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leftieNanner

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7. Several Reasons

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:44 PM

Feb 2021

My understanding is that the one witness they wanted was the Republican Congresswoman who had made notes about Trump's call with McCarthy. They were able to enter her information into the record by reading it during the proceedings with the agreement of Trump's lawyers. The other folks who might have been able to corroborate some of the other details would have been testifying cold - and that could have been dangerous.

They also realized that there was no way they would get 67 votes. Not possible. So they put out their best case during the past week and let that suffice.

Now they can get to work!

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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