Political Quotes

“Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk. The CHIEF JUSTICE. The question from Senator Cortez Masto is to the House managers: The President's counsel has claimed that the President was unfairly excluded from House impeachment processes. Can you describe the due process President Trump received during House proceedings compared to previous presidents? Did President Trump take advantage of any opportunities to have his counsel participate? Mrs. Manager DEMINGS. Mr. Chief Justice, and to Senators, thank you so much for that question. Let me make this plain. The President is not the victim here. The victim in this case is the American people. President Trump was invited to attend and participate in all of the Judiciary Committee hearings. He could have had Mr. Cipollone, Mr. Sekulow, or any of the other attorneys who have joined at the counsel table participate throughout the Judiciary Committee proceedings in the House. They could have attended all of the Judiciary hearings, and imagine this--cross-examine witnesses, raise objections, present evidence favorable to the President, if they had any to present, and they could have requested to have President Trump's own witnesses called. But President Trump refused to participate. He wrote to the House, and I quote: ``If you are going to impeach me, do it now, fast, so we can have a fair trial in the Senate. . .…”