Breitbart: The White House released its “trial memorandum” in response to impeachment on Monday, and it is a tour de force that lays out clearly why the case against President Donald Trump is not only wrong on the facts, but constitutionally invalid.
The memo makes the familiar point that theonly people who spoke directly to the president have said there was no “quid pro quo.” That includes not only Ambassador Gordon Sondland, but also Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), as well as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. All of the other sources, including the so-called “whistleblower,” offered only hearsay that would be inadmissible in any court. There is literally no valid evidence against the president.
But while such arguments are familiar to those who have watched the case closely, some of the arguments are being made clearly and publicly for the first time.
Here are the nine most important new arguments in the memo:
1. It was entirely appropriate for President Trump to ask Ukraine about the Bidens and Burisma. This is an argument that a few House Republicans, and conservative critics, made during the impeachment inquiry. However, we had not seen it so clearly stated until now. Democrats say there was no public interest in Trump’s request, which they claim was purely for personal and political benefit. The memo demonstrates that the inquiry was legitimate.
2. President Trump had a broad interest in stopping corruption in Ukraine, not confined to the Bidens. Again and again, Democrats have claimed the president had no real interest in corruption. But as Breitbart News pointed out, Catherine Croft — one of the witnesses Democrats left in the “basement” — testified Trump had raised the issue previously, even lecturing the former Ukrainian president in front of his staff. The White House cites her testimony.
3. Democrats are trying to impeach the president for having the wrong state of mind when he acted legally. As Breitbart News pointed out, the House Judiciary Committee memo on impeachment argued that a president can be impeached for “illegitimate motives” even if his actions are “legally permissible.” This is an absurd argument. The White House also calls Democrats out for citing the failed impeachment of Andrew Johnson to support their claim. read more
IOTW readers are all well aware of those FACTS. The democrats DGAS about facts. They are rabid fanatics who want their power back at all costs.
I was ticketed for disregarding a traffic signal. In fact I drove thru an intersection on green. But the cop thought I intended to run the light if it had been red.
That makes as much sense as AOC claiming that the Dems are conservative.