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Officer Lucas ' was acquitted in rural Hunt County Texas by an all white jury, at the time of Officer Lucas ' murder Officer Lucas ' [ Price ] was unarmed and did not pose a threat to any one. – Lee Merritt	Found on CNN 1 year ago
They absolutely dismissed this case at this point because they knew they were going to lose this trial and Mr. Morphew was going to be acquitted and exonerated. – Iris Eytan	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
The new DNA test results from the vaginal swab point to Hayes’ involvement in the Broward murder of Albertson, despite the fact that a jury acquitted him of the state homicide charge in the 1997 retrial. – State Attorney Office	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Well, right now, we're looking at quite a few politicians, celebrities, athletes, Whoopi Goldberg's on the list, she called me a ‘murderer’ after I was acquitted by a jury of my peers. She went on to still say that. – Kyle Rittenhouse	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
In a society that takes great pleasure in the punishment of women who break the rules, it should come as no surprise that each suspect in this case has been acquitted, after today's verdict, we may ask, who killed her ? Nobody, it seems. In accepting that answer, we are all complicit in the crime of failing to protect women. – Sanam Maher	Found on CNN 2 years ago
An exoneration couldn’t have happened to a nicer man, if what was known about the evidence now were known at the time of trial, [Roman] would have been acquitted. – James Henning	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
You can't have an acquittal unless you have a trial and you can't have a trial without witnesses and documents. So he can say he was acquitted, and the headlines can say acquitted but he's impeached forever. – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi	Found on CNN 4 years ago
We exposed the corruption of NCIS [ Navy Criminal Investigative Service ], the systemic weak senior leadership in NSW [ Naval Special Warfare Command ] and the illegal actions conducted by the prosecutors, the fight is not over for us, like we stated from the beginning, if this can happen to us it can happen to anyone ! Going forward we will continue to push for reform in the way the military treats its warfighters and the country treats their first responders. The prosecutors from the case were awarded Navy Achievement medals just eight days after Gallagher was acquitted on most of the charges. Trump had Navy Achievement medals promptly rescinded and described the attorneys actions as. – President Trump	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
If the president is acquitted with no witnesses, no documents, any acquittal will have no value because Americans will know that this trial was not a real trial. – Democratic Leader Charles Schumer	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Gerald Ford can not be acquitted if Gerald Ford don't have a trial, and Gerald Ford don't have a trial if Gerald Ford don't have witnesses and documentation. – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The presidents team is there to dismantle the Constitution of the United States. And some of them are even lawyers, well, he will not be acquitted. You cannot be acquitted if you dont have a trial. You dont have a trial if you dont have witnesses and documentation and that. – Nancy Pelosi	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Sekulow added. During a lengthy presentation before the Senate on Thursday, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, rehashed corruption allegations Trump has floated against Hunter Bidens and sought to debunk them. The point was to show that there was no legitimate basis for Trump to be seeking an investigation into Hunter Bidens, and the request to Ukraines presidentwas made purely to dirty up a Democratic rival who was polling better than him. WHO ARE THE TRUMP IMPEACHMENT MANAGERS ? MEET PELOSIS HAND-PICKED PROSECUTORS There was no basis for the investigation that the president was pursuing and pushing. None. He was doing it only for his political benefit, Sylvia Garcia said. But the presentation took some Republicans by surprise, and some suggested The House Democrats may have handed them a perfect opportunity to scrutinize how Huner Biden joined the board of a Ukraine energy company, Burisma, in 2014, while Huner Biden father was playing a key role in handling then-President Obamas Ukraine policy. The House Democrats perhaps unintentionally threw Huner Biden under the bus, said Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said Josh Hawley was surprised by how much time Democrats devoted to trying to debunk any legitimate reason why Trump would want to investigate Huner Biden and Huner Biden and said the House impeachment managers really opened the door for Hunter Bidens to play a central role in the trial and become material witnesses. If were going to call witnesses, [ Democrats ] have made the case very successfully that we need to call Huner Biden and probably Huner Biden, Josh Hawley said Friday. Trump has peddled the highly-contested accusation that the elder Huner Biden pressed for the firing of top Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin to spareBurisma from scrutiny. Ousting Shokin was, in fact, the official position of the U.S. government and its Western allies, including European Union nations and the International Monetary Fund leadership, because Shokin was believed to be incompetent or corrupt himself. Tom Perez, chair of the Democratic National Committee, blasted Republicans on Friday following opening arguments by House managers. The presidents guilt is indisputable and Tom Perez actions are indefensible, the evidence against Trump is overwhelming. And his abuse of power is a clear and present danger to the future of our democracy. For those reasons, it is unconscionable for Senate Republicans to let Trump off the hook with a sham