Ask Me Anything (AMA) #2
An AMA for full subscribers to the Proof newsletter.
This AMA is a “free-for-all,” meaning you can ask any question, on any subject, and I will answer it as honestly as I can. I feel like I didn’t get to as many questions yesterday as I would have liked, so I’ll try to make it up to everyone now.
Use the comment section below to submit your questions. I’ll get to as many questions as I can before my fingers give out from typing—and then I’ll let everyone here know in an update to this post when that happens.
UPDATE (9:36 PM ET): Okay, so I answered as many questions as I could! See below, in the comments, for the answers. Thanks to all for participating!
Hi Seth,
First, much gratitude for what you do. It is making a difference.
I have a comment, which I suppose is also a question. I view the upcoming impeachment trial (under Schumer as opposed to McConnell) as a tremendous opportunity to provide the only kind of evidence to the insurrectionist subdemographic that could move the needle toward reconciliation, or, more possibly, capitulation. Calling Trump’s inner circle advisors, legal representatives, and top campaign officials as witnesses to testify, under oath, to the cynicism of The Lie *should* provide an off-ramp for many insurrectionists. But perhaps, of equal importance, it *could* provide an on-ramp to “Guilty!” votes for several R senators who would then have adequate ammo to return to their states with, and an expectation that, in 4 or especially 6 years, Trump will almost certainly be the losing ticket in any statewide election, if he retains any valence whatsoever.
My worry is that House managers will focus on the details of the crime, as laid out in the impeachment article, and only succeed in engendering resistance, and fear. The goal should be giving Rs the info that they can parlay into a safe pathway to “Yea”. The crime, itself, is self evident.
I wonder if you’ve thought about the legal strategy in this particular way? Actually I’m pretty certain you’ve thought about it in *every* particular way! I do wonder, though, if you have the same worry that I have.
Respectfully,
Larry Bartusek
What is driving Glenn Greenwald, Aaron Mate, Michael Tracey, Taibbi, and others' skepticism of the Russia investigation/Special Counsel Investigation? Why do these people have such a different take on the matter?