to reject calling any new witnesses -- a critical defeat for Democrats. Only GOP Sens. Susan Collins and Mitt Romney voted to hear witnesses -- while two other other Republicans Democrats were hoping would join them -- Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Lamar Alexander -- voted no.
In this screengrab taken from a Senate Television webcast, House manager Rep. Adam Schiff speaks during impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 3, 2020, in Washington, DC. "Trump could offer Alaska to the Russians in exchange for support in the next election, or decide to move to Mar-a-Lago permanently and let Jared Kushner run the country, delegating to him the decision whether to go to war. Because those things are not necessarily criminal, this argument would allow that he could not be impeached for such abuses of power. Of course this would be absurd. more than absurd it would be dangerous," Schiff says.
"I think we all know that not because it will be written by Never Trumpers but because whenever we have departed from the values of our nation we have come to regret it and that regret is written all over the pages of our history if you find that the House has proved its case and still vote to acquit your name will be tied to his with a cord of steel and for all of history, but if you find the courage to stand up to him to speak the awful truth to his rank falsehood, your place will be...
Responding to Trump's legal team closing arguments, House managers argue that the president will continue this behavior, noting that he"has not apologized" or offered to change in any way. He plays a series of video clip featuring Democrats foreshadowing an effort to remove Trump through impeachment since before the president’s inauguration.
White House counsel Pat Cipollone then returns to the lectern and expresses “gratitude” to the Chief Justice, the Senate leaders and senators on both sides of the aisle, as well as his defense team.“At the end of the day we put our faith in the Senate,” he said, predicting the senators will let the voters decide this fall whether Trump should stay in office. “At the end of the day, that is the only result.”“Reject these articles of impeachment,” Cipollone says.
We’re not friends
Why do you use the word “powerful?” Isn’t that for the editorial page? Shouldn’t we be the ones that determine the effectiveness of the speech?
With Republicans the almighty dollar means more than the constitution
you can always trust abc to tell one side of the story with its left wing agenda, Trump will win no matter what you say, people see through your BS
Clown
Your disgrace is just by the corner.
Yeah, but that was just parody... They were joking... ConvictSchiff
powerful hahahahahahahahaha
I didn't think there was any possibility of me voting Republican in the next presidential election but there is no way i can stand with Democrats after this.
Mr. Schiff, I agree with you whole heatedly. But I'm sorry to say that the Republican Senate is so terrified of him and they gladly received his bribes, that they will not listen to you or the American People.That is very sad for America.
adam schitt is a powerful man
Wow!!! Great close.
Looks America mades some progress. Oppression even to opponent is unconstitutional.
Schiff is a used car salesmen selling lies and making up fairytales 🧚♂️
Did he attend college? He’s clueless!
A desperate man.
Umm.. Pot...Kettle
Powerful closing argument? 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Powerful 🤣🤣🤣 seemed desperate to me 💯💯🙌❗️🤣🤣🤣
Thank you sir, you tried.
The desperation from the establishment is astounding. POTUS is just sitting back watching them destroy themselves to try and coverup their corruption.
Right
Where's the report of what the POTUS 's counsel said. has now become the over the air (vs cable) biased 'news' reporting network. ABC, with GStephanopoulos at it head, is now competing with CNN to be the biggest source of Democrat propaganda in the country. No truth left.
I guarantee this dude has a full-on Pulp Fiction gimp outfit hanging in his closet.
Powerful? You mean hearsay and lies. 😂😂😂😂😂🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Wow, so powerful.....if you consider lying powerful. biasedmuch
Obviously he doesn’t take the oath to heart! Lies and hatred from democrats!
lisamurkowski it would have been nice if you worked for the people of America
Just blow jobs
Stupid
You have to agree with the statement but he forgot to add for Consitutional Articles of impeachment. Summation taking the same short cuts the House took to prepare the Articles. Schiff’s honesty like a lady being half pregnant.
Hey FakeNews are you reporting also the closing statements from the President reps? .... waiting......😑😑
It’s curtains for lisamurkowski. She’s literally wearing them.