trial. Make no mistake : A trial without documents or witnesses is a cover-up. If Trump is acquitted after he has confessed and suggested hed do it again the Senate will have legitimized foreign interference in our elections and ruled it acceptable for our leaders to extort other countries for personal gain. The former vice president said in December he sees no legal basis to be called because the impeachment case against Trump is about the presidents actions, not Huner Biden or his sons. Huner Biden told reporters that Huner Biden joined the Burisma board without notifying Huner Biden father ; theres no law preventing a vice presidents son from taking international posts, just as Trumps children still advance Huner Biden real estate interests abroad. Ukrainian officials have said they found no wrongdoing in Hunter Bidens service on the board. SENATORS PLAY WITH FIDGET SPINNERS, STRESS BALLS TO PASS TIME DURING IMPEACHMENT Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said hes seen no evidence against Hunter Bidens and Mark Warner wont second guess the strategy of the House impeachment managers to spend so much time on them in their presentation. Mark Warner, the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Mark Warner viewed The House Democrats move as a chance to counter what they believe the presidents lawyers would put forward. Im anxious to hear any kind of evidentiary facts, other than simply innuendo, Mark Warner said Friday of Trumps defense team. I know weve heard a lot of innuendoes so far. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has rejected moves to call witnesses, saying it could turn the trial into a circus, and Lindsey Graham has advocated for a speedy trial and Trump acquittal. Still, Lindsey Graham said hes convinced Huner Biden and Hunter Bidens conduct in Ukraine needs to be investigated -- but after the impeachment trial is over. Im going to look at them, Lindsey Graham, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Friday.Are you going to impeach me ? Because somebody should [ investigate ]. Id prefer Senate Judiciary Committee not to be me, Id prefer Senate Judiciary Committee to be somebody like [ Special Counsel Robert ] Mueller [ because ] this is not good foreign policy. This is not good government. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS The House Democrats impeached Trump on two articles : abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. They had three days to present their case to senators. Trumps legal team will get their shot starting Saturday.Sekulow billed their weekend presentation as a. – Tom Perez	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
White House officials want this to start as quickly as possible, white House officials want the President to be acquitted as quickly as possible. – Eric Ueland	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I've always thought that the strongest argument for impeachment was also the strongest argument against it, which is, if you don't impeach a president who commits conduct of this kind, what does that say to the next president about what they can do and to the next Congress ? at the same time, if you do impeach, but the President is acquitted, what does that say to the next president ? The next Congress ? There's no good or simple answer. – House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Since the 2018 election, the left-wing opposition in Congress does not have enough votes to block the agenda, and don't forget, Lula is free to walk but he has not been acquitted so he cannot be a candidate. – Leonardo Barreto	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I do not want to speculate on whether they will be convicted or acquitted, we will have to await the court's ruling. – Per Lennerbrant	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The Hammonds are multi-generation cattle ranchers in Oregon imprisoned in connection with a fire that leaked onto a small portion of neighboring public grazing land, the evidence at trial regarding the Hammonds ’ responsibility for the fire was conflicting, and the jury acquitted them on most of the charges. – White House	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
You should have no doubt that I will be acquitted in front of the law as soon as possible. So long as the judicial authorities follow the superiority of the law and not the government's expectations. – Selahattin Demirtas	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Mr. Weinstein intends to enter a plea of not guilty and vigorously defend against these unsupported allegations that he strongly denies, we will soon formally move to dismiss the indictment and if this case actually proceeds to trial, we expect Mr. Weinstein to be acquitted. – Ben Brafman	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
O.J. Simpson has been acquitted (so) there’s nothing we can do. – Trent Copeland	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
At the preliminary hearing, several pieces of evidence were uncovered that cast doubt on the allegations made against him. Capt. Johnson looks forward to his day in court, and he is confident that he will be acquitted. – Kendall Gross	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Capt. Johnson has always adamantly maintained his innocence. At the preliminary hearing, several pieces of evidence were uncovered that cast doubt on the allegations made against him. Capt. Johnson looks forward to his day in court, and he is confident that he will be acquitted. – Kendall Gross	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Should he be acquitted, that would be a great injustice to Laude and the Filipino people. That would be unacceptable. – Renato Reyes	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
History will unfavorably judge a prosecutor who loses a jury trial in which a black man is acquitted and then appeals the matter claiming his entitlement to an all white jury panel. – Judge Olu Stevens	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

