It's still meant to be fair according to the same principles enjoyed in criminal law. Either way it's a trial and should be conducted appropriately.
It is however possible to hold a trial for gross misconduct.
On the other hand even if you find a conflict of interest in the phone call that's not gross misconduct.
The only sense in which it is gross is that the democrats grossly exaggerate it.
It's also on the ridiculous side when the democrats are also in a serious position of having conflicts of interests in all of this as well as having done the same themselves on multiple accounts and in the course of this process!
It’s not a criminal proceeding. It’s a political one.
The right to a fair trial is not waived just because it is a political matter. In fact, it should be enhanced.
It's still meant to be fair according to the same principles enjoyed in criminal law. Either way it's a trial and should be conducted appropriately.
It is however possible to hold a trial for gross misconduct.
On the other hand even if you find a conflict of interest in the phone call that's not gross misconduct.
The only sense in which it is gross is that the democrats grossly exaggerate it.
It's also on the ridiculous side when the democrats are also in a serious position of having conflicts of interests in all of this as well as having done the same themselves on multiple accounts and in the course of this process!