Bullshitt
Way to go!
Bye, Felicia
If House managers are full of schiff, you must aquif
Don’t even listen to them. Just vote 2020.
She came to the chamber wearing her blankets of shame. I mean what the hell is that?
So she admits she's violating her oath. No surprise.
She's as ignorant as DJT
They are so interested in 63 million voters, but don't care about the 65 million who voted for Clinton. Because of the electoral college, my vote counts for nothing.
The impeachment managers need to declare a mistrial now that we know WH lawyer Pat Cipollone is a fact witness. As Ambassador Sunderland said:”everybody was in the loop”. For sure a lot of senators also in that loop and they do not want that to come out.
The gop is now the Cheater Party of corruption.
Corrupted bitch
Who was she is Star Wars again?
Lisa Murkowski's argument is utter nonsense. Just because 63 million voted for Trump, doesn't mean he can corruptly abuse his power. This appeal to the minority of voters (Hillary won 65 million votes) as excuse to keep a corrupt president in power is why the Senate is broken.
You might want to reconsider? I understand that President Trump is not a legitimate human
This isn’t news.
Practice what you preach Adam. Overpaid professional liar.
Wow! Integrity and conviction.
It doesn't 'demand' it in ANY instance.
you're just a coward like the rest no more no less. The GOP is corrupt
“He did impeachable shit but I am a total pushover so I’m not going to do anything” -GOP
Then support censoring him!!!
Traitor to the ideals set forth in the Constitution
Adam Schitt, the corrupt politician was so focused on impeachment that democrats screwed up the Iowa caucuses AND the impeachment, even though they had 17 witnesses and 3 years to put articles together....some people are born losers and some blindly follow the losers
Going off the rail on the crazy train
You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension: a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You’re moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You’ve just crossed over into…the SCHIFTY SCHIFF Zone🤣
Adam is a one man cult.......
I guess whiney is the new powerful. 🙄
Lmao. Powerful?
TRAITORS ALL....SHIFTY SCHIFF .
Powerful my $$! Nothing but lies and smears. No proof. No case. No impeachment. DemocratsTheEnemyWithin ShamImpeachment FullOfSchiff
The GOPCowards proved once again they are more concerned with their power than the Constitution. A majority wanted witnesses and documents and we were totally disregarded. VoteThemAllOut2020
💤💤💤
Closing argument? More like a closing complaint complete with tinfoil hat what-if scenarios.
He is a lost puppy in the real world ! He doesn’t know that he was setup to fail by the Democrats! He is a fool
Powerful? More like delusional.... Trump selling Alaska to Russia....pfffft.
Idiot
Schiff implied Trump is going to give Alaska to Russia. Paranoid ramblings.
Powerful? More like redundant.
Adam claims Russia interference in the Iowa caucus. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂😂🤣😂😂
Little Stiffy lost. Trump won.
Real journalist would have left out the work 'powerful.' in the first sentence.
Powerful? More like misleading and more lies.
He can cry on cue...just like Bill Clinton.
Shifty Suckstain Schiff!
'Powerful'? ... now that is funny!
Brilliant
Jail Schiff for Treason.
Scary guy. Psyco!!!
He’s a babbling fool. He’s still just making things up..... selling Alaska? Oh my!
Now do the closing powerful closing statements of Trump’s defense team. Oh that’s right, you won’t because you are a propaganda tool for the Democrats. ImpeachmentClosing ImpeachmentTrialSham
Hes insane , they didnt prove shit.
...powerfully supported by FakeNews
The main problem w trump being such a big jerk all of time...is that, most americans r big jerks, most of the time. myGreatestQuoteEver nationalSpeech2020
Guilty?😮😨
BAHAHAHAHA yes NYDailyNews powerful! What a joke
Ok so you’ve “proven him guilty” with your 17 Witnesses; why then are you complaining about the Senate no t calling any witnesses?
abc=no credibility
Powerful, really?
Schiff is such a price of shit.