Officer Lucas ' was acquitted in rural Hunt County Texas by an all white jury, at the time of Officer Lucas ' murder Officer Lucas ' [ Price ] was unarmed and did not pose a threat to any one.

– Lee Merritt

Found on CNN
1 year ago

They absolutely dismissed this case at this point because they knew they were going to lose this trial and Mr. Morphew was going to be acquitted and exonerated.

– Iris Eytan

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The new DNA test results from the vaginal swab point to Hayes’ involvement in the Broward murder of Albertson, despite the fact that a jury acquitted him of the state homicide charge in the 1997 retrial.

– State Attorney Office

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Well, right now, we're looking at quite a few politicians, celebrities, athletes, Whoopi Goldberg's on the list, she called me a ‘murderer’ after I was acquitted by a jury of my peers. She went on to still say that.

– Kyle Rittenhouse

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

In a society that takes great pleasure in the punishment of women who break the rules, it should come as no surprise that each suspect in this case has been acquitted, after today's verdict, we may ask, who killed her ? Nobody, it seems. In accepting that answer, we are all complicit in the crime of failing to protect women.

– Sanam Maher

Found on CNN
2 years ago

An exoneration couldn’t have happened to a nicer man, if what was known about the evidence now were known at the time of trial, [Roman] would have been acquitted.

– James Henning

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

You can't have an acquittal unless you have a trial and you can't have a trial without witnesses and documents. So he can say he was acquitted, and the headlines can say acquitted but he's impeached forever.

– House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We exposed the corruption of NCIS [ Navy Criminal Investigative Service ], the systemic weak senior leadership in NSW [ Naval Special Warfare Command ] and the illegal actions conducted by the prosecutors, the fight is not over for us, like we stated from the beginning, if this can happen to us it can happen to anyone ! Going forward we will continue to push for reform in the way the military treats its warfighters and the country treats their first responders. The prosecutors from the case were awarded Navy Achievement medals just eight days after Gallagher was acquitted on most of the charges. Trump had Navy Achievement medals promptly rescinded and described the attorneys actions as.

– President Trump

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

If the president is acquitted with no witnesses, no documents, any acquittal will have no value because Americans will know that this trial was not a real trial.

– Democratic Leader Charles Schumer

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Gerald Ford can not be acquitted if Gerald Ford don't have a trial, and Gerald Ford don't have a trial if Gerald Ford don't have witnesses and documentation.

– House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The presidents team is there to dismantle the Constitution of the United States. And some of them are even lawyers, well, he will not be acquitted. You cannot be acquitted if you dont have a trial. You dont have a trial if you dont have witnesses and documentation and that.

