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13. He is actually arguing that

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Tue Feb 9, 2021, 05:34 PM

Feb 2021

an Impeachment trial is essentially an "ex post facto" law if it metes out punishment!

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You know what I'm NOT hearing from the defense? [View all] EarlG Feb 2021 OP

K & R! Iliyah Feb 2021 #1

You're right PirateRo Feb 2021 #2

Or like ... ' you gonna believe me... SayitAintSo Feb 2021 #11

I thought I was imagining it Bettie Feb 2021 #3

It is the "Don't believe what you see with your own eyes" defense. madaboutharry Feb 2021 #4

And the word "cancel". Yes Schoen went there as a reason for this trial. AnotherMother4Peace Feb 2021 #5

He's always the victim. kentuck Feb 2021 #6

he is.. the Traitor incited the Deadly Cha Feb 2021 #7

You know what was.weird? LisaM Feb 2021 #45

They can't really defend him because there is no defense. GemDigger Feb 2021 #8

They Can't Present A Defense They Know Is False COL Mustard Feb 2021 #52

But right from the beginning they rolled the rioters under the ooky Feb 2021 #9

We haven't heard a defense ... StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #10

My stomach is in knots. Pepsidog Feb 2021 #12

He is actually arguing that BumRushDaShow Feb 2021 #13

Perzackly! The defense has no defense. nolabear Feb 2021 #14

Finding it hard to listen... JeaneRaye Feb 2021 #15

Several people have suggested leftieNanner Feb 2021 #22

Yes. Jewish thing. JeaneRaye Feb 2021 #34

Apparently their heads must be covered when they eat or drink Clash City Rocker Feb 2021 #54

.... CatWoman Feb 2021 #16

They can't defend the indefensible MyMission Feb 2021 #17

Words they have not said...'Incitement of insurrection' spanone Feb 2021 #18

Really good point. Maybe later in the trial. Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #19

Trump is regarded by many as the Worst President Ever. lpbk2713 Feb 2021 #20

Exactly! James Brown had a song called Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing, that's what they are doing. iluvtennis Feb 2021 #21

Oh yeah Cozmo Feb 2021 #35

These lawyers should have taken a public speaking class in high school or something. world wide wally Feb 2021 #23

Yep. dalton99a Feb 2021 #24

Dershowitz is claiming Trump invited Not incited. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 sarcasmo Feb 2021 #25

Even for guys who can't defend the indefensible that millions of Americans have seen, they ancianita Feb 2021 #26

It's called a non-denial, denial ... aggiesal Feb 2021 #27

It's because he's indefensible. CaptYossarian Feb 2021 #28

republican mental midget club at it's best !!! monkeyman1 Feb 2021 #29

The one silent elephant in the room. marble falls Feb 2021 #30

He did do it and that's why he needs consequences Ohioboy Feb 2021 #31

Trump has already invoked the horrors the defense says will result from conviction. Division, etc. Marcuse Feb 2021 #32

Excellent point! dlk Feb 2021 #33

Brilliant Me. Feb 2021 #36

The defense is . . . Aussie105 Feb 2021 #37

A defense? (Sorry, couldn't resist) OldBaldy1701E Feb 2021 #38

so when he's acquitted by Putin's minions housecat Feb 2021 #39

"He can't be tried while he's a sitting president." BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #40

I love that disgraced 45 is screaming at everyone and angry at his lawyers pandr32 Feb 2021 #41

Exactly. Just endless deflections and bullshit. nt ecstatic Feb 2021 #42

because everyone knows he did it demtenjeep Feb 2021 #43

I'm surprised the GOP hasn't gone the Insanity Defense route yet. badboy67 Feb 2021 #44

What? For whom? Aussie105 Feb 2021 #49

K&R Blue Owl Feb 2021 #46

Wait for it, "If the headdress doesn't fit, you must acquit!" Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #47

I think it's a given that he's guilty. Jetheels Feb 2021 #48

"When both the facts and the law are against you, pound the table" Maeve Feb 2021 #50

It's clear that that the Republican party is destructive in Roisin Ni Fiachra Feb 2021 #51

The essence of law school... Kid Berwyn Feb 2021 #53