Thomas Gallatin
On the eve of the Senateâs second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, hereâs a look at his legal teamâs defense.
The first and most important point Trumpâs lawyers are expected to argue is the unprecedented and unconstitutional nature of the Democratsâ impeachment gambit. Trumpâs legal team asserts, âThe Senate of the United States lacks jurisdiction over the 45th President because he holds no public office from which he can be removed, and the Constitution limits the authority of the Senate in cases of impeachment to removal from office as the prerequisite active remedy allowed the Senate under our Constitution.â Call it the âBy what authority?â defense.
What does one get when one combines a U.S. Postal Service in self-admitted chaos with a record number of mail-in votes? A nation where millions of American no longer have confidence in the integrity of the election process.
A red banner at the top of the USPS website says it all: âUSPS is experiencing unprecedented volume increases and limited employee availability due to the impacts of COVID-19. We appreciate your patience.â
Remarkably â or is that
predictably? â the media make irreconcilable claims about the agency teetering on the brink of bankruptcy for nearly a decade. On one hand, weâre told that people are receiving utility bills and bills for mortgage payments that are already past due, while sent packages are piling up and being delivered weeks late â if theyâre delivered at all. Moreover, chaos ostensibly reigns because of 664,000 postal service workers nationwide, 39,383 have tested positive for COVID, and as of January 22, as many as