Impeachment Manager Ted Lieu Says They Have A Mountain Of Evidence To Convict Trump

[babylonsister]

https://www.politicususa.com/2021/01/17/ted-lieu-mountain-of-evidence-against-trump.html

Posted on Sun, Jan 17th, 2021 by Jason Easley
Impeachment Manager Ted Lieu Says They Have A Mountain Of Evidence To Convict Trump


Impeachment manager Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) would not discuss specifics but did say that there is a mountain of evidence to convict Trump.

Link to tweet

Rep. Lieu said on MSNBC, “I’m not going to disclose trial strategy. All I’m going to say is there is a mountain of evidence that the American public saw in broad daylight. With every passing day we get additional videos, additional incriminating statements. And the department of justice when you look at how they are charging people, they use terms like insurrectionists. They’re essentially viewing this case the same way we are and most American people are. This was an armed insurrection, a violent attack on our nation’s capitol to stop congress from formalizing Donald Trump’s defeat and it resulted in multiple deaths.”

The new videos that emerge daily not only help to make the case against Donald Trump but also serve as evidence against others who helped incite the insurrection, like Sen. Ted Cruz.

The evidence is vast, and it starts with Trump telling his supporters to go to the Capitol in a long speech where he claimed to “make his case” that the election was stolen from him.

The vote to convict Trump is likely to pick up more Senate Republican votes than the lone vote on a single article by Sen. Mitt Romney during Trump’s first impeachment.

Republicans have no reason not to convict Trump, and if Mitch McConnell really wants the former president purged from the GOP conviction is more likely to happen.

[llashram]

1. I hope the "mountain"

buries the chump called trump

[smirkymonkey]

2. K&R

[Crash2Parties]

3. And let's not forget...

...that while a Republican terrorist mob was forcing their way into the Capitol building, some to steal the EC ballots, some to kidnap or do worse to members of Congress & the building, Donald Trump & his family watched from a tent adjacent to where he'd given the speech.

Does anyone else find it exceedingly odd that he was not whisked away immediately, under the assumption that he too was in danger?

[thinkingagain]

11. Well I suppose there are two possible

assumptions.
1. those that would have whisked him away knew that there was nothing to worry about regarding trump.

Or

2. Those that could have whisked him away for his safety didn’t really care about frumps safety.

There may be others but that’s all I got at the moment.

[sakabatou]

4. Let's hope there's at least a trial, and not a sham like last time.

[ancianita]

8. Oh, you can bet money that under Schumer there will be a trial.

[drray23]

5. Absolutely we have a mountain of evidence.

It remains to be seen if thats relevant for the gop.

[ancianita]

6. If they don't convict based House manager evidence, they should never be the Senate majority again.

A cult never convicts by rule of law.

[BlueWavePsych]

7. Good news!

[iluvtennis]

9. There was a mountain of evidence for the impeachment regarding Ukraine...but the rethuglicans

decided that "trump had learned his lesson" and acquitted him. Let's hope the rethugs have learned something over this last year.

[Raven123]

10. I would prefer the impeachment managers not make such statements

People define “mountain of evidence “ differently. Just build the case and awe us during the trial

[Botany]

12. "Impeachment Manager Ted Lieu Says They Have A Mountain Of Evidence To Convict Trump " Yup!

Like his own words

“Big protest in D.C. on January 6th,” Mr. Trump tweeted on Dec. 19, just one of several of
his tweets promoting the day. “Be there, will be wild!”

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/capitol-mob-trump-supporters.html

[lame54]

13. They did last time too

[Golden Raisin]

14. Sadly, Republicans don't give a shit about evidence, laws,

norms, or the Constitution.