As Trump’s impeachment defense team wraps up their arguments, Sen. Mitch McConnell huddles with his caucus over witnesses. MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber reports on a pivotal day in the Trump Trial, the “complications”, the drama over John Bolton and why some GOP senators appear to be breaking from Trump. Aired on 1/28/2020.
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Trial Bombshell: Trump Insider Sides With Bolton On Ukraine, Implying Trump Is Lying | MSNBC
This is no bombshell – everyone not in a cult knows Trump is guilty.
@EternalSilverDragon Trump is guilty of exposing Biden’s corruption? Does than mean Schiff & Co. are guilty of exposing Trump’s “corruption”?
@Crystal Giddens Well, if you’re so smart and know everything about this, why don’t you go ahead and elaborate on the official channel that was used. I’ll wait. Don’t expect me to reply again if can’t do this.
You might also like to let the Senate in on this information too.
We also know that he’s not a stable genius ..
Attorney Suckalot made a mistake saying “evidence” and tried to save himself. Lol!
Yeah, I caught that too. Let’s get the “evidence” corroborated by Bolton in a testimony, eh?
The evolution of the trump defense: from “no quid pro quo at all and a perfect call “ to now “yeah everything democrats said is correct but it’s not enough to kick him out of office”
@Ice 247 – Witnesses will bury the dims neck-deep in their own fecal matter. It will be hilarious.
@Y B thanks but I don’t listen to liars and truth deniers, people like you are just pathetic.
@Ice 247 – Sorry to burst your little bubble but there WILL NOT be any additional witnesses and the Senate will vote to “wrap up” this impeachment debacle on Friday. If you send me your paypal information, I’ll send you the cash for a couple boxes of crying tissues.
I remember John Kelly hanging his head in his hands behind trump while listening to him blathering on several occasions. I’d trust Kelly to continue to be an adult in the room. And he confirmed Bolton…
HELSINKY
@ctguy591 – after seeing trump at Helsinki, this is when I was perfectly comfortable calling trump what he so obviously is. Traitor!
BMrider75 I remember that too. Then after his time with Trumpig, he got in on federal money locking up immigrants. The guy is crooked too, but still a voice I suppose.
These senators are starting to realize their jobs are on the line. Fellow Americans continue to call these senators and tell them we want witnesses or vote them out!
Totally agree, Daniel. @benitezyvette, unfortunately there’s a tad of hypocrisy within your comment, re-read Daniel’s response again as you’re still missing the point.
@Sharron Haimour thank you
Daniel Newman I appreciate your feedback. Maybe i didn’t come across in your opinion as “correct” and that’s ok. I hope you have a good night or day, voice your opinion to your senator because it matters and hopefully make a bigger difference than on here. Best of luck.
YES and I am calling manuchin the democrat scared to death and going with the republicans call this guy,
Election day 2020 is going to be record turnout in history. These T defenders will be voted out.
Apparently we don’t want to “get over it”.
“Gets your facts straight”
Ok . Show us witnesses to this trial?
“…….”
“No.”
Surely the undermining of American Democracy is treasonous and therefore a ‘high crime’?
it feels like high crime, but that would be step 10, they’re still on step 4 lol. I would love to see those headlines.
Agreed, punishment where punishment is do.
Josh Jacob witnesses come with documents pertaining to the crime. And if they lie, the defense should eat them up.
pat comerford nope
@Alec Collinsworth we are at war with Russia, Tramp is a traitor admitted it at Helsinki.
#REMOVETRUMPFROMOFFICE
Exactly; hard to get those facts straight when those facts are not in the room!
I can’t believe that we are having a serious discussion about having a trial with no witnesses & no evidence. The gaslighting by the GOP is downright tearing this country apart.
Grist Mill – totally agree. But this is the USA and the Republican Party that trump has created. Wait till he’s acquitted. He will run riot!
