Consider Speaker Nancy Pelosi's break from reality answering a reporter's question Thursday on whether President Trump will become emboldened after he is acquitted by the Senate: You cannot be acquitted if you don't have a trial. You don't have a trial if you don't have witnesses and documentation and that [sic].  I would hope that the senators, if it comes to a tie or if there's a question of hearing testimony or receiving documents, would leave it up to the chief justice of the Supreme Court. Everyone knows that Trump will be acquitted, and those familiar with the legal system also know that in a court of law, the case would already have been thrown out on a defense motion to strike and dismiss the case because of the unconstitutional irregularities in the House proceedings. The consensus among Republicans is to vote on the sham impeachment without calling additional witnesses. I understand the argument.  Legally, I agree...(Read Full Post)