"Looks like the trial will be over by Monday, Feb. 15, unless there's a deal to call witnesses."

[Nevilledog]

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Kyle Cheney
@kyledcheney
Looks like the trial will be over by Monday, Feb. 15, unless there's a deal to call witnesses. Breakdown:

-Tues: Procedural Debate
-Wed-Thurs: House argument
-Fri/Sun: Trump argument
-Mon: Q&A/Arguments & vote on whether to call witnesses

https://democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/ALB21257.pdf…
2:29 PM · Feb 8, 2021

There needs to be a million witnesses!

[Lunabell]

1. Witnesses?

Like some of the participants of the riot? Some who blame trump for inciting them to violence? I'd love to hear their stories.

[Wawannabe]

2. One or two good ones at least

We are ALL witnesses. I witnessed it!

Couldn’t fucking believe my eyes.

[Moostache]

3. I want witnesses and testimony this time...

I want to see Trump defend himself under cross from the House managers...just 5 minutes worth and he would make Colonel Jessup ("A Few Good Men" - famous forever more due to Jack Nicholson's icon performance) look like a well-adjusted, tempered man.

House Manager: "Did you order the Capitol Insurrection?"
Moron ex-president: "You're goddamn right I DID!!!!"

[Demsrule86]

10. No, we need to get the Covid bill passed before unemployment runs out...unlikely to convict...

[pfitz59]

4. I say call the 140 injured Capitol Police

and the widows of the dead ones. Force the Senators to look each and every one in the eye, and then vote not to impeach.

[triron]

5. At least a handful of them pus some of those arrested and charged.

[Demsrule86]

11. No...please consider the need to send help...that is way more important than a trial that is likely

to end in an acquittal. And consider if criminal charges are brought these witnesses would be given immunity.

[Voltaire2]

6. wtf

The last trial was a joke because no witnesses were called. Now we are in charge and again no witnesses? Why do we sabotage ourselves like this?

[Vinca]

7. That's ridiculous. Is Mitch McConnell still in charge? I don't remember any "deals" last

time around. Mitch said "no witnesses" - end of story.

[Xolodno]

8. I think the call for witnesses was a ruse on our side the whole time.

There is plenty of evidence and the only witness we wanted was Trump himself, so he could shoot himself. Add to that, now the QOP can't cry foul if a witness might change things, plus we get back to Biden's agenda sooner. Again, we set a trap, and they fell for it.

[groundloop]

9. Why does there need to be a "deal" for witness when we're in charge?