Schiff lobbies Chief Justice Roberts to rule on questions of executive privilege

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Yahoo News

WASHINGTON — Rep. Adam Schiff, the lead House prosecutor, called on Chief Justice John Roberts to expedite rulings on any disputes between Congress and President Trump over witness testimony and documents, if the Senate votes to allow them.

“We have a very capable justice sitting in that Senate chamber empowered by the Senate rules to decide issues of evidence and privilege,” Schiff, the Democratic congressman from California leading the case for impeachment, told reporters prior to the last day of opening arguments for the House impeachment managers.

Republicans have said over the past day or so that one reason to vote against subpoenas for documents and witnesses in the trial is that it would drag out the process too long, because Trump would claim executive privilege and the matter would get bogged down in the courts.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who is considered one of the key swing votes on the issue of additional evidence, echoed these talking points in comments to reporters on Thursday, faulting the House for not pursuing the matter in the courts and raising doubts that she will vote to authorize Senate subpoenas.

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[bucolic_frolic]

1. If nothing else

Roberts is the kind of guy who will respect Schiff's intellect. Not saying it will lead anywhere.

[BigmanPigman]

2. I saw that, a clever move on his part.

[DallasNE]

7. I Was Hoping Schiff Would Do That

And if witnesses are permitted Roberts should be asked to rule on relevance of certain witnesses -- like Joe and Hunter Biden, as they have no knowledge of what Trump was conspiring.

[DeminPennswoods]

3. Roberts might be taking some of this stuff about the slow court

process back with him. I think he's in overall charge of court administration. It would be a good idea to have a fast-tracking process for these seperation of powers/executive privilege cases where it doesn't take years to resolve.

[paleotn]

4. Umm, Lisa....

Your Rethuglican bonafides are showing again. The House IS pursuing these matters in court, but it's taking forever. Justice Roberts could remedy some of the delay, but I kindly doubt it. He's up to his fucking neck in this shit, just like you are. And like Susan Collins, you "claim" to be fair minded, but in reality care about only one thing. Getting reelected and country be damned if that's what it takes. And get reelected to what? An authoritarian, christo-nut kleptocracy that bares little resemblance to the country we once loved? What's the fucking point of that? God, I hate these spineless, jackass mother fuckers!!!

[pangaia]

5. That was pretty gosh darn good, paleo !

[joshdawg]

6. All, ALL, 53 republican "senators", aka cowards, will vote

to keep their malignant narcissist in office.
Facts, law, and the Constitution mean nothing to them........zip, nada, nil.

[Miguelito Loveless]

8. Roberts is bought and paid for.

[olegramps]

9. The greatest threat to our nation is from within and its name is the Republican Party.

They will gladly destroy the Constitution in order to prevail. Their goal is total and absolute power of the nation under the control of a plutocracy. They are well on their way to achieving their goal. This farce of a trial will go far in sealing the deal. Don't be too surprised if Trump is reelected.

The Democrats are being once again split by the candidacy of Sanders whose policies on tariffs and trade are in total agreement with Trumps just as the were in the last campaign in which Clinton was caught in a crossfire between Trump and Sanders. Just how are those tariffs working out? Sanders should be ecstatic. But the fact is that it is the citizens who are paying for this blunder and we are bailing out the farmers who are going broke along with higher prices on numerous goods.

[Maxheader]

10. Roberts will do..

What stumpy tells him...his existence in the senate impeachment..
is a shame, gop theatrics....imho...