Quote Originally Posted by ReluctantSamurai View Post
Second, the Democrats don't have an ounce of fight between the lot of them. Witnesses should have DEFINITELY been called. Can you imagine putting Mike Pence on the stand to answer questions about why his life had been put in danger by Trump loyalists? And which lawmaker was it that was leading those tours of Congress the day before the riot? There are cameras EVERYWHERE in that building and if any of those people caught on camera the day before showed up in footage the next day....oops.
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Tongue-in-cheek aside, I think the kernel of truth in that statement is that perhaps Biden, who is a close friend of Coons, wanted the trial over with so that he can get the rest of his cabinet seated. Just my 2cents....

Get the damn COVID relief package passed, and make sure it includes the $15/hour minimum wage increase. If you have to take Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema into a back room and put a gun to their heads to get their vote.....DO IT. It will go a long way towards improving confidence in the Democratic Party.
Agreed. It didnt seem like it was taken as deathly serious as it needed to be. The response to this I've heard is that witnesses would be fighting tooth and nail to not come and testify (which is likely true), but then my response would be to put the trial on hold as this stuff gets litigated, pass Covid relief and whatever cabinet positions Biden needs, and then return to the trial when the witnesses are ready. The more spotlight that shines on Trump's crimes the better.

We cannot let the public forget about 1/6, especially as the latest polling has Trump at 53% support for the 2024 primary and my gut says that he will run.