Thursday, December 05, 2019

Non-lawyers talking....


And after several months in court, it ends up on appeal to the Supremes, who decide it's so late in the term they'll docket it for arguments in October, 2020; at the earliest.  At this point, that's perfectly conceivable.

Better is to call them as witnesses in the Senate trial.  Doesn't matter if they surprise you, or try to; they're under oath and locked in by other sworn testimony, and they can't tie it up in Court:  the Chief Justice is there ruling on any privilege questions (unless they want to plead the 5th).  There is no appeal from a Senate trial on impeachment, and so no appeal from the ruling of the presiding Chief Justice on questions of privilege.  One way or the other, the question is answered.

QED.

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