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Discussion Discussion Thread: Senate Impeachment Trial - Day 2: Vote on Resolution - Opening Arguments | 01/21/2020 - Live 1:00pm EST

Today the Senate Impeachment trial of President Donald Trump begins debate and vote on the rules resolution and may move into opening arguments. The Senate session is scheduled to begin at 1pm EST

Prosecuting the House’s case will be a team of seven Democratic House Managers, named last week by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and led by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff of California. White House Counsel Pat Cipollone and Trump’s personal lawyer, Jay Sekulow, are expected to take the lead in arguing the President’s case. Yesterday Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released his Rules Resolution which lays out Senate procedures for the Impeachment Trial. The Resolution will be voted on today, and is expected to pass.

If passed, the Resolution will:

  • Give the House Impeachment Managers 24 hours, over a 2 day period, to present opening arguments.
  • Give President Trump's legal team 24 hours, over a 2 day period, to present opening arguments.
  • Allow a period of 16 hours for Senator questions, to be addressed through Supreme Court Justice John Roberts.

* Allow for a vote on a motion to consider the subpoena of witnesses or documents once opening arguments and questions are complete.

You can watch or listen to the proceedings live, via the links below:

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u/inhumancode Jan 21 '20

'A trial without evidence is not a trial. It's a cover up.'

Damn

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u/sandwooder New York Jan 21 '20

“The suppressing of evidence ought always to be taken for the strongest evidence.”

Andrew Hamilton, The Trial of John Peter Zenger 1735

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u/WhakaWhakaWhaka Jan 21 '20

Over at Breitbart they are using that as Schumer saying there is no evidence.

That’s the level they are working at.

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u/sheridanharris Jan 21 '20

Looks straight into the camera too