After two and half centuries of our nation's history, it's come to this: The President's lawyers argue on the Senate floor that he can withhold aid, coerce an ally, and try to cheat in an election, And there's nothing we can do about it. Our Founders would be aghast.

Before you go and start giving Susan Collins a pat on the back, don't pop the cork on the bubbly yet. My guess is that she KNEW Lamar Alexander was a "no," and that the number in favor of witnesses would safely stay at 3. She furrowed her concerned brow and CALCULATED.

It’s simple really. If the trial is rigged to keep hidden the most damming, most important, most relevant evidence, then it’s not a trial. Nor is it an acquittal. It’s a coverup. If this is what happens tomorrow, the Senate will be disgraced.

Despite $29bn in farm aid (more than the auto bailout), US Farm Bankruptcies hit an 8 yr HIGH 👇

Bolton needs to “go to a microphone”

What comes next? Expect massive efforts to keep Democrats from voting or prevent their votes from counting. The focus will be minority communities. I’ve spent years fighting suppression. I expect the worst election cycle we’ve ever experienced. We all have to fight for fairness.

"If the society today allows wrongs to go unchallenged, the impression is created that those wrongs have the majority approval." Barbara Jordan #VoteYesForWitnesses

How quickly can we get this to 1,000 retweets? Record for the week is 15 minutes. Let’s see if we can beat it. Ready, go! #VoteYesForWitnesses

If senators vote to acquit Trump without more witnesses, then we have just seen what will become the playbook of the future - stonewall on subpoenas from Congress and they can’t prove you committed an offense.

in summation— Trump is a genius but you can't see his grades Trump is healthy but you can't see his medical reports Trump is rich but you can't see his tax returns Trump is honest but you can't see the documents Trump is innocent but you can't subpoena the witnesses

Chief Justice Roberts has an obligation to demand that witnesses be called and declare a mistrial if the senators refuse. cnn.com/2020/01/31/pol…

Chief Justice Roberts will forever be known as the "Kangaroo Court Justice" if he does not insist that witnesses be called and declare a mistrial if witnesses are not called. The Constitution requires a trial. This is not a trial.

BREAKING: Mitt Romney and Susan Collins will both vote yes for witnesses. But don’t be fooled, they are only doing this for political cover. There is no courage here. They had to think about having witnesses? That’s absolutely ludicrous. All GOP Senators are spineless cowards.

They were all in the loop. Including Trump’s lawyer in the senate trial. Do the GOP senators really want to vote to say “nothing to see here?”

I hear the chaplain saying Trump is not king and that Senators must rise to do the right thing

Is this a riddle?

Senate Chaplain: “Lord help [Senators] to remember that they can’t ignore your truth...We always reap what we sow.” #ImpeachmentTrial

Why is Cipollone, who as the WH Counsel is the presidency’s lawyer not the president’s, representing Trump at impeachment? One answer that now has to be considered: Trump thought a lawyer with exposure of his own would do his best to keep witnesses & evidence out of it.

New York Times is now doing the work the Senate should be doing.

BREAKING NEWS: The Uvalde, Texas mom who ran into the school during the shooting to save her sons reveals that “law enforcement” called her to notify her that, if she keeps humiliating Uvalde police by talking to the media, she could be charged “with a crime.” RT IF SHE’S A HERO!