The Bolton red herring
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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 24 January 2020
Greetings from Tyler, When the monthly letter was due to be written a few days ago, we were hearing the first rumblings of the Chinese coronavirus. Apparently it has no cure and is responsible for killing some people who come down with it. The Chinese have reportedly quarantined three cities, meaning nobody comes or goes. …
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Geoff Shepard: Pelosi, House Democrats’ legal strategy at Trump impeachment trial is straight out of a sitcom
Of the many differences between the House impeachment efforts to remove Richard Nixon and Donald Trump, there is a huge omission not appreciated by today’s commentators: Watergate Democrats had aggressive, active prosecutors involved in building their case against Nixon, whereas today the Democrats are relying on longtime politicians to concoct their charges against Trump. Unlike now, the highly…
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Trump impeachment trial: Senate rejects Democrats’ effort to subpoena witnesses, documents
-Heated arguments over Senate rules resolution that now calls for 24 hours of arguments over three — not two — days after GOP’s Collins objects -McConnell, in opening remarks, says, ‘finally, some fairness’ -House managers complain about proposed trial rules, claiming McConnell is orchestrating a cover-up -On party-line votes, Senate rejects Schumer amendments to subpoena…
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Exclusive: Trump list shows 319 ‘results’ and promises kept in three years
One month shy of completing three years in office, President Trump has fulfilled or is making significant progress on most of his 2016 campaign promises, which aides said give him a strong reelection argument to counter his impeachment by a bitterly partisan House last week. As the president and his team ready for the 2020…
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Trump lawyers respond to articles of impeachment: ‘Constitutionally invalid’
President Trump’s legal team on Saturday issued a full-throttle defense to the articles of impeachment, refuting the substance and process of the charges while accusing House Democrats of engaging in a “dangerous attack” on the right of the American people to freely choose their president. “This is a brazen and unlawful attempt to overturn the results of the 2016 election and interfere…
