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marmar

(77,765 posts) Thu Feb 11, 2021, 08:02 PM Feb 2021

Erin Burnett on CNN just said Trump lawyers met privately with Republican senators tonight.... [View all]

.... to discuss strategy (Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz among them).

WTF? Shouldn't they be disqualified as jurors?

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Erin Burnett on CNN just said Trump lawyers met privately with Republican senators tonight.... [View all] marmar Feb 2021 OP

Strategy? mzmolly Feb 2021 #1

Outrageous but not surprising. As trump said in his speech,the rules don't apply to them Walleye Feb 2021 #2

Well they are co-conspirators malaise Feb 2021 #3

Precisely! Those 2 need to be investigated &expelled onetexan Feb 2021 #47

Getting their stories straight. lpbk2713 Feb 2021 #4

Good point. badhair77 Feb 2021 #7

Exactly bdamomma Feb 2021 #37

No rules for this crew. badhair77 Feb 2021 #5

Of course they are. Sophiegirl Feb 2021 #6

The F*CK!? sheshe2 Feb 2021 #8

👆👆 crickets Feb 2021 #30

Yes, they should be disqualified. IMHO spanone Feb 2021 #9

Lee was seen going in there as well. KewlKat Feb 2021 #10

there is no law mucifer Feb 2021 #11

Traitor's gonna do their thing and turn their backs on the country. C_U_L8R Feb 2021 #12

I Have To Think That Those That Met With Tr**p's Lawyers Are Involved..... global1 Feb 2021 #13

If I was juror in a trial and I sat and read comic books, took a nap doc03 Feb 2021 #14

There is no bottom of the barrel. Boomerproud Feb 2021 #15

Their strategy? Zorro Feb 2021 #16

THey Can't Do Anything BUt Cheat Me. Feb 2021 #17

Is that even legal?!? EllieBC Feb 2021 #18

Post removed Post removed Feb 2021 #19

to put it in the vernacular of the peasantry... dhill926 Feb 2021 #20

The jurors (co-conspirators) colluding the the defense team dlk Feb 2021 #21

There should be standards that forbid this, but impeachment is political Bucky Feb 2021 #22

Sounds normal enough Clearly fogged in Feb 2021 #43

Ethics board and bar association? JT45242 Feb 2021 #23

It's ALL about messaging. NoMoreRepugs Feb 2021 #24

Sounds like klansman is worried. Good. lindysalsagal Feb 2021 #25

The usual courtroom rules don't apply to an impeachment trial in the Senate. The rules for lutherj Feb 2021 #26

Thank you. mac2766 Feb 2021 #33

Anyone really surprised by this? peggysue2 Feb 2021 #27

It's possible that Oldem Feb 2021 #28

Can the prosecution demand equal private time? KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2021 #29

+1000 smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #40

A Republican's oath is worth fuck all. Q.E.D. yaesu Feb 2021 #31

Yes. Absolutely disqualified and arrested.. ananda Feb 2021 #32

We take the system seriously and they don't. We're in a new era of governance. jalan48 Feb 2021 #34

People who hate our government, as the Trump/GOP party does, are incapable of good governing. nt Progressive Jones Feb 2021 #45

Yes, they see themselves as rulers of the people. jalan48 Feb 2021 #46

How is this different from the first Chump impeachment? FakeNoose Feb 2021 #35

They already told us how they were going to vote. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #36

All 3 are lawyers MyMission Feb 2021 #38

But of course! madamesilverspurs Feb 2021 #39

Lawless is as lawless does Ferrets are Cool Feb 2021 #41

In truth, these senators are probably just DeminPennswoods Feb 2021 #42

Right. They don't need help with THAT part Clearly fogged in Feb 2021 #44