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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"If you don't respond to 75% of the American voters and have witnesses, it's a job only half done"
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Former WH chief of staff John Kelly advises the Senate: "If you dont respond to 75 percent of the American voters and have witnesses, its a job only half done. You open yourself up forever as a Senate that shirks its responsibilities.
https://www.nj.com/politics/2020/01/trumps-former-chief-of-staff-says-senate-impeachment-trial-without-witnesses-is-a-job-only-half-done.html
Trumps former chief of staff says Senate impeachment trial without witnesses is a job only half...
John Kelly spoke to NJ Advance Media in advance of Friday's vote on whether to call witnesses to testify in Trump's impeachment trial.
2:06 PM - Jan 31, 2020
Yeah, thanks for the tip, General...
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"If you don't respond to 75% of the American voters and have witnesses, it's a job only half done" (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Jan 2020
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empedocles
(15,751 posts)1. Does that mean 'a half ass job'
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)2. Moscow Mitch is counting on the
Media moving on to the next shinny object and the Rethugs will do major Ad buys attacking Schiff,Pelosi,and Nadler as well as Schumer.
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)3. After Sandy Hook, 95% of Americans wanted stronger background checks
Paul Ryan and Moscow Mitch said "no" in 2013
In 2014, Republicans flipped 9 seats in the Senate
Moscow Mitch is looking at history and realizes that with their huge media bullhorn, votes to acquit in January & February will be long forgotten by election day.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)4. Well said.
Unfortunate, but we all know that the US corporate media will quickly move to another topic.
0rganism
(23,996 posts)5. half done? that's a lot of partial credit
for this assignment, i'm giving them 36% at most. sad, really, but it's what i've come to expect from the institution that brought us Justice Kavanaugh.
pansypoo53219
(21,016 posts)6. the moron made sure it was rigged FOR him.