Jim Fetzer The impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump exemplifies the classic proverb, “You can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s ear”. The Democrats have been out for his scalp even before his inauguration, where the abuses of the FISA Court are unraveling with the determination two of four warrants on which the surveillance of Carter Page was based were invalid, which means that investigations and prosecutions based on them qualify as “fruit of the poisonous tree”. The “two hop” rule allowed the FBI to investigate those who had direct contact with Page and…
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Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) addresses Senate on Kavanaugh Nomination
Sen. Susan Collins speaks on the Senate floor about her vote on Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kananaugh, on Oct. 5, 2018 in Washington.Senate TV via AP Senator Susan Collins, R-Me., delivered remarks from the Senate floor on Friday to announce her decision to vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Here are her remarkes, provided by the senator’s office. Mr. President, the five previous times that I have come to the floor to explain my vote on the nomination of…