Amy Klobuchar directs to the House managers a very nice question, saying that the last time she sat on a judicial impeachment there were 26 witnesses, including 17 who didn’t speak in the House.
And by a non-coincidence, Adam Schiff tried that case. Schiff steps up to say that there’s no constitutional difference, and the
Schiff: “In the impeachment of a judge, how is it possible that, as precious as the time of the Senate is, it’s worth using that time to call witnesses. But in the impeachment of a president, it is not?”
This is another question I wish had come forward sooner. Because it would have provided foundation for additional work to build on this.
Still, I’m happy to see Schiff up and dealing with issue forcefully. Schiff is also taking a moment to take a crack at Dershowitz’s claim that it was somehow valid to investigate Joe Biden because he’s running for president. The idea that running for office “makes you a more valid target for investigation” is a pretty astounding argument.
But honestly, it’s no more silly than anything else Dershowitz has claimed.
Schiff returns to talking about the importance of calling witnesses in this case as opposed to the judicial case Klobuchar cited and makes a nice close.