@Onair Carna You’re absolutely right. He loves to retaliate too. One thing we all should keep in mind is that if he loses in November narrowly or otherwise, he is not going to concede and leave the office graciously. You think he’s shredding the Constitution now? Just wait for the sh#* storm that’s going to happen if that becomes a reality.
Ya, but there’s just so much they need to hide…poor babies…
The time for witnesses and evidence was when the house was investigating… They have now finished investigating and it’s time to take the evidence that they have and make their case to the senate… If they wanted witnesses that had ever opportunity
how many lies has john bolton ever in our history been caught telling? none! that i can remember and i’m 71 yrs old, how many for trump? 16.000+++ times. to me this info is the key to knowing the truth and that is what republicans are afraid of trump has no credibility to speak of i’ve never liked bolton but he has fought with honor for what he thinks is right and has always been a true patriot to america and a better man than trump by far
@Keith Willis he’s a war hawk not a liar gw bush jr is the president that lied
Got back some respect from me to be sure.
I’m 69 and a leftie. But even though I view Bolton as a warhawk, I still think he’s honest. Certainly so, compared to the orange menace!
A trial without witnesses? Sounds more like an elementary school’s bully.
Trump got the title President confused with Mafia Boss, he certainly acts and talks like one.
@Mike Burks Try watching the documentary…the dubious friends of Donald Trump part 1,2 and 3. That will keep you busy for a while, that is if you can handle the truth. I am sorry you are in denial about T. You are supporting a criminal who has used the media since 1976, pretending a “man” he was/is not! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM9f2YAKIJg Get YOUR facts straight!!
@Paul hopper No he has years of experience, Real Estate in NY involves mafia!!
@Padme you learn something new everyday
Sekulow is terrrible.
Starr is a joke, like his arguments.
Dershowitz is a disgrace and illogical.
Sekulow knows, he lies. Look at his face. Look in his eyes. It tells it all. For sure I’m not the only one who can see this.
Schelby LO Yes are absolutely correct. Sekulow and Cipollone both have been complicit in the cover up.
@truerealityscott wow . . . you can’t find anyone in Trump’s orbit that doesn’t have the stench of corruption all over them.
Glad I don’t have trump’s defense-a bunch of morons that don’t know admissibility of evidence, when Congress held the first congress, and sukhimoff doesn’t know which way is up!
People knows Trump is guilty. He’s a con man and crook
Trump’s own words “SO OBVIOUS”
Nah, we know SCHIFF and the Democrats are guilty and Trump is going to get them soon enough.
My god, I hope facts starts mattering again.
Everytime Trump lies, his “hands” get smaller.
@Y B lol. No trump is a criminal who will be impeached. Then pence will lose to biden or Bernie in a landslide.
Then trump will be fully indicted on his list of crimes along with half his family and his administration. The other half has already been fired or is in prison.
If it was his Niose it would circle worlds 100 times already, 16, 241 lies total on 1/25/20 and counting, just like what Jesus would do.
Marco Rubio starts laughing.
Phantom X Dirty Don must just have nubs by now.
And his nose gets bigger !
Lev Parnas conversation with Trump telling him “get rid of her” after Parnas said “she’s laughing saying your going to get impeached” is also pretty rough.
The whole republican party, just like trump himself, is totally bankrupt
They are not bankrupt. The correct word or term is “corrupted”.
@Huabxamnam Laos Do you know what is metaphorical speech? I don’t think you do cause both are implying the something.
It’s much worse than that. “The Republican Party is the most “dangerous organization in human history” and the world has never seen an organization more profoundly committed to destroying planet earth.” Noam Chomsky https://www.democracynow.org/2017/4/26/chomsky_on_the_gop_has_any
I’ll just add my two cents: the GOP collectively are the absolute dregs of human society with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. I have more stronger adjectives but that would get me censored for uncivil language here.
Morally bankrupt you mean for farthest thing from God and Country than you can get are now Repugnants.
Morally bankrupt !