The faux Impeachment Schedule: Odds that it makes it past today?

I think the dims have once again painted themselves into a corner. Rand Paul's call for a vote was a clear signal that there is no shot at getting the necessary 2/3rd's vote to convict.

Even if it makes it past today, there is no legitimate chance of showing that Trump could have "incited" a pre-planned riot, and only provides him with platform to exonerate himself and highlight the dim hypocrisy in actually calling for violence against fellow Americans.

The vote to call witnesses has less than 0% chance of passing leaving the Senate with the choice to vote on a single flawed & rushed article of impeachment, which the house passed after a few hours of debate and with no witness testimony. DOA.

The dims are once again forced to sleep in prickly beds they have made for themselves which can only result in net positives for Trump.

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the emotionally charged case that Trump incited the Capitol riot with his Jan. 6 speech, has developed deep cracks. Less than a half dozen Republicans have shown any interest in conviction as the facts increasingly show the riot was not spontaneous but rather planned for days and weeks with fund-raising, training, and combat threats.

Even the former Capitol Police chief has weighed in with a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying the attacks exhibited a "high level of coordination," undercutting the Democrats' spontaneous incitement narrative even further.

The likelihood of Trump's conviction has waned as the premeditation evidence mounts, and now Democrats once gleeful they could end the 45th president's ability to ever hold office again are now pressing to get the trial over quickly as acquittal seems assured.

"It's not clear to me that there is any evidence that will change anyone's mind," Hawaii's Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz told Politico.

Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, often an opponent of Trump, acknowledged the obvious, observing, "Both sides would kind of like to wrap it up fairly quickly."

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Once a dream of Democrats, the trial is feeling more like a burden to them as other elements pose obstacles and challenges to the Biden agenda.

Even Biden himself has little interest in watching the trial, his chief spokeswoman said Monday. "I think it's clear from his schedule and from his intention that he will not spend too much time watching the proceedings," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.

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