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In reply to the discussion: PLEASE CALM DOWN! Raskin's move was absolutely perfect. This was a win [View all]StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)What you are talking about was done by House and Senate committees.
Impeachment trials aren't intended and shouldn't stretch out indefinitely to conduct investigations.
Everything you're talking about can - and should - be done in more in-depth hearings in several different committees in both the House and Senate and cover much broader ground and issues than simply whether Trump incited an insurrection. An impeachment trial is not the appropriate or most effective venue for this.
It would be very difficult, if not impossible, for the Democratic House Managers to conduct such an investigation in that role. Not only aren't they associated with any committees in these roles and therefore don't have the necessary resources and support, but the scope of their work is limited by Senate rules and rules of impeachment. For example, every witness would have to be voted on by the Senate - an absolutely impossible and cumbersome process. The House Managers are not Senators, so any act they do pretty much has to be approved by the Senate. They could not operate independently.
I understand your frustration and share your desire to investigate this fully. But the way to do that is through the House and Senate committees, not through an impeachment trial.
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