Powerful, my ass! They haven’t PROVEN anything except their own bias all along. They have ZERO physical evidence They have ZERO firsthand testimony They have ONLY partisan, biased , third party testimony
Right,butDeceivedRepublicans wr2Blind2SeeTruth.Soon in SpiritWorldDimension,where 100BillionMoreLifeSpirits wr in Already,waiting4Earth's RemainingWise&PrudentDead SinnersLikeDm,whoAte, Augmented&Mastered dGood&EvilTreeWisdom= Gens2:17creatorHolyWord's1st 4biddenLaw,wilPay dPrize
'we have proven' Isn't that perjury though?
Hey orange face keep sending Troops to Africa!! . realDonaldTrump . . tytlive . صباح_الخير
A powerfully delusional speech. Wake up ABC, write about the truth not what you wan to see.
👹👹👹👹👹👹Schiff
Bye bye Adam
Republicans are cowards. They lied under Oath. Helping Trump and covered up thrush not convicting him His President State of the Union address - filled with lies and Republicans covering up to save his Ballot and their interest Hate to lose vs Democrats sad
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Poor Adam.
Adam Schiff is the biggest liar I have ever met...maybe next to Biden
You’ve proven shit!!!
Schiff has made up stuff we should be aware of his ?
Chills
Chairman, Adam Schiff embodies Eloquence and integrity...
exaggerated
IF YOU HAVE WHY DID YOU REQUIRE MORE WITNESSES
Powerful closing argument my ass ABC. The man is delusional. 'Give Alaska to Russia'..... The man's a nut job.
Shhhhhhhhhhh
They haven't proven diddly-squat.
churchlady320 Capitulation speech?
yea continue to be a broken recorded 😑 hey i dont like trump but this nonstop of impeachment is getting old n i hope for the love Mighty this is the last time we hear of this shit
Powerful..mentally deranged, yet powerful.
Lol, this is still going on? It's worse than CSPAN.
Iowa caucus meltdown - fear of Russian/Republican interference- further impeachment articles forthcoming? Note: Berine appears the “Kremlin’s” fix is on to oust you once again
You're so full of cow patties! How did Ukraine feel when the four Democrats Senators very inappropriately sent the President a letter to cooperate fully with Robert Mueller against Trump or suffer Not only denial of aid from America but from all our allies?
Nothing, I repeat NOTHING, Adam Shiff has done or said during this ImpeachmentHoax has been “powerful.” His words, testimony, and all the other phony baloney he fabricated, is about as “strong” as a Kleenex in a tornado. morefakenews FullOfSchiff DrainTheSwamp MAGA
Thank you, Adam Schiff, for trying to defend the honor of our democracy and bringing justice. Now, we just need to see if Republicans are for the party that serves them or for the people they must serve.
DemocratsHaveLostTheirMinds DemocratsAreCorrupt DemocratsAreDestroyingAmerica ImpeachmentHoax treason coup media is complicit journalism is dead! SorosClowns
Please convict Trump!!🙏🏼
Adam Schiff did an excellent job.
Donald Trump is a ConArtist Trickster Pathological Lier Blackmailer, Idea Stealer and most importantly anything he says that will make your life better will ruin into shambles. I couldn't explain so much more than myself.
Mic drop. If you still believe Trump is innocent, you deserve everything he’ll do to ruin your livelihood.
So PoWeRfUl! 🙄
Best quote of impeachment proceedings.
The fat singing lady decides, ( like it or not)
I like RepAdamSchiff. He's a true American Patriot. adamschiffforpresident
In refusing to vote for witnesses, Murkowski’s actions attempt in disenfranchising 85% of Americans who wanted them.
Powerful? You've got to be kidding me? It was just more of the same ole, same ole bullschiff. All style. No substance.
Is this Mike Pence?
Karma is a bich. The truth will come out. your like or not . So get ready for and other round of circus 🎪.
The parody guys still at it.
G☠️P’s rebuttal was living with corruption cuz of a good econ and never holding potus responsible for his actions despite what the Constitution says & the oath of office senators take
Loser
Everything schiff said was a lie he made up a lot of this crap! How do you even promote this?
