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Trump’s Defense Most Compelling Argument

Patrick Philbin

January 30, 2020

More than likely the impeachment trial of President Trump will be over shortly. President Trump’s attorneys made many compelling arguments for why he should be acquitted.

The President’s Counsels’ Most Compelling Argument

One of the most persuasive points made by Trump’s legal team is their rebuttal to the Democrat House Managers’ claim that Trump should be impeached for Abuse of Power. Trump’s attorneys have countered, that using Abuse of Power as a reason for impeachment is so vague and so malleable, it is a substitute for disputing a policy difference. In other words if we don’t like your policy we attribute to you a corrupt motive, and accuse you of Abuse of Power. This would set a dangerous precedent for every future president presiding with a Congress of the opposing party.

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The Latest in the Democrats’ Sham Impeachment

Impeachment Trial of President Trump

January 18, 2020

Despite claiming that impeaching President Trump was a matter of national security, it took a month for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to finally deliver the articles of impeachment to the Senate. Pelosi’s delay was nothing more than a failed attempt to strong-arm Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell into allowing House Democrats to continue their investigation of Trump in the Senate proceedings.

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The Killing of General Soleimani Was More than Justified

Trump takes out Soleimani

January 6, 2020

The killing of Major General Qasem Soleimani the commander of the Iranian Quds Force, a branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard was more than justified. For decades Soleimani had spread terror throughout the Middle East. Not surprisingly, those condemning President Trump for ordering the drone attack resulting in the deaths of Soleimani and an Iraqi- Iranian militia leader, Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes, are the same voices who for three years have shown nothing but disdain for the president. In other words, their opinions are partisan and not the least bit credible.

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A Partisan Impeachment & Now Political Games

Nancy Pelosi and President Trump

December 27, 2019

On December 18th Donald Trump became only the 3rd president in our nation’s history to be impeached; and the first to be impeached without bipartisan support. The Democratic -controlled House voted to impeach Trump on two articles- abuse of power and obstruction of justice. Every Republican and two Democrats voted against impeachment.

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Don’t Believe the Mainstream Headlines- IG Horowitz’s FISA Report is Damning

December 9, 2019

The long-awaited report on the alleged Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) abuse is finally out. The headline, making the rounds in the mainstream media is that the Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz concluded that there was no bias in the opening of the Trump-Russia investigation and no intentional FBI misconduct.

However, the standard that Horowitz used to determine if the opening of the probe was appropriately predicated has a very low bar. The discretionary standard of the Justice Department to open a probe simply requires “articulable facts”. Almost any claimed “facts’ would meet this threshold.

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Jonathan Turley Eviscerated the Democrats’ Arguments for Impeachment

Jonathan Turley before the Judiciary Committee

December 5, 2019

The continuation of the Democrats’ attempt to destroy Trump’s presidency has moved onto the Judiciary Committee with Jerry Nadler at the reins.

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Sondland Admits Trump Never Told Him Aid and Investigations Were Linked

Ambassador Gordon Sondland

November 21, 2019

Don’t believe the headlines in the mainstream news. Although day four of the partisan impeachment show starring Ambassador Gordon Sondland at first appeared troublesome for President Trump, it did not end that way.

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First Day of Televised Impeachment Hearings Was a Bust for Democrats

George Kent and Bill Taylor — First day of televised impeachment hearings

November 14, 2019

Finally, after more than a month of closed-door impeachment hearings Democrats have allowed some transparency. Yesterday was the first day of the televised impeachment hearings. Shamefully, an impeachment friendly media has been making the Democrats’ case to the public, so it was important for Republicans to stay united and come out swinging. They did not disappoint.

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