00:00Four articles of impeachment were filed against the respondent vice president.
00:05Today, the prosecution respectfully manifests that it will no longer pursue three of them.
00:13The prosecution nonetheless cannot unilaterally determine how the defense will proceed or
00:20which accusations the judges may hear and which accusations the respondent may be permitted to
00:27answer. It cannot make decisions for us and for the respondent.
00:32The court accepts and confirms the prosecution's manifestation.
00:36Articles 1, 3, and 4 from this point forward are deemed withdrawn.
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02:32And even the public.
03:16That president recognized the prosecution's privilege to determine which articles to
03:23pursue and which to drop.
03:43The defense would now appear to be forced
03:49to limit its presentation or its rebuttal to those evidence to whatever it is that the
03:57prosecution had decided to retain in the articles of impeachment.
04:01This, we will never allow.
04:21The right to be heard is not merely satisfied by
04:26allowing the respondent some room to present evidence on her behalf.
04:32It necessarily includes a meaningful opportunity to answer material accusations already publicly
04:41advanced against her.
04:43Especially in this case where those allegations have been placed before the very tribunal that
04:51will decide this case.
05:46It's in the best interest of everyone that there's fairness
05:49and we take our time.
05:52There's no time limit.
05:53Who is saying that we have to finish this by November?
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