Republicans make clear they won't be modifying their aversion to facts in defending Trump

by Meteor Blades

Daily Kos Staff Emeritus

Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020 Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020 at 8:59:37am PST

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: In this screengrab taken from a Senate Television webcast, Legal Counsel for President Donald Trump Jay Sekulow speaks during impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol on January 25, 2020 in Washington, DC. Democratic House managers concluded their opening arguments on Friday and President Trump's lawyers will begin presenting their defense. (Photo by Senate Television via Getty Images) — Donald Trump's lawyer Jay Sekulow had a collision with the facts during the teaser round of the Republican impeachment defense on Saturday. The trial really gets rolling Monday, during which we can expect many more such collisions.

On Saturday, Donald Trump’s lawyers lifted the corner a bit on what will be the Republican strategy for fighting impeachment come Monday.

First the Republicans will introduce the same five lies they’ve been spouting all along at the impeachment trial and earlier.

Then they will repeat the same five lies they just told us.

Next they will spend another hour telling the same lies again.

At this point they will take a break and hold a few interviews telling Foxaganda reporters the lies they just told on the Senate floor.

During the afternoon, the Republicans will lay out the lies again, and then for each of the five, they will

repeat
reiterate
recapitulate
rehash
reprise
restate

After a break for food, they’ll return to the Senate chambers to repeat the lies. Five lies. The same ones. Again.

And again.

Forevermore.

This Republican charade might be mildly entertaining if it were a parody episode of “The Apprentice” instead of a constitutional crisis with outright tyranny eagerly waiting in the wings.