A root confusion Trump's lawyers are trying to exploit is between a legal trial and a political trial. Impeachment is a political trial but they keep insisting on using the procedures of a criminal or civil legal trial, which don't apply.https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1360611122294972417 …
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They understatedly admitted they weren't "adept"
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Somebody should ask Van Der Veen why he felt it was legitimate to meet with members of the jury.
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Exactly!
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If Trump’s defense wants to treat the trial as a court trial, should they not be conferring with the jurors?
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Good points. Trump’s lawyers are playing very well on Americans’ belief that we understand the legal system because we’ve seen CourtTV and Law & Order. Unless we are trial lawyers we don’t understand how it really works
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Remember they don't have to actually convince any senators, they only have to give them as much cover as they can, for voting the way they always would anyway. What matters is what Trump's *voters* will see.
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Nobody is in danger of losing their rights — life, liberty, property — as a result of an impeachment trial. Holding high office is a privilege, not a right, which is why it's justified that political trials don't have the same standards as a criminal trial.
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The distinction is much fuzzier than you're suggesting. Presidents can only be impeached, according to the Constitution, if they commit crimes. It's not called an impeachment hearing, but "trial," with a clear analogy drawn not to trial by combat but to criminal trials.
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I don't even know what "a political trial" means. If it's all about politics, then why does anyone have to bother to present evidence?
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If this is a real trial, when do all the GOP jurors face contempt of court for not showing up and say their mind is already made before trial?
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