Impeachment analysis, US military hardware sold to Ukraine; Guest Caller

Tonight we will discuss the rules set up for the Senate Trial for the Impeachment,   Some disagree that there was not enough documents available or availability of witnesses.

Lawyers for President Trump argued Saturday that he had valid reasons for withholding military aid from Ukraine and that House prosecutors overlooked facts that are more favorable to his case, giving a short preview of the aggressive defense they are expected to mount this coming week in the Senate impeachment trial.

In a two-hour presentation that reserved their most provocative attacks for Monday, members of Trump’s legal team echoed the president’s justifications for his actions toward Ukraine and sought to plant doubts about both the prosecutors’ case and its lead advocate, Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.).

Yet, in arguing that the case for Trump’s removal was partisan and misleading, lawyers for the president omitted facts, presented claims that lacked context or minimized evidence gathered by House investigators. Their most sweeping arguments did not specifically defend Trump but instead framed impeachment as no more than a politically motivated effort to remove him from the ballot in November.

We also discuss military hardware sold to the Ukraine before and after the July 25th phone call.   We discuss the newer weaponry called the Javelin missile and it's effectiveness.  We had a guest caller from NY