– Nancy Pelosi

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Sekulow added. During a lengthy presentation before the Senate on Thursday, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, rehashed corruption allegations Trump has floated against Hunter Bidens and sought to debunk them. The point was to show that there was no legitimate basis for Trump to be seeking an investigation into Hunter Bidens, and the request to Ukraines presidentwas made purely to dirty up a Democratic rival who was polling better than him. WHO ARE THE TRUMP IMPEACHMENT MANAGERS ? MEET PELOSIS HAND-PICKED PROSECUTORS There was no basis for the investigation that the president was pursuing and pushing. None. He was doing it only for his political benefit, Sylvia Garcia said. But the presentation took some Republicans by surprise, and some suggested The House Democrats may have handed them a perfect opportunity to scrutinize how Huner Biden joined the board of a Ukraine energy company, Burisma, in 2014, while Huner Biden father was playing a key role in handling then-President Obamas Ukraine policy. The House Democrats perhaps unintentionally threw Huner Biden under the bus, said Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said Josh Hawley was surprised by how much time Democrats devoted to trying to debunk any legitimate reason why Trump would want to investigate Huner Biden and Huner Biden and said the House impeachment managers really opened the door for Hunter Bidens to play a central role in the trial and become material witnesses. If were going to call witnesses, [ Democrats ] have made the case very successfully that we need to call Huner Biden and probably Huner Biden, Josh Hawley said Friday. Trump has peddled the highly-contested accusation that the elder Huner Biden pressed for the firing of top Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin to spareBurisma from scrutiny. Ousting Shokin was, in fact, the official position of the U.S. government and its Western allies, including European Union nations and the International Monetary Fund leadership, because Shokin was believed to be incompetent or corrupt himself. Tom Perez, chair of the Democratic National Committee, blasted Republicans on Friday following opening arguments by House managers. The presidents guilt is indisputable and Tom Perez actions are indefensible, the evidence against Trump is overwhelming. And his abuse of power is a clear and present danger to the future of our democracy. For those reasons, it is unconscionable for Senate Republicans to let Trump off the hook with a sham trial. Make no mistake : A trial without documents or witnesses is a cover-up. If Trump is acquitted after he has confessed and suggested hed do it again the Senate will have legitimized foreign interference in our elections and ruled it acceptable for our leaders to extort other countries for personal gain. The former vice president said in December he sees no legal basis to be called because the impeachment case against Trump is about the presidents actions, not Huner Biden or his sons. Huner Biden told reporters that Huner Biden joined the Burisma board without notifying Huner Biden father ; theres no law preventing a vice presidents son from taking international posts, just as Trumps children still advance Huner Biden real estate interests abroad. Ukrainian officials have said they found no wrongdoing in Hunter Bidens service on the board. SENATORS PLAY WITH FIDGET SPINNERS, STRESS BALLS TO PASS TIME DURING IMPEACHMENT Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said hes seen no evidence against Hunter Bidens and Mark Warner wont second guess the strategy of the House impeachment managers to spend so much time on them in their presentation. Mark Warner, the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Mark Warner viewed The House Democrats move as a chance to counter what they believe the presidents lawyers would put forward. Im anxious to hear any kind of evidentiary facts, other than simply innuendo, Mark Warner said Friday of Trumps defense team. I know weve heard a lot of innuendoes so far. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has rejected moves to call witnesses, saying it could turn the trial into a circus, and Lindsey Graham has advocated for a speedy trial and Trump acquittal. Still, Lindsey Graham said hes convinced Huner Biden and Hunter Bidens conduct in Ukraine needs to be investigated -- but after the impeachment trial is over. Im going to look at them, Lindsey Graham, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Friday.Are you going to impeach me ? Because somebody should [ investigate ]. Id prefer Senate Judiciary Committee not to be me, Id prefer Senate Judiciary Committee to be somebody like [ Special Counsel Robert ] Mueller [ because ] this is not good foreign policy. This is not good government. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS The House Democrats impeached Trump on two articles : abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. They had three days to present their case to senators. Trumps legal team will get their shot starting Saturday.Sekulow billed their weekend presentation as a.

– Tom Perez

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

White House officials want this to start as quickly as possible, white House officials want the President to be acquitted as quickly as possible.

– Eric Ueland

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I've always thought that the strongest argument for impeachment was also the strongest argument against it, which is, if you don't impeach a president who commits conduct of this kind, what does that say to the next president about what they can do and to the next Congress ? at the same time, if you do impeach, but the President is acquitted, what does that say to the next president ? The next Congress ? There's no good or simple answer.

– House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Since the 2018 election, the left-wing opposition in Congress does not have enough votes to block the agenda, and don't forget, Lula is free to walk but he has not been acquitted so he cannot be a candidate.

– Leonardo Barreto

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I do not want to speculate on whether they will be convicted or acquitted, we will have to await the court's ruling.

– Per Lennerbrant

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The Hammonds are multi-generation cattle ranchers in Oregon imprisoned in connection with a fire that leaked onto a small portion of neighboring public grazing land, the evidence at trial regarding the Hammonds ’ responsibility for the fire was conflicting, and the jury acquitted them on most of the charges.

– White House

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

You should have no doubt that I will be acquitted in front of the law as soon as possible. So long as the judicial authorities follow the superiority of the law and not the government's expectations.

– Selahattin Demirtas

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Mr. Weinstein intends to enter a plea of not guilty and vigorously defend against these unsupported allegations that he strongly denies, we will soon formally move to dismiss the indictment and if this case actually proceeds to trial, we expect Mr. Weinstein to be acquitted.

– Ben Brafman

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

O.J. Simpson has been acquitted (so) there’s nothing we can do.

– Trent Copeland

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

At the preliminary hearing, several pieces of evidence were uncovered that cast doubt on the allegations made against him. Capt. Johnson looks forward to his day in court, and he is confident that he will be acquitted.

– Kendall Gross

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Capt. Johnson has always adamantly maintained his innocence. At the preliminary hearing, several pieces of evidence were uncovered that cast doubt on the allegations made against him. Capt. Johnson looks forward to his day in court, and he is confident that he will be acquitted.

– Kendall Gross

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Should he be acquitted, that would be a great injustice to Laude and the Filipino people. That would be unacceptable.

– Renato Reyes

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

History will unfavorably judge a prosecutor who loses a jury trial in which a black man is acquitted and then appeals the matter claiming his entitlement to an all white jury panel.

– Judge Olu Stevens

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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