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Impeachment Trial - Day 5
On Day 5 of the Senate impeachment trial, a prosecution witness recounted a video in which the Vice President stated she had instructed someone to kill the President, the First Lady, and former Speaker Martin Romualdez if she herself were killed, and testified that the President took the remarks as serious and real. Defense counsel argued that grave threats and inciting to sedition are not impeachable offenses. The Presiding Officer stated the impeachment court would decide as a body the following day on twin motions to subpoena the BIR and the AMLA.
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Claims introduced or updated
- No new standing claim cards were added this session; existing cards were updated.
- The Article IV grave-threats charge card was updated with a prosecution witness's account of the Vice President's public video statements and testimony that the President took the utterances as serious and real.
- The unexplained-wealth allegation card was updated to reflect that the twin BIR and AMLA subpoena motions remain pending before the impeachment court.
- The defense's bid to dismiss the case card was updated with defense counsel's argument that grave threats and inciting to sedition are not impeachable offenses.
Evidence & exhibits
- A prosecution witness recounted the video in which the Vice President stated she had instructed someone to kill the President, the First Lady, and former Speaker Martin Romualdez if she herself were killed.
- Twin motions to subpoena the BIR and the AMLA are before the impeachment court, with the parties' memoranda submitted jointly.
Court rulings
- The Presiding Officer stated the impeachment court would decide as a body the following day on the twin motions to subpoena the BIR and the AMLA, citing the parties' need for time to analyze any data produced.
- The Presiding Officer ruled that the twin motions would be resolved jointly because the memoranda were submitted jointly by the parties.
Open questions
- How will the impeachment court rule as a body on the twin motions to subpoena the BIR and the AMLA?
- How will the impeachment court treat the defense's argument that grave threats and inciting to sedition are not impeachable offenses?
- What further testimony or evidence will the prosecution present in support of the Article IV grave-threats charge?