Republican Party future in balance as Trump trial looms

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

US Republicans on Sunday braced for a battle over the future of their party after Donald Trump changed lawyers days before his impeachment trial in an apparent sign he is determined to maintain the 2020 election was fraudulent.

Trump's Senate trial is due to start on February 9, but he parted ways with his legal team after they reportedly refused to focus their defense on his baseless claims of election fraud, rather than on constitutional issues.

The trial of the former president for alleged "incitement of insurrection" over the storming on the Capitol by his supporters has exposed a rift between Trump loyalists who dominate the Republican Party, and its moderate wing.

"The Senate trial... is going to call all Republicans to take a position more clearly," Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson told ABC's "This Week."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/republican-party-future-in-balance-as-trump-trial-looms/ar-BB1dgthV?li=BBnb7Kz

If they continue to tie themselves to that boat anchor named Donald Trump they deserve to sink.

[OnDoutside]

1. It's too late. The Senate trial vote is just a name taking of who stood

up for the Constitution, when they were called to stand up.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Trump can't get any lawyers because he wants to use the "defense"

that the election was rigged and stolen from him. Any lawyer who doesn't have an office in the basement of a nail salon and represents meth dealers won't use this 'defense' or touch Trump with a ten-foot taser because lawyers who lie to a tribunal can lose their licenses, and certainly their reputations. And if Trump shows up to defend himself (improbable, but nothing he does surprises me any more) by claiming the election was rigged (or if anyone else claims this on his behalf), he's essentially confessing to having encouraged the insurrection. This is why the GOPers are so desperately trying to derail this thing on the ground that it's unconstitutional, which it isn't, but at least it's a legal argument that keeps them away from having to confront the facts.

[sfstaxprep]

4. He Doesn't Need ANY Defense

I don't see why he would even bother with a Defense. Even though screwing that up, wouldn't backfire on him.

The decision has already been made. He Will be acquitted. Not as much so as he was a year ago, but it will not be that close to the 2/3rds requirement.

He could get in front of them and say...."I'm Guilty! You better convict me, otherwise I will haunt you all with my potential candidacy for the next 3+ Years." And they would still vote to acquit.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Of course he'll be acquitted. At this point the utility of the trial

is exposing the whole mess to the public and rubbing the GOP senators' noses in it.

[sfstaxprep]

6. I Agree

I just don't think it will make any difference, aside from perhaps emboldening what base he has left, which is unfortunately a substantial makeup of the repub party.

[sfstaxprep]

3. There Is No Battle

They've already decided the path they want to follow.

[abqtommy]

7. The reTHUGlican party's future balance would be the same with or without tRUMP.

They chose tRUMP to be their chosen one, their rising sun and he's turned out to be
their setting sun. It was their choice and tRUMP spoke with their voice and now they're
nearly done.