The Sun will NOT rise for Adam.
AdamSchiffForPresident
That speech was weak 🤣
ABC & STAFFERS & ADAMS STAFFERS
Bloody twunt!
If this guy RepAdamSchiff misreads the Phone call scripts in front of Live videos and under oath, nobody is going to believe him.
Democrats standard of justice on Impeachment is to prove your not guilty. Well, except for Democrats...
“A powerful closing argument” huh? I assume this is an opinion piece, right ? Such a joke...
Let me testify about Corrupt Trumps extortion.
So by this logic, he really could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and she wouldn’t want to disenfranchise his voters. Got it.
Does she understand that impeachment is not about disenfranchisement at all?
What about the 66 million who voted against him?
She’s right
It is interesting how those who are calling Murkowski a coward today had called her courageous just a few months ago during the Kavanaugh vote. I guess that's to be expected when you are married to one political party or the other rather than having your own independent thoughts.
🤮🤮
He should be exonerated?
It is ok to “disenfranchise” the other 66 million?
Stupid.
She can see her boss Putin from her backyard and she is very scared of him.
The problem of this logic is that it assumes everyone who voted for Trump is A-OK with him obstructing justice and committing high crimes and misdemeanors. lisamurkowski so you are ok with it? That doesn’t make any sense.
When the Olympic committee realized the Russians cheated at the Olympics, they didn’t let them continue to compete unfairly. They banned them from competition, as all cheaters should be. What lesson do you offer today’s youth? Cheat to win?
Pathetic coward!
Dumber than a box of rocks.
lisamurkowski No this is an impeachment trial - the way is written in the Constitution when a president abuses his power. You see, it is different from an election and a remedy before elections. It will not be in the Constitution otherwise. Clear - You can change your vote now.
SHAME......SHAME.....SHAME.....
Russia is a hoax. DNC cheated in 2016. CNN is corrupt. MSNBC is corrupt. Bernie was robbed. Hillary lost (Thank God), Ukraine is fake, Bidens are corrupt, Adam Schiff is insane. End of story. New story: Bloomberg bribes DNC & MSM, Democrats lose again. What's the next hoax?
If you think his previous behavior was shameful what about this lisamurkowski ?
Lisa Murkowski is just another one of them. She certainly isn’t protecting us.
And yet you lisamurkowski found Trump 's underhandedness didn't rise to the level of ConvictAndRemoveTrump. I just wonder why.
Republican. 🤮
Who is going to tell her that allowing Trump to commit these impeachable crimes that violate the constitution is actually partisan.
Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
And yet...lisamurkowski you let him off and voted no. Hypocrite.
The fact people like lisamurkowski and SenAlexander accept Trump's guilt, but choose to dismiss it without requiring even a glimmer of contrition from Trump, tells you all you need to know about so-called 'moderates'
I just can’t with these craven nincompoops.
Uh, they voted for the VP as well...
74 million voted for someone other than realDonaldTrump in 2016, so your argument does not hold up lisamurkowski
And yet you voted not to allow witnesses. This makes no sense. lisamurkowski Do your job!
So she voted no... because republicans are chicken shit
“But I’m going to reward him anyway.”
Empty words! lisamurkowski
Blah, Blah, Blah.........
She wants to look like she’s doing the right thing by doing the wrong thing. lisamurkowski voted against witnesses. Which is unprecedented. She’s a fraud. Disgraceful.
is she confused?
She should vote to remove or shut up. No excuse is plausible if she thinks he should remain, after all he’s done to this country.
All talk, no action. If I ever meet Lisa Murkowski, I’ll give her a piece of my mind. Forever stained in the history of our country.
She infuriates me! How can she say what Trump did was wrong, agree that Trump put personal interest before Country yet not hold Trump accountable by removing him from office or supporting witnesses? She made herself look like a fool to her constituents and to the Country
Which is worse; admitting that what he did was wrong but not voting for more witnesses, documents and not impeaching him or trolling the WH Counsels’ argument that abuse of power is not an impeachable act because he cheats to win the te-election in the interest of the Americans?
