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Anyone know?
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Who will present the evidence for the Democrats in the Senate trial if House votes to impeach? (Original Post)
spanone
Nov 2019
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Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)1. "Managers" selected by the House
which, I certainly would hope, would include Adam Schiff
hlthe2b
(102,283 posts)2. Who could be impeachment managers? An early look (AP)
https://apnews.com/5a7b6f8641184f09bd79fe52aedb7596
--snip--
Traditionally, those managers have come from the Judiciary Committee, which is stacked with lawyers and former prosecutors.
--snip--
THE CHAIRMAN
The Judiciary panel has been temporarily sidelined as the House intelligence committee investigates Trumps conduct toward Ukraine. But Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler will play a major role when that investigation is over and articles of impeachment are considered.
--snip--
THE VETERANS
Second in seniority to Nadler is California Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat who is a close ally of Pelosi and has been in Congress for almost 25 years. Lofgren was an aide to a member on the Judiciary panel in the 1970s when Democrats were making the case for President Richard Nixons impeachment. She has been one of the least vocal on the panel in favor of impeachment, holding off on endorsing the move until Pelosi came out in favor of it.
Reps. Steve Cohen of Tennessee and Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas are aggressive questioners who have sat on the panel for many years. Cohen has faced some criticism, though, for bringing a ceramic chicken to a hearing when Attorney General William Barr didnt show up, and Lee had to give up her chairmanship of a Judiciary subcommittee earlier this year following a lawsuit from a former employee who said her sexual assault complaint was mishandled.
Another experienced lawmaker on the panel is New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who is the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.
OTHER VETERANS: Reps. Ted Deutch of Florida, Karen Bass of California, Hank Johnson of Georgia.
--snip--
Traditionally, those managers have come from the Judiciary Committee, which is stacked with lawyers and former prosecutors.
--snip--
THE CHAIRMAN
The Judiciary panel has been temporarily sidelined as the House intelligence committee investigates Trumps conduct toward Ukraine. But Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler will play a major role when that investigation is over and articles of impeachment are considered.
--snip--
THE VETERANS
Second in seniority to Nadler is California Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat who is a close ally of Pelosi and has been in Congress for almost 25 years. Lofgren was an aide to a member on the Judiciary panel in the 1970s when Democrats were making the case for President Richard Nixons impeachment. She has been one of the least vocal on the panel in favor of impeachment, holding off on endorsing the move until Pelosi came out in favor of it.
Reps. Steve Cohen of Tennessee and Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas are aggressive questioners who have sat on the panel for many years. Cohen has faced some criticism, though, for bringing a ceramic chicken to a hearing when Attorney General William Barr didnt show up, and Lee had to give up her chairmanship of a Judiciary subcommittee earlier this year following a lawsuit from a former employee who said her sexual assault complaint was mishandled.
Another experienced lawmaker on the panel is New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who is the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.
OTHER VETERANS: Reps. Ted Deutch of Florida, Karen Bass of California, Hank Johnson of Georgia.
But, keep reading at the link
spanone
(135,841 posts)3. Thanks for the link!
hlthe2b
(102,283 posts)4. the Wild Cards
from link above
THE WILD CARDS
Its unclear whether Pelosi could appoint managers who arent on the Judiciary panel. While it has been tradition to use members of the committee, the Constitution doesnt specify.
If Pelosi looked beyond the committees, two front-runners would be House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who is leading the Ukraine probe, and House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md.
Three other committee heads have been leading probes on Trump: House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass.
Sadly, this article was obviously written before the demise of Rep. Elijah Cummings...
ritapria
(1,812 posts)5. Ted Lieu and Eric Swalwell
would be high on my list of House Impeachment Managers ..We should find the best prosecutors in the House and not be concerned with the issue of seniority If our managers are not up to snuff , the whole affair could backfire in our faces - increasing the chance Trump is reelected .