The impeachment trial got off to another blustery start today, with Democrats laying out the chain of evidence calmly but Republicans responding by attacking the process.
It reminded me of the lawyer's maxim: When you have the facts on your side, argue the facts. When you have the law on your side, argue the law. When you have neither, pound the table.
There has been a lot of table pounding as the GOP blocked every proposed amendment Democrats put forth on how to conduct the trial and how and when to introduce evidence and hear witnesses.
Republicans are looking to dismiss the case without hearing evidence or witnesses. If they succeed, it will mean serious trouble for a democracy and a big opportunity for an autocrat.
Unless, of course, he loses re-election. He rigged the last one by way of the electoral college, and unless the Supreme Court ends that way of choosing a president, he will try again later this year.
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