But I’m gonna give him a free pass lisamurkowski coward
So will yours pencil neck
If I were senators with any decency left in them, for gods sake’s this would not be the historical legacy that I would want to leave behind...
To every Senator who votes for aquittal do not discipline any child who does something and uses the same reasonings as Trump. For they will have Google and see every taudrey thing you excused because hey you were afraid od ONE FUCKING MAN.
CensureSchiff
For all of history, he means 14 months.
Republicans this is your leader.. who doesn’t even know where Kansas City is located...
Wow schiff....SO ELOQUENT !
Mr Schiff needs Jesu for salvation and forgiveness of his synnes because right now he is on a 4 lane highway bound for hell
History will judge the 75% saw what happened .. you can’t erase history in a media rich society its all on tape.
Yeah, they'll be pariahs for the next 20 years, just like Senators Biden, Durbin, Feinstein, Reid, and Schumer were after voting to acquit Clinton....
This reader would argue that RepAdamSchiff has been proven beyond all doubt that he is a lying corrupt politician, and history will record him as being a loser. On the bright side, a new term has been created, you've been schiffed.
Let’s all remember Mitch McConnell voted “Guilty” in Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial and the charges were far less impactful.
Clown show
The lying Schiff😂
So they didn’t need witnesses.
And Schiff and all house Democrats will be tied with throwing out the Constitution during this process.
I’m sure that will change someone’s mind.
𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 Weeping from this speech ░U░R░G░E░ ░A░d░a░m░ ░S░c░h░i░f░f░ ░T░O░ ░R░U░N░ ░F░O░R░ ░P░R░E░S░I░D░E░N░T░ O░F░ ░T░H░E░ ░U░N░I░T░E░D░ ░S░T░A░T░E░S░ ░H░E░ ░W░I░L░L░ ░W░I░N░
That's about as true as the lie he told on the first night about Trump threatening all of the senators with their 'heads on posts'.
lmao and your name will be tied to bomber and deporter in chief.
Well said
😏 really? What about your insane behavior?
They don’t care
Is this stuffed shirt making threats?
❤️
Congrats ABC you are almost reaching CNN status - ZERO CREDIBILITY
Lol idiots.
“Aaaaaaand because he’s going to hand Alaska over to Russia.” Why did you leave that piece of nonsense out?
Pure evil.
What if President Trump sells the moon to the Klingons? Adam Schiff dreams weird Schiff up & tries to pin it on the President. AcquitTrump
Decent, Constitution loving American's CAN NOT allow trump to go on unabated! What happened to the adults in the room.managing the crazy baffoon? We MUST stand up to trump's tyranny, even if it means CIVIL WAR! THIS IS A CALL TO ARMS!
Joe McCarthy 2020.
ABC News makes their own meme as if Sniveling Schiff has said something important. The House makes the case that Trump asks a foreign country to investigate crime, crime which involves threats to US & Ukrainian national security. Democrats are upset because it is Democrats' crime
Proven? Proven only in his own mind. LOL
Ummmm... do Democrats think before they speak?
This guy is a wack job of the highest order.
And in other news.... LindseyGrahamSC planes to call Eric Ciaramella to testify about his involvement with AdamSchiff in the origins of this coup attempt.
In any court of law, the Judge would have had the baillif take Schiffty into custody and charged him with prosecutorial misconduct. What a lying narcissist.
' “I’m certainly willing to admit that the inspector general found serious abuses of FISA that I was unaware of.”'
Congrats ABC you are almost reaching CNN status - ZERO CREDIBILITY
RepAdamSchiff proved that he's a power hungry pos who will say and do anything to get his face on TV. He cares about himself and nothing else
Truth be damned every single one of our witnesses fulfill not state POTUS committed impeachable crime.
BullCrappy
No they aren't decent... .
He will be in jail soon
That 52 GOP ship has sailed, never coming back
If he really felt he had a good case, Adam Schiff wouldn’t have lied about what the president said so often
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