bripat9643
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An impeachment trial is not a real trial, dingbat. The witness gave their testimony during the inquiry. That's why they call it the "inquiry."Hearing witnesses and evaluating evidence submitted in the trial IS THE JURY'S duty.You still are to stupid to breed, it is not NOW and never has been the JOB of the senate to investigate the charges, they simply review the charges and evidence presented and rebutted by the House managers and the defense. Since the House does not call defense witnesses the Senate will usually allow the defense to call them but all it does for the prosecution is call witnesses already interviewed by the House for clarification. IT IS THE JOB OF THE HOUSE TO CALL WITNESSES AND GATHER EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE CHARGES THEY LEVEL against the President.NONE of your concerns take his guilt away.Why would it be any faster in the Senate?
Because the Trump team With all republican senators voting to have the material witnesses, would have boxed him in.... He needed them to acquit him... his threats to what he'd do to them if they did not support him would be nullified, cuz they would have held the upper hand.
If he fought the subpoena it would have been visible and front and center, to the public who would know he was acting guilty to fight them, if he was innocent... causing for more calls to impeach him out of office
The courts, in the middle of a trial would have been fast tracked if they were used, and his appointed judges could not help his stonewalling with the world watching and chief justice watching.
Trump would not have wanted the impeachment trial hanging open, and over his head....
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Any one of those reasons above.....??
The House could have done the same, but did nothing for a month.
NONE of the would have, could have or should haves of what went on in the House prevented the Senate From accepting evidence and hearing witnesses.
I find it hard to even understand why anyone would not want to have justice served?
That is not investigating....that's what is expected in a trial.
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