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PubliusEnigma

(1,583 posts) Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:40 PM Feb 2021

Why no witnesses?? [View all]

It doesn't make sense. They got the vote for it.

What did they gain by not calling any witnesses?
What could they possibly have been offered to make them accept anything less?

Why did it end today?

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Why no witnesses?? [View all] PubliusEnigma Feb 2021 OP

Some suggest that witnesses are best saved for upcoming criminal trials nt intrepidity Feb 2021 #1

Good threads on this . Here's one soothsayer Feb 2021 #2

Foregone conclusion. The fix was in pfitz59 Feb 2021 #3

Some reporting is saying the witnesses were going cold. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #4

I was a bit taken aback by that jimfields33 Feb 2021 #5

This question has been rehashed all day ad nauseam, but once more, in a nutshell, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #6

That explanation leaves a lot to be desired. I don't buy it. PubliusEnigma Feb 2021 #9

Several Reasons leftieNanner Feb 2021 #7

Witnesses would have made no difference. Trump could have done a video admitting his guilt. Autumn Feb 2021 #8