Violator of The Espionage Act
In a trial, a cross-examined Trump could not run away from the facts as the Republicans did in the House. In a real trial the House would, as is standard practice in traditional American jurisprudence, be able to subpoena from the executive branch relevant documents that could be used to devastate Trump’s alternative fact-based assertion of perfection.
An impeachment trial is not a criminal trial in which the prosecution is forbidden from calling the defendant to the witness stand. Under the 5th Amendment to the Constitution, a criminal defendant cannot be compelled to testify against himself and the prosecution cannot comment on that failure to testify nor can the jury consider the defendant’s failure to testify. However, in a civil case, the plaintiff has the right to call the defendant to testify. The defendant in a civil proceeding of course has the right to assert his 5th Amendment privilege in response to individual questions, but that refusal to testify can properly allow the jury to conclude that the defendant has something to hide and is therefore guilty of the acts alleged.
Trump’s personal Twitter account, @realDonaldTrump, retweeted a post by the re-election campaign’s official “war room” account that was aimed at the whistleblower’s attorney Mark Zaid. “It’s pretty simple. The CIA ‘whistleblower’ is not a real whistleblower!” reads the tweet, which links to a Washington Examiner item. That piece, published Dec. 3, includes the alleged whistleblower’s name in the headline. The Daily Beast is declining to publish the name and has not independently verified the identity of the whistleblower.
“This is not acceptable behavior from the so-called leader of our country, and he must be called to task for it!” - Amy Siskind
A danger to our country.
And Pence thought he might be President at some point! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Many third-graders are smarter than Trump. Talk to a few.
He has this neurotic need for constant affirmation that his worldview is true; FOX provides him that. This is why FOX viewing is so habitual for these people.