White House working to feature Trump’s House allies in impeachment trial

The White House is actively exploring a way to give President Donald Trump’s staunchest House allies a public role in the upcoming Senate impeachment trial, according to five sources familiar with the matter, as the president looks to mount an aggressive defense in the upper chamber.

Another idea is to tap House members for Trump’s defense team. White House counsel Pat Cipollone is expected to take the lead in the trial, but a person who is close to the president said Trump was still considering who else he wants to add to the team, which could include members of Congress or others outside the White House.

During the trial, senators will be limited in what they can say during the proceedings — only Trump’s defense team and the House Democrats’ impeachment managers will be allowed to substantively debate on the floor. So carving out a role for Trump’s top defenders, many of whom have participated in the hearings and closed-door depositions with impeachment witnesses, could be another way to shore up Trump’s public defense — which might be especially appealing to the optics-obsessed president.

Well that is what the democrats did with committee chairs Naddler & Schiff sine 2018.... Why not Jordan or Ratcliff or Nunez?

I wonder what’s running through Robert’s mind right now.

I think choosing Ratcliffe or .RepMikeJohnson wouldn't hurt Trump's case but sending .Jim_Jordan & .RepMarkMeadows in front of the US Senate in an impeachment trial may actually make even the SenateGOP convict Trump just to shut those two nuts up.

What as character witnesses? Who is going to testify that they qualify?

The Senate should hold a vote on day 1, and end this charade.

ha! Go on then!

Politico actively carrying trump water!

More of Rep. Collins yelling word salads on procedure?

Why not just bring a travelling circus, that's basically what Jim_Jordan is.

they could have testified

Klan Rally in the Rose Garden?

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