Former Trump officials and other GOP lawyers urge senators to 'consider the evidence' ...

[DonViejo]

Former Trump officials and other GOP lawyers urge senators to 'consider the evidence' in impeachment trial

By Michael Warren

Updated 10:38 AM ET, Mon January 25, 2021

Washington (CNN) - With the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump set to begin in February, nine prominent Republican lawyers, including two former officials in the Trump administration, have signed a letter urging GOP senators to "consider the evidence" before deciding how to vote on conviction.

The letter, obtained by CNN and organized by the nonprofit Republicans for the Rule of Law, is addressed to Republican senators and calls the impeachment article passed by the House a "grave accusation" and says the trial is "not the time for petty, partisan politics."

"We urge every Senator to consider the evidence presented by the House without prejudice or political tint, and with an open mind," reads the letter. "We particularly urge that, if the evidence supports a vote to convict the former president and disqualify him from future office, no Senator let partisan or electoral considerations alter that conclusion."

Among the signatories are former Trump officials John Mitnick, former general counsel at the Department of Homeland Security, and Robert B. Shanks, the general counsel for the Peace Corps from 2017 to 2020 and a former Justice Department official under President Ronald Reagan.

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[Botany]

1. "consider the evidence" Fine do that

“Big protest in D.C. on January 6th,” Mr. Trump tweeted on Dec. 19, just one of
several of his tweets promoting the day. “Be there, will be wild!”

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/capitol-mob-trump-supporters.html

[jpak]

2. Anyone that "considers the evidence"

Will vote to convict, assholes

Yup

[obamanut2012]

3. That is what the signatories are saying

[Botany]

4. "the evidence" The Trump campaign helped to pay for and planned the Fox News Riot on 1/6/21

Former President Donald Trump's re-election campaign paid more than $2.7 million to several individuals and firms who helped to organize the Washington rally that preceded the violent storming of the Capitol on January 6, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

The payments indicate an ongoing financial relationship between the rally's organizers and Trump's political campaign. Financial disclosures show that the campaign made payments up until November 23, the most recent date covered by Federal Election Commission (FEC) fillings. The rally was announced in December.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-rally-organizers-received-millions-from-re-election-campaign-before-capitol-riot/ar-BB1d0Ch8?amp;page=5&ocid=uxbndlbing

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Sadly we can have evidence stacked up the roof and most of the Republican Senators will vote to acquit because they
know that their voters live in a Fox News Bubble .... Just this morning I saw 1 minute and they were pushing the
ANTIFA attacks.

[still_one]

5. That's nice, but I doubt it will gain much resonance among those congressional republicans

who are fierce supporters of trump

They are a cult, and short term the republican party has made it clear they are the party of trump