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- 1 de Abr, 2019
I think another thing people are missing too is the full context behind all of this. The last time the DNC launched a legal campaign along these same lines was with the Mueller probe, and that could have been stopped before it ever got started if Sessions hadn't of been a massive pussy, and just told them "no" as was his right then. It's almost like some people in the Republican party have finally learned that giving concessions will just make things worse.Because when you are the defendant in the case and the plaintiff or plaintiff clearly did not establish their case or establish all of the elements, the proper thing to do is to ask for a directed verdict so you stop wasting the court's time. Because if the prosecution doesn't make their case, then they've made the defendant's case for them.
Also, calling witnesses for the first time at the Trial is unheard of, unless they are rebuttal witnesses, otherwise the defendant is aware of the witnesses to be called well beforehand so they can be interviewed by both parties. Have you seen My Cousin Vinny? It's a pretty good beginner's course on witnesses and evidence, except for one part. Judge Haller overruling Vinny's objection to George Wilbur's testimony would result in the verdict being overturned in appeals, since a surprise witness is extremely prejudicial to the opposing party and any judge would have sustained the objection. But it's a movie, so it needs conflict, and this paragraph is autistic.
tl;dr New fact witnesses at this point would never be allowed in a regular trial, and it would be a waste of time and money. Witnesses should have been called and subpoenaed in the House instead of speeding up the vote and sitting on the articles for a month. Schiff blew it.