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servermsh's JournalFYI, Trent Lott fired the Senate Parliamentarian when he ruled against him
Just an FYI.
Story from 2001:
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2001/05/wanted-a-vast-left-wing-conspiracy.html
President Biden apparently visiting Bob Dole
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1363249790209851394
The story keeps getting worse for Cruz (NYT gets Ms. Cruz texts)
Their house was "FREEZING" — and she proposed a Sunday return. Cruz invited others to join them at the Ritz-Carlton in Cancún ($309 per night), where they had stayed "many times."
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1362546211018866691
EDIT: From the article
United Airlines apparently says Cruz planned to return Saturday
So we'll see if Cruz says he always planned to return today.
https://twitter.com/ByERussell/status/1362447404310609921
Two minute warning for Jen Psaki's White House press briefing - link
Starting soon. In case the cable networks don't cover it today, you can watch here at the WashPo YouTube site:
DOJ making a cyber-related national security announcement at 11:30 AM Eastern - N. Korean hacking
Incoming:
https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1362039989685608453
EDIT: This appears to be the announcement.
https://twitter.com/jpaceDC/status/1362077312066461699
Brent Bozell's son charged for participating in the insurrection
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1361789953286545411
EDIT: From the linked story:
EDIT:
https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1361791221933424647
I don't think you've followed the story.
- No one could call witnesses until that Saturday morning, by rule
- Schumer repeatedly told the Managers they could call witnesses if they wished.
- The House Managers decided to call one witness AND get her notes. They also reserved the right to call more witnesses.
- The Senate passed that motion
- The Managers' aides were already in the process of scheduling the deposition.
- Then after Republican threats, Coons and Manchin, and possibly others, put pressure on the Managers to not call the witness.
- The House Managers backed down and just entered her public statement in the record.
- The Trump lawyer promptly said the statement wasn't true.
THAT is what happened. Could you please get the facts right?
You don't know what the witness would have said. You don't know what her notes say. You don't know the emotional impact it would have had. It likely would have caused further glorious public arguments among Republicans.
And for those who wanted to move on to Biden's agenda, the Congress is now in recess for a week! LOL
Pelosi officially announces commission to study attack on Capitol
Is this new? I hadn't seen the announcement before.
https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1361408622870290434
EDIT: TPM has the statement as well:
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/good-2
"..staff for prosecutors were...on the phone trying to schedule a potential...deposition.."
Later, he returned again to tell the managers they should accept a deal to admit Herrera Beutler's statement into evidence and not call witnesses.
It was an important moment that did accelerate things and get the trial back on track, officials said, because it came as staff for prosecutors were already on the phone trying to schedule a potential Zoom deposition.
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia also approached a manager in the hallway to urge against moving forward with calling witnesses.
According to a Democrat familiar with the matter, the impeachment managers did not tell top Senate Democrats they wanted witnesses until five minutes before the proceedings. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer didn't even know until that point, but he told the managers Friday night and Saturday morning that Senate Democrats would support whatever decision the mangers [sic] made -- and reiterated that point on a caucus call Saturday.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/13/politics/senate-impeachment-trial-day-5-vote/index.html
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