‘Designed for failure:’ GOP witness casts doubt on impeachment chances

Published December 9, 2019 6:22pm ET



The longtime Washington, D.C., lawyer who Republicans called to testify in defense of President Trump during the public impeachment proceedings belittled the articles House Democrats are preparing to file at the end of their process.

“On the modern impeachments, this is a rocket docket and it’s a very thin record to go to the Senate,” said Jonathan Turley on Monday. “This is almost designed for failure.”

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