Impeachment Hearings

[hollodero]

(01-23-2020, 12:34 PM)michaelsean Wrote: It's not really a trial. Not like a criminal trial.

Yeah that's my point.

(01-23-2020, 12:34 PM)michaelsean Wrote: First of all, none of the jurors would pass voir dire. (Fancy French words for Arturo.) I don't think a lot of the evidence would be admitted as it seems a good amount of it is opinion and speculation which is acceptable in this setting.  

Hm, evidence is evidence, and the circumstantial evidence would probably be admitted I'd guess. Maybe not everything the managers say would fly, same goes for the defenders - who don't say much of anything of substance. That might be true.

But first and foremost, there is no judge and no impartial jury. Which makes the usage of the word "trial" so puzzling.