{"id":368884,"date":"2022-05-20T06:03:52","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T20:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=368884"},"modified":"2022-05-20T06:03:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T20:03:52","slug":"sablan-trial-was-a-train-wreck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/sablan-trial-was-a-train-wreck\/","title":{"rendered":"Sablan: \u2018Trial\u2019 was a train wreck\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rep. Christina E. Sablan (D-Saipan) described yesterday the Senate impeachment trial of Gov. Ralph DLG Torres as a \u201ctrain wreck\u201d and an \u201cutter travesty of justice\u201d in the wake of Torres\u2019 acquittal of the charges outlined in the Articles of Impeachment.<\/p>\n

She said the trial\u2019s end was no surprise. \u201cIt ended exactly as expected,\u201d said Sablan in a social media post she shared with Saipan Tribune. (See Page 11).<\/p>\n

The lawmaker said she firmly believes justice will prevail nevertheless, \u201cperhaps through the courts or in November.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sablan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sablan is the Democratic Party\u2019s candidate for governor in the coming Nov. 8 general election. Torres is seeking re-election under the Republican Party.<\/p>\n

All was not lost, however, during Senate\u2019s special session Wednesday, she said. Sablan described the Senate minority bloc members as shining stars. Sens. Paul A. Manglona (Ind-Rota), Edith E. DeLeon Guerrero (D-Saipan), and Teresita A. Santos (Ind-Rota) all voted \u201cyes\u201d for the impeachment of Torres on all charges.<\/p>\n

The four senators who voted \u201cno\u201d to convict Torres are all Republicans\u2014Senate President Jude U. Hofschneider, Victor B. Hocog, Francisco Q. Cruz, and Karl King-Nabors.<\/p>\n

Sablan said it would have made no difference in the outcome even if the Senate leadership had allowed the team of House prosecutors appointed by Speaker Edmund S. Villagomez (Ind-Saipan), and all 8,000 pages of evidence plus video-recorded testimony.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere would have been at least some appearance of impartiality, so there\u2019s that. But the verdict would have still been a foregone conclusion,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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