Members of the Senate on Wednesday are finally getting to ask questions in the impeachment proceedings, but only in writing: Senate rules dictate that senators, known for grandstanding, have to write questions for the prosecution and defense that the chief justice reads out loud.
1. Trump’s defense embraces the ‘and so what if he did it’ argument
So what if Trump did hold up Ukraine’s military aid to get the country to investigate former vice president Joe Biden? That argument was first made earlier this week by Trump defense lawyer and Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz, who elaborated Wednesday in eyebrow-raising fashion in response to a question from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.). Continue reading.
Members of the Senate on Wednesday are finally getting to ask questions in the impeachment proceedings, but only in writing: Senate rules dictate that senators, known for grandstanding, have to write questions for the prosecution and defense that the chief justice reads out loud.