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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jan 19, 2020

But, you know what? I say what does that matter if they're going to be vote - they're going to be voting totally on the line with them?

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jan 19, 2020

And they are enabling, by the way, by supporting Mitch McConnell, and what he's doing, they're supporting the cover-up, and the inability of us to call on relevant witnesses, and to obtain relevant evidence.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jan 19, 2020

So, as far as I'm concerned, unless the President mounts a defense, which is more than saying 'Oh, well anything he does, that's not impeachable,' that's not a defense.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jan 19, 2020

What the President needs surrounding him at all times are, what I call, 'Yes Men and Yes Women.'

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jan 19, 2020

The majority of American people want a fair trial, which means that they want witnesses.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jan 19, 2020

But if Mitch wants to just stifle that, he can just move to table the motion.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jan 19, 2020

And, up to now, the Republicans have yet to focus on the President's conduct.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jan 19, 2020

I think it's really clear that he wants to be able to say that he's been totally exonerated because if I - I think that the way the Senate is going, he is not going to be convicted.

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Tulsi Gabbard
@tulsigabbard· Democratic · HI· Jan 9, 2020

President Trump has committed an illegal and unconstitutional act of war, pushing our Nation headlong into a war with Iran without any authorization from Congress, a war that would be so costly and devastating, it would make our wars in…

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jan 9, 2020

Well one would hope - I would hope that there would be four courageous Senators who want to have a fair trial.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jan 9, 2020

Well what I would like to see is the Senate vote to subpoena Bolton's testimony.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jan 9, 2020

And so, just as the President was trying to basically rig the election, for himself, by leaning on the President of another country to do his political dirty work, using $400 million of taxpayer money for that purpose, he's trying to rig…

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jan 9, 2020

Oh, this is part of the President's ongoing desire to stonewall that - first, the impeachment inquiry in the House, and basically to throw out a blanket immunity position.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jan 9, 2020

I think he's very afraid of what Bolton is going to testify to because Bolton, I don't think, is interested in perjuring himself.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jan 9, 2020

So, I don't know where Marco is coming up with this kind of explanation, except that he's totally supporting the President and the President's desire to cover-up and rig the Senate trial.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jan 9, 2020

And also, you can't invoke Executive privilege or immunity to cover up crimes.

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