After a long night (Roberts did preside in his day job in the morning all the same) of Republicans blocking documents and witnesses, Republicans now are not only saying they are bored with the same old same old of the opening presentation of the managers but talking about blocking witnesses because Trump will claim privilege and that will take too much time to handle.
This is b.s. in more ways than one. Will Roberts do more than (per a Sen. Collins note) than tell each side to play nice (which is fine; that's what presiding officers do).
Today was a brief opener for the Trump team though in a masterful finish the night before, House lead manager Rep. Schiff (a vegan btw) basically dismissed them via a pre-rebuttal before a powerful finish. I think the managers belabored the facts [I wished they covered more on his past/current actions to show the pattern of wrongdoing though that did come up] though it is partially a matter of appealing to changing audiences around the country. But, Schiff artfully began and closed the days. Also, there were excellent material including Nadler's summary of what is impeachable and the second half of Friday's presentation, regarding how Trump obstructed Congress. An important thing to underline. See
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