Liberals are screaming after Democrats fall on witnesses

Liberals on and off Capitol Hill are armed after Democratic prosecution managers abandoned their effort to force new witness testimony in the trial, accusing the former President TrumpDonald Trump Capitol Police do not cast a vote of confidence in Graham leaders’ post-election appeal to Georgia’s secretary of state will be investigated: Trump’s report told McCarthy that protesters “are more upset about the election than you” incitement to last month’s attack on the Capitol.

Progressive critics say Democratic prosecutors, by accepting an agreement to exclude those witnesses and ending the trial, missed a unique opportunity to highlight Trump’s involvement in the attack, especially his refusal to defuse violence after it began.

There are no chopped words.

“This is a retreat. White flag. Malpractice. Completely devoid of strategy. They just closed the door on others who could have come out, as @HerreraBeutler demanded last night,” Adam Green, who heads the Campaign Committee for Twitter, said on Twitter. progressive change. the Rep. Jaime Herrera BeutlerJaime Lynn Herrera Beutler Trump told McCarthy that protesters “are more bothered by elections than you”: report (R-Wash.), Which called on Republicans on Friday to report on Trump’s January 6 actions.

“Just when I thought demi are bold and strategic. This takes the limping out of the jaws of boldness,” he added.

Markos Moulitsas, the founding liberal activist of the Daily Kos, was more blunt. “It all comes down to this: Hey Democrats, you did it,” he said.

The criticism came after a chaotic day of partisan debates and quarrels in the Senate process, which eventually led to Trump’s acquittal.

Democratic prosecutors stunned Washington on Saturday morning when they dropped an initial plan to rest their case and instead forced the Senate to adopt a measure to allow new witnesses – a strategy that even Senate Democrats said that they were not warned.

“We have social conversations, but we’re not talking about strategy. So we didn’t know if they would ask for witnesses or not. We just didn’t do it,” the senator said. Ben CardinBenjamin (Ben) Louis Cardin Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by TikTok – Dems keep their case; verdict on Trump this weekend There are no signs for witnesses in Trump’s trial, Biden, to redirect .4M in aid to Myanmar, sanctions key military figures MORE (D-Md.), Adding that he supported the additional testimony.

“If managers think the presentation helps them have witnesses, we should let them have witnesses,” he added.

Additional testimony was needed, managers argued, after new details surfaced about Trump’s refusal to intervene when the violent mob of his supporters stormed the chapter on January 6, despite pleas from the minority leader in the house. Kevin McCarthyKevin McCarthy Trump told McCarthy that protesters “are more upset than your choice over elections”: report Even with acquittal, the GOP sees the trial ending Trump’s shooting in the future Conservative House Republican office welcomes Clark as head of the US House MORE (R-California) and other GOP allies to do so.

McCarthy’s urgent request for Trump’s help had been reported last month, but Herrera Beutler provided new details this week, saying Trump had joined the insurgents over those attacked in the Chapter.

“Well, Kevin, I think these people are more upset about the election than you are,” Trump told McCarthy in the middle of the attack, according to Herrera Beutler. She led the dismissal managers, led by Rep. Jamie RaskinJamin (Jamie) Ben Raskin Trump lawyers center defense around attacks on Democrats Democrats reject claims that they distorted evidence during the indictment process Democrats warn of “whataboutism” before Trump’s defense MORE (D-Md.), To ask to testify in the trial.

“Needless to say, this is additional, critical evidence that further confirms the allegations before you, as well as the president’s intentional waiver of duty,” Raskin said.

President of the Chamber Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiChapter Police issue a vote of confidence in leaders Senate passes bill to award police officer Capitol Congressional Gold Medal We know how Republicans will vote – but what do they think? MORE (D-California) signed the decision, according to a senior Democratic adviser.

However, after several hours of behind-the-scenes negotiations, the parties reached an agreement: it would allow Herrera Beutler’s statement to be part of the official case file, but no witnesses will be asked to provide new evidence in this case.

The dismissal managers quickly won, saying it was a concession that Trump’s defense team would never have made without threatening to bring in new witnesses.

“Now that the Trump team has agreed to bring this undisputed statement into the case file, it can be considered by senators, along with the already overwhelming evidence of President Trump’s January 6 behavior, without the need for a subpoena, filing and other testimonies “, said a senior assistant in the dismissal team.

The quick end of the process means that Democrats can transfer their energies back to the task of adopting the ambitious legislative agenda of the President BidenJoe BidenGraham’s post-election appeal with Georgia’s secretary of state to be investigated: Overnight Defense report: Pentagon, Congress appoints panel members to rename Confederate bases | The military approves another 20 coronavirus vaccination teams. Lawmakers ovulate Officer Eugene Goodman MORE, starting with a massive COVID-19 stimulus bill.

But the decision to eliminate new witnesses sparked a storm of attacks from the left, while the Liberals threw sharp notes of disappointment that Democrats did not fight harder to win Trump’s conviction.

“The fact that Mark MeadowsMark Meadows: Trump, the mother as the Senate debates her role in inciting the Capitol mafia, shows on Sunday: The budget resolution paves the way for the 9 trillion stimulus; Senate prepares for removal process In Marjorie Taylor Greene, a look at the future MORE, Donald Trump, Tommy Tuberville and Kevin McCarthy will probably * never * have to testify under oath that the insurrection is an insult to justice and history, “David Atkins, a liberal activist in California, wrote on Twitter.

“Republicans allegedly conducted a one-month indictment trial calling for dozens of witnesses,” he added.

Some Capitol Hill Democrats were just as angry. A Democrat familiar with witness negotiations said Senate Democrats, led by a majority leader Charles SchumerChuck Schumer: Senate Approves Bill to Give Capitol Police Officer Trump Congress Gold Medal Center Defends Defense Against Democracy Attacks Democratic norms aren’t safe just because Biden won MORE (NY), were ready to accept any decision made by the impeachment leaders, who ruled on the request for a new testimony – a message that the senators sent to the prosecutors in the Chamber.

However, after the Senate voted to allow those new witnesses, the source said, managers took the next steps.

“After the vote, it was clear that the managers had no plans,” the democratic source said. “The Democrats in the Senate gave them the votes, but the managers did not know what their next step was.”

Tensions may not matter in the long run. The final vote on Trump’s fate featured seven Republican senators who took to the aisles to condemn the former president, marking the most bipartisan vote of condemnation in the nation’s history.

This has given Democrats a strong point of discussion heading into the 2022 cycle, when both chambers are ready. And many Senate Democrats have noted that the GOP’s opposition to Trump’s conviction was so ingrained that new witnesses would never change the verdict.

“I don’t think anything would have made a difference to the people on the other side,” Sen said. Raphael WarnockRaphael WarnockOssoff pressures Biden candidate for HBCU funding for HBCU funding Georgia GOP tries to tighten voting rules after a series of losses Centrist Democrats pose a major problem for progressives MORE (D-Ga.) He said after Trump’s acquittal.

However, immediately after the vote, the Liberal Democrat base is assured that it will send an unmistakable message to party leaders that it expects a bigger fight in the ensuing debates.

“Only Democrats can undoubtedly win a vote and then give up,” Green said.

Jordain Carney contributed.