Yesterday on ABC News, Alabama Senator Doug Jones seemingly left the door open to acquitting Trump in the Senate impeachment trial if Democrats fail to “connect the dots” on Trump’s guilt:
DAILY MAIL – Senator Doug Jones of Alabama says he could vote to acquit President Trump in his upcoming impeachment trial if his Democratic colleagues don’t ‘connect the dots’ and prove his guilt.
The Democrat, who faces a tough re-election fight – possibly against his predecessor, former US Attorney General Jeff Sessions – said the allegations against the president were ‘serious’ but he is open to voting not guilty because of ‘gaps’.
‘I’m trying to see if the dots get connected,’ Jones told ABC News on Sunday.
‘If that is the case, then I think it’s a serious matter. I think it’s an impeachable matter.
‘But if these dots aren’t connected and there are other explanations that I think are consistent with innocence, I will go that way too.
‘What I really want to see, though, is to fill in the gaps,’ he said.
‘There are gaps.’
I watched the video of Jones explaining this on ABC and while he did leave the door open to voting against impeaching Trump, I felt like he was trying more to suggest he would be ‘impartial’ than indicating how he might vote.
And there’s good reason for him to do this. He can’t afford to sound like most Democrats, which are stark-raving mad over Trump. Jeff Sessions is likely give him a huge run for his money in 2020 as he fights to regain his Senate seat and Jones knows that he’s got to seem as ‘open-minded’ as possible to even give himself a fighting chance.
You can watch the video of him discussing this below. I’v got it cued up to 3:36:
Lastly, I thought this was funny. And true:
CNN triggered. #alpolitics #ALSen pic.twitter.com/NrSb00cPMy
— Jeff Poor (@jeff_poor) December 23, 2019