Is it spin, or truth? Republicans are upset with the way the House inquiry was conducted. President Trump tweeted, "So after the Democrats gave me no Due Process in the House, no lawyers, no witnesses, no nothing, they now want to tell the Senate how to run their trial."
My understanding is that Trump, himself, was welcome to testify, but dodged the opportunity. My understanding is that all witnesses were welcome, on both sides of the question, as long as they had to offer something on the charges at hand, as opposed to on separate (though related) issues, such as the Bidens. Lawyers? I don't know what role lawyers have played in impeachment inquiries, in order to say whether Trump should have been allowed to have one present. Did he ask for one to be allowed to testify? My thought is, Just as the president, himself, declined, even so, the President also would not have allowed a lawyer to go before the House to testify concerning the charges, and to face those charges.
My thought is, The accusation that the trial was not fair is spin, not fact. It is declining to participate, and then yelling at the other side for not letting you participate.
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