Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

Eyeball_Kid

(7,430 posts)

2. House managers can challenge Derschowitz' role in the trial and file a motion to disqualify him.

Reply to onenote (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 18, 2020, 12:25 PM

Jan 2020

He's either on the defense team or he isn't. If he's not on the defense team, he has no business making a speech, except as a witness. If he's a witness, then the House can call witness. But for now, he's denying that he's on the defense team. So, what is he?

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

5 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Trump's team announced yesterday a witness in impeachment proceedings [View all] ArcticFox Jan 2020 OP

Not really. They described the role of a lawyer making a legal argument. onenote Jan 2020 #1

House managers can challenge Derschowitz' role in the trial and file a motion to disqualify him. Eyeball_Kid Jan 2020 #2

But he accepts no responsibility beyond that one hour argument ArcticFox Jan 2020 #3

where does one find a requirement that every lawyer on a defense team onenote Jan 2020 #4

Lawrence Tribe was on Chris Hayes last night Bayard Jan 2020 #5