressuring a foreign power to investigate a 2020 political rival, they say the only lingering question they have is whether the Senate will be a fair arbiter of justice. Compiled by the seven Democrats serving as impeachment managers, the brief describes the President's conduct as "the Framers' worst nightmare" in arguing that he should be removed from office.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4...orst-nightmare
Emperor Trump's lawyers are not disputing the fact that Trump withheld Congressionally-approved military aid and tried to pressure Ukraine to investigate the Bidens. They can't. But they're parroting the two lies Trump keeps saying: He "didn't do anything wrong" and he was just trying to "root out corruption." Yeah, uh-huh. The only "corruption" Trump has ever been concerned with is any that may involve the Bidens. So the lawyers are defending the world's biggest liar by repeating his lies. What a great strategy!
Trump's defense team calls impeachment charges 'brazen' as Democrats make legal case
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ase/ar-BBZ5SEG
House impeachment manager and Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler was interviewed today on Face The Nation. "In any trial, all relevant witnesses must be heard," Nadler pointed out. "It's not negotiable whether you have witnesses. This whole controversy about whether there should be witnesses is really a question of does the Senate want to have a fair trial or are they part of the cover-up of the President? Any Republican Senator who says there should be no witnesses or even that witnesses should be negotiated is part of the cover-up." Yes, all witnesses who have not testified before the House – including John Bolton, Mike Duffey, Mick Mulvaney and Lev Parnas – should be called. It is sad for our nation, though, that their testimony would make no difference. Senate Republicans have sold their souls to Donald Trump. Contrary to the oath they took, they will not be impartial jurors. They will vote for acquittal and Emperor Trump will remain above the law and the Constitution.
The transcript:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcr...nuary-19-2020/
During Bill Clinton's Presidency, the United States saw record job growth and huge gains in the stock market but the main thing Clinton is remembered for is his impeachment for obstruction of justice and lying under oath. The charges stemmed from Clinton's response to a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Paula Jones and to allegations of sexual improprieties with White House aide Monica Lewinsky. Funny thing, though: Independent counsel Ken Starr led the investigation that resulted in Clinton's impeachment. Starr is now on Trump's legal defense team and says Trump has done nothing impeachable. How about that! Anyway, Trump, same as Clinton, will be largely remembered for his impeachment. That is not going to sit well with the vain, pompous, egotistical, narcissistic blowhard with the galaxy-sized ego. Poor baby!
Opinion: Trump knows his Presidency is forever tainted even if the Senate doesn't convict
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/19/opini...lah/index.html
Emperor Trump's lawyers insist abuse of power is not a "high crime" or a "misdemeanor" and is therefore not an impeachable offense. News flash: Trump has already been impeached for abuse of power. Alexander Hamilton wrote that "the abuse or violation of some public trust" qualifies as "high crimes and misdemeanors." That definitely applies to withholding Congressionally-approved military aid and pressuring a foreign leader to dig up dirt on a political rival, thereby jeopardizing national security and undermining the integrity of our elections. Trump's lawyers, of course, disagree. They, same as Senate Republicans, have sold their souls to Donald Trump. They believe nothing Trump ever does could possibly be wrong – and certainly not impeachable. After all, he's the all-powerful Emperor. He's above the law and above the Constitution. The United States of America has become an autocracy.
Trump's Senate trial defense: Abuse of power is not impeachable
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/20/polit...nse/index.html
What does 'high crimes and misdemeanors' actually mean?
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/ar...y-mean/600343/
Because impeachment is a political process, not a legal process, an offense can be impeachable without being criminal or indictable. A President, Alan Dershowitz said in 1998, can be impeached if he is "somebody who completely corrupts the office of President and who abuses trust." He was referring to Bill Clinton, a Democrat. Now that Dershowitz is defending Emperor Trump, a Republican, he no longer believes what he said in 1998. Dershowitz and all the other sleazy lawyers who are blindly loyal members of the Cult of Donald Trump have sold their souls to King Donald the First and will fight to ensure he remains above the law and above the Constitution, answerable to no one and accountable to no one.
Constitutional lawyer Alan Dershowitz once said a President can be impeached without committing a crime
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ime/ar-BBZ9D32
Huge majorities of Democrats, women, blacks and Hispanics want Trump removed from office for his abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Among Republicans, only 8% want him removed. Of course the Republican party has pretty much ceased to exist. It has become the Donald Trump party. He's turned the party into a cult with himself as its leader. Break out the cyanide-laced grape Flavor Aid!
CNN poll: 51% say Senate should remove Trump from office
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/20/polit...ent/index.html