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onenote

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1. Not really. They described the role of a lawyer making a legal argument.

Reply to ArcticFox (Original post)

Sat Jan 18, 2020, 11:19 AM

Jan 2020

That doesn't make him a witness any more than any lawyer making a legal defense argument.

It's not going to be used by the House Managers because they're actually pretty smart lawyers.

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Trump's team announced yesterday a witness in impeachment proceedings [View all] ArcticFox Jan 2020 OP

Not really. They described the role of a lawyer making a legal argument. onenote Jan 2020 #1

House managers can challenge Derschowitz' role in the trial and file a motion to disqualify him. Eyeball_Kid Jan 2020 #2

But he accepts no responsibility beyond that one hour argument ArcticFox Jan 2020 #3

where does one find a requirement that every lawyer on a defense team onenote Jan 2020 #4

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