EP 2315-9AM Democrats Threaten to Punish Trump for Not Testifying at Impeachment Trial

PETE SANTILLI SHOW - #2315 - 9AM EASTERN

TUESDAY - FEBRUARY 09, 2021

LIVE BROADCAST: https://bit.ly/3cIDzN0 

The Democrats were responding to Trump’s lawyers’ claim that Democrats’ rushed impeachment, which defied all previous procedural conventions governing impeachment in the House, denied the president the constitutional due process of law. The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides that “No person … shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” The impeachment trial is not a criminal case; however, many constitutional scholars argue that the same principles ought to apply — there, above all. When Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) wrote to Trump’s lawyers last week, inviting Trump to testify, he made a similar threat: “If you decline this invitation, we reserve any and all rights [sic], including the right [sic] to establish at trial that your refusal to testify supports a strong adverse inference regarding your actions (and inaction) on January 6, 2021.” https://thepetesantillishow.com/archives/16892