DONALD TRUMP IMPEACHMENT CIRCUS -
By Bernard Bujold-
The first day of the Democrat’s impeachment accusations on trial in the US Senate started at 1 pm. on Tuesday January 21, 2020, and it was like a circus.
The marathon, 12-hour first day debate in the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump erupted into a shouting match well after midnight Wednesday morning, as Trump's legal team unloaded on Democratic impeachment manager Rep. Jerry Nadler in an exchange that prompted a bleary-eyed Chief Justice John Roberts to sternly admonish both sides for misconduct in the chamber and asked them to be more respectful of the Senate. Finally Senate Majority Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s rules were eventually adopted in a 53-47 party-line vote at 1:40 a.m. ET Wednesday and largely mirror those from the Bill Clinton impeachment trial in 1999. It will permit new witnesses and documents to be considered only later on in the proceedings, after opening arguments are made.
Now the show will continue on Wednesday afternoon, January 22, starting at 1 pm and run until next week.
For his part, President Donald Trump was in Davos and appeared undeterred by the proceedings, and fully committed to conducting business as usual.
To be continued...
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