Q & A Peach Mint Highlights: Thurs Jan 30 2020: page 8
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Q: Sen from MA to House mgrs: Recent report of Russians hacking Burisma. If POTUS is later found to have gotten Russia to do this, what recourse is there under Dershowitz standard, which requires a statutory crime?
A: Schiff: No recourse whatsoever. You can't say it's criminal using Dershowiz std.
Q: Sen from SC to POTUS team: Assuming Bolton testifies, wouldn't it be irrelevant to impeachment?
A: Philbin: Right. Even so, the articles don't rise to an impeachable offense. Not high crimes and misdemeanors.
Q: Sen Durbin to House mgrs: Plz respond to same q.
A: Schiff: "I think we all know what happened here." That POTUS cheated in an election. What they just told you--is "too bad, there's nothing you can do."
Q: Sen from GA to POTUS team: In 1999, Sen Joe Biden argued against deposing additional witnesses. Schumer agreed. Why should Biden rule not apply here?
A: Sekulow: [reads the Biden doctrine]. Many agreed. House mgrs are asking you [the Senate] as a body, to vote to waive executive privilege on the President of the United States. Think about that. I think you should adopt the Biden rule.
Q: Sen from CO to House mgrs: Q re effect of witnesses.
A: Jeffries: All we want is a full & free trial--with witnesses. Talks about Benghazi, saying Obama admin DID cooperate w/Gowdy.
Q: Sen from UT to both parties: Any evidence that Ukrainians were told about the hold conditional upon investigations into the Bidens?
A: Schiff: references Sondland and Mulvaney again. Quid pro quo argument.
A: Purpura: No, there was no evidence anyone told the Ukrainians directly. Sen Johnson asked POTUS directly if there was a link. Sondland told Johnson, but he had not asked POTUS. Just his assumption.
Q: Sen from OR to House mgrs: Re POTUS saying "I can do what I want"--isn't this an imperial presidency?
A: Re last q: argues his point again. Says Sondland got info directly from POTUS. Re Deshowitz argument [Schiff's interpretation of it]: Yes, POTUS can do whatever he wants. POTUS can extort an ally, etc.
Q: Sen from IN to POTUS team: Under Dershowitz's theory is what Joe Biden is alleged to have done potentially impeachable?
A: Philbin: If purely financial gain (w/no public interest), yes. 7:35 PST
Q: Sen Klobachar to House mgrs: Plz respond to the q just asked.
A: Nadler: From the POTUS counsels, "the usual nonsense." there are only 3 things to remember: it's a trial, we should have witnesses. Distractions--that's what they offer. It's beyond doubt that POTUS that he abused his power by withholding aid to a country to extort that country by slandering his opponent. House mgrs have proved that "beyond any doubt." They afraid of more witnesses.
END OF TWO-DAY Q & A