In other impeachment news Trump gave up any pretense of cooperation with the inquiry and is blocking witnesses from speaking. That's what guilty people do when the facts are not on their side. I would have thought he would have wanted his big donor testify today though but apparently even that guy was seen as doing damage.
Trump (in the form of a letter from white house attorney Pat Cippolone, has said until Democrats follow the law and give Trump and the Republicans the same rights and subpoena power to call witnesses, the White House will not cooperate. Because as it stands, the Democratss have set up a Soviet-style kangaroo court. Rep Jim Jorndan (R-OH) used that exact phrase.
Democrats, by not doing an actual inquiry and call for a vote for impeachment, sets it up so Democrats can call control investigation and call witnesses for testimony, but the Republicans cannot! Is that fair? Until that changes, Trump and the Republicans are absolutely right not to participate or cooperate. That is NOT how impeachment went with Richard Nixon, or how it went with Bill Clinton. Both these previous presidents had a right to defend themselves.
Lauraa Igrhaham covered it well last night, along with well known lawyers Joe Digenova and Rudy Giuliani:
