Lalo captures the particular line of bullshit Republican defenders of the former president are slinging today.
I get it. I don't want to think about Trump any further either. But it is the duty of the House impeachment managers to use the trial to tell the truths of the man's crimes against our system of law and against democracy. They must try to create a record for history.
Republican senators deserve to be put on the spot:
The real choice they face is not between sticking with Trump or going against him. Rather, it’s between sticking with Trump or remaining faithful to their oath of office, which requires them to defend the Constitution against those who would undermine or destroy it, and to the oath of impartiality they take as impeachment jurors.
Trump tried to overthrow U.S. democracy to keep himself in power illegitimately, first through corrupt legal efforts, then through nakedly extralegal means, and then by inciting intimidation and violence to disrupt the constitutionally designated process for securing the peaceful conclusion of free and fair elections.
Trump fully intended to subvert the constitutional process designating how our elections unfold, and intended this every step of the way. GOP senators cannot remain “loyal” to Trump without breaking their oaths to execute their public positions faithfully.
-- Greg SargentI can applaud what may seem a couple of days of wasted Senate time -- for the sake of the record.
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I am just sick to death of those who have no moral obligations. (can't find the word I want but probably couldn't spell it any way.)
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