the trial according to twitter

Unless you live under a rock you know the Senate impeachment trial for Donald J. Trump began on Tuesday. Twitter’s had a lot to say on the matter.

As Schiff hits 2-hour mark, more than a dozen GOP senators have left Senate chamber & are in cloakroom. All Dems, I believe, remain in the chamber. Sen. Bennet gestures w his hand as if to say, what's with that? Rules require senators to be at their desks for entirety of trial.

— Jon Ward (@jonward11) January 22, 2020

Umm…what? So they’re not even gonna pretend to listen before voting party line? Isn’t there some kind of rule about jurors staying in the room?

Schiff lays out all of the major ways (below) that we know Trump "was interested in his own personal gain and not the national interest" when he pressured Ukraine to launch investigations into Biden. pic.twitter.com/fq1MzeSAwa

— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) January 23, 2020

AKA “Top Ten Ways The President Didn’t GAF About American Interests Vis-à-Vis Ukraine”

WOW, Nadler now using a 1999 video of @LindseyGrahamSC talking about "high crimes" during Clinton impeachment.

Rough Quote: "It doesn't even have to be a crime. It is when you start using your office in a way that hurts people, you committed a high crime." pic.twitter.com/MRM2tmKuNg

— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) January 23, 2020

Seriously. You can’t make this stuff up.

“we heard nothing new” say the same GOP senators who voted 9 times to avoid hearing anything new

— shauna (@goldengateblond) January 23, 2020

OH MY GOD.

As House manager Rep. Val Demings speaks, there are (from my vantage point in the press gallery) 12 empty Republican seats and two empty seats on the Democratic side.

— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) January 24, 2020

Seriously, people?

It appears Sen. Tom Cotton is on Fox News right now while the trial is in session. (All senators are supposed to be in their seats.) pic.twitter.com/IMoPSnYml4

— Addy Baird (@addysbaird) January 24, 2020

Okay, I am for real gonna need somebody to start taking names and leveling fines.

In closing @RepAdamSchiff says it's "clear" that the Senate is listening with an open mind.

Gracious. Classy. Persuasive.

I'd have been like "Don't worry, cowards, only one more day before you can crawl back up Trump's pant leg."

— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) January 24, 2020

This. Is. BRILLIANT.@RepAdamSchiff is leading the Senate in a "close read" of the Transcript. The Trump/Zelensky transcript @realDonaldTrump keeps telling people to read.
He's explaining every line, EVERY LINE, in the context of the larger corrupt scheme.#ImpeachmentTrial

— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) January 24, 2020

Trump: READ THE TRANSCRIPT!!!

Schiff: Hold my beer.

11 thoughts on “the trial according to twitter”

bereavedandbeingasingleparent says:

January 25, 2020 at 5:57 pm

I’m waiting for the ‘does the glove fit’ moment. That’s great TV.

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Carol says:

January 24, 2020 at 11:13 am

And yet those who disagree are still calling it a power grab. Do brain suckers vacuum these people’s heads while they sleep?

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1. Laura says:
  
  January 24, 2020 at 11:56 am
  
  It’ll be interesting to see how Republicans use their three days. Hard to watch, though.
  
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  1. Carol says:
    
    January 24, 2020 at 4:40 pm
    
    I suspect we’ll have three days of denial.
    
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    1. Laura says:
      
      January 24, 2020 at 5:20 pm
      
      Which basically means three days of me screaming “YES HE DID!” at the radio or tv. 🙄
      
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Maggie says:

January 24, 2020 at 8:42 am

Ugh. How, oh, how, did we ever get so messed up? Is there a Supernanny for the Senate?

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1. Laura says:
  
  January 24, 2020 at 11:55 am
  
  Yes! A Supernanny! I’d pay good money to see that.
  
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  1. Maggie says:
    
    January 24, 2020 at 11:58 am
    
    I know a few who need to be in timeout.
    
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beth says:

January 24, 2020 at 4:17 am

schiff is a genius.

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1. Laura says:
  
  January 24, 2020 at 11:54 am
  
  He’s doing a fantastic job.
  
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  1. beth says:
    
    January 24, 2020 at 3:23 pm
    
    His closing last night was stunning
    
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