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(1,406 posts) Thu Feb 4, 2021, 01:12 PM Feb 2021

Raskin sent letter to Trump asking for testimony under oath! [View all]

Wow

Breaking: Today, Lead Impeachment Manager Jamie Raskin sent a letter to former President Donald Trump requesting that he provide testimony under oath, either before or during the Senate impeachment trial, about his conduct on January 6.

Link to tweet

Further:

Raskin to Trump: "Two days ago, you filed an Answer in which you denied many factual allegations set forth in the article of impeachment ... In light of your disputing these factual allegations, I write to invite you to provide testimony under oath."

EDIT: Thanks to a poster below, here is a link to the letter:

https://judiciary.house.gov/uploadedfiles/president_trump_letter.pdf

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Raskin sent letter to Trump asking for testimony under oath! [View all] servermsh Feb 2021 OP

This will be interesting... N_E_1 for Tennis Feb 2021 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Democracy2020 Feb 2021 #2

45** should do it! Yonnie3 Feb 2021 #3

I suspect he has about a zillion people trying to talk him out of it right now. TwilightZone Feb 2021 #4

and he always follows peoples advice. Yonnie3 Feb 2021 #6

I can't imagine his lawyers letting him. TwilightZone Feb 2021 #8

He can show up between February 8 - 11 malaise Feb 2021 #5

I agree, PRETZEL Feb 2021 #11

Fucker is cornered malaise Feb 2021 #14

The letter: demmiblue Feb 2021 #7

Awesome! I will add this to the post. servermsh Feb 2021 #9

Thanks for the letter malaise Feb 2021 #15

So he shows up, "under oath", and awesomerwb1 Feb 2021 #10

I'm not an expert, but I assume lies would open him up to perjury charges in a court. servermsh Feb 2021 #12

Then it's a perjury trial afterwards. Captain Zero Feb 2021 #13

Oh, to be a fly in the room when Trump reads it! nt Wicked Blue Feb 2021 #16

Excellent! 👏👏👏👏 SheltieLover Feb 2021 #17