Obviously I Was Premature In My Judgment

They need to pound the podium a little for the full effect https://t.co/aIwK8LWrsu

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) February 9, 2021

Yes. https://t.co/kvKuA4brK1

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) February 9, 2021

And now he's accusing the Democratic House of "unprecedented radical positions" in bringing this impeachment. Huh.

the audience of one in Florida will like this guy better

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) February 9, 2021

My first thought exactly.

Incompetent cop. Shouty cop. https://t.co/3nBXTiYIEa

— Sarah Longwell (@SarahLongwell25) February 9, 2021

he's a solo practitioner, criminal defense lawyer. so his speciality is putting the prosecution on trial and trying to deflect the law and evidence against his client.

— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) February 9, 2021

Schoen will speak after Castor, and is expected to talk for longer and make the case about constitutionality of the trial, the adviser says.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) February 9, 2021

Yeah, uh....no.

It also makes taking the temperature down as strategy hard to fathom. Schoen is more Trump’s speed but is also arguing the partisanship here, not as much the constitutionality. https://t.co/10Trd5WszL

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) February 9, 2021

This isn't any better; it's just different

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) February 9, 2021

Schoen sucking up to the MAGA people who rampaged through that "sacred" chamber.

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) February 9, 2021

Exactly.

“their case was so strong we had to call an audible” feels like a bad development on day one https://t.co/cBUTzNTWEZ

— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) February 9, 2021

You get what you pay for. Right, Sen. Graham?

Look at all the black and brown people, America. Be afraid.
Schoen can blow me.

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) February 9, 2021

I didn't see the video, I just heard the voices in another room (where the radio is). I've no doubt this is a fair summation.

I feel like I’m back in NYC at a mob summation. Not a rational word or sustained argument. Just distraction.
The Senate deserve better. https://t.co/mqO4017qKK

— Andrew Weissmann (@AWeissmann_) February 9, 2021

That actually does explain a lot. Schoen reminds me of Tom screaming at the Congressional hearing as Michael just put a shiv in the government's witness. All theater, in other words.

And now he's making a due process argument in an impeachment hearing.  Apparently the House voting on an article of impeachment while Trump was in the last days of his office deprived Trump of the "right to be eligible to hold public office again."  Except he has the opportunity to test and confront the evidence right now; which is all that's required.  No criminal defendant gets to confront and cross examine witnesses in a grand jury proceeding.  They only get to do that at trial.  I absolutely do not understand his argument here.  

“The Constitution is unconstitutional.” https://t.co/jGp5z2MQKw

— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) February 9, 2021