I here imagine myself the lead Trump defense lawyer, Jay Sekulow, and would lay out his defense in the Senate impeachment trial as follows:
First, I would set up what Biden had been up to after Obama put him in charge of the Ukraine portfolio. And then how his son, Hunter, was appointed to the Burisma board of directors at $83,000 per month. And then how the Ukraine attorney general was starting to look into this Burisma corruption.
Next I would play the above Joe Biden video where he brags about how he withheld $1 billion of US loan guarantees to the Ukraine unless and until this attorney general was fired ... which he, “son of a bitch,” promptly was.
Next, I would offer, on video, a professional actors’ re-enactment of the two phone calls between Trump and the Ukraine’s new president, Zelensky
Then, as a contrast, I would play Schiff’s reading of this famous July 25th call which was a blatant misrepresentation.
Then I would offer the videos from Schiff’s Intelligence Committee hearings ... in particular the embarrassing queries to the no-fact witnesses who were asked if they knew of any Trump crimes or impeachable offenses ... and no one replied in the affirmative. To be followed by the only fact-witness, Ambassador Sondland, relating Trump’s response when he was asked what he wanted, “I want nothing, no quid pro quo. Tell Zelensky to do what he promised to do to get elected.” And that the US aid was shortly forthcoming.
Then, I would show what the Constitution writers wanted impeachment to be ... using Dershowitz’s explanation why maladministration was not impeachable. Followed by excerpts of the Ken Starr interview on impeachment with Mark Levin. And then, Professor Jonathan Turley s House Judiciary Committee’s testimony pointing out that the Democrats’ impeachment process was the real abuse of power.
Finally, I would present 10 to 20 videos of the House managers calling for Trump’s impeachment ... all before his famous July 25th phone call with Zelensky.
All told, this defense could be wrapped up in just one 8-hour day.
Jerry Nadler has struck-out once again! He started off his impeachment inquiry hearings yesterday with testimony from three smug liberal law professors ... loudly sniping their hatred and condemnation of President Trump ... each vying for next year’s Profiles in Courage award. Yes, there was another liberal law professor, Jonathan Turley, who also testified softly and logically ... asking for due process and fairness ... but everything was done to ignore or deflate his sensible statements.
After listening to these three never-Trump professors pontificating in front of the House Judiciary Committee as to what was an impeachable offense ... quite strangely and uncharacteristically for legal scholars ... stating facts where there were no facts ... and mouthing the Red Queen’s “off with his head” ... I was struck by something strange. Assuming that their suppositions and presumptions were valid ... I became convinced that President Obama should have been impeached.
Afterward: We now know that Nadler fell asleep during his own hearing. I can understand ... except for Professor Turley’s testimony ... this rehearsed kangaroo court was a snoozer.
