(01-27-2020, 08:07 PM)MalabarJag Wrote:

(01-27-2020, 07:12 PM)Gabe Wrote: So it's your opinion that not just Bolton, but Pompeo, Mulvaney, Perry and Trump (to name a few of the sought-after witnesses) would be untruthful under oath? 

No pun intended, but I find that (your opinion) hard to believe.

Not all of them, but you didn't ask that.

Some have grudges against Trump, so it's possible that they'd lie to spite him. I'd expect at least one of those you listed to lie, after all they're politicians and deep staters.

But even if the odds are only 10%, the risk of a lie is real. The Dems have lost the chance to call belated witnesses by their belated lies in the Kavanaugh hearing.

I'm interested, mainly, in hearing the testimony of those who were blocked by the WH from speaking - and I'd also like to hear what the Bidens, Pelosis, Clintons, etc. of the world have to say under oath. Those were who I was referring to in my question to you regarding who the democrats want to subpoena are the ones who have yet to testify but were told not to - even though supposedly what they have to say would otherwise exonerate the president. To me, this all looks, smells and feels like a smoking gun - blocking testimony and withholding documentation does nothing more than fan the flames of the general public's suspicion. The president has every right to invoke Executive Privilege with regard to just about everyone save for Bolton - since he talked about his conversations with him on Twitter. I'm just saying it's not a good look, in the eyes of the general public (not just those with OMB syndrome)

Going from your perspective, why have anyone testify under oath if there's a 10% chance they're not truthful? Are you also saying that you'd be in favor of witness testimony if the Kavanaugh situation never occurred? 

The attempts to restrain documentation, to restrain witnesses from testifying under oath, and then complain that there's no new info as some kind of flaw with the prosecution, are (in my opinion) at the heart of why calls for witness testimony have increased in volume (quantity) and volume (dB) - as well as why several GOP senators are breaking with the partisan narrative (i.e. Collins, Romney, etc.) and tanking poll numbers. My gut feeling is that the results of this trial won't matter nearly as much to GOP senators' futures as what they say/do during the process.

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