'AOC-level correction': WaPo national correspondent Philip Bump's impeachment trial thought exercise turns into an 'impressive own goal'

Earlier today, the Washington Post’s Philip Bump asked people to participate in a little thought exercise regarding the Senate impeachment trial:

Imagine a criminal trial in which half the jury was friends with the accused, the accused could ignore subpoenas and if evidence emerged after the indictment it wasn't admissible. https://t.co/uGgeMcLect

— Philip Bump (@pbump) January 21, 2020

Wait … why should we imagine that, exactly?

If it is a criminal trial, please list the the criminal statute he violated.

— tab² (@Tommytabtab) January 21, 2020

Philip doesn’t need to:

It isn't a criminal trial. That's the point.

— Philip Bump (@pbump) January 21, 2020

That’s the point, guys. Duh! Wait, what?

Why are we imagining it if the point is, that it's not what we're imagining?

My brain hurts…

— ✝️ Shane's Hat ✝️ (@oklumberman) January 21, 2020

Maybe we’re just not brilliant enough to understand what he was doing.

"Imagine a criminal trial…"

"It isn't a criminal trial…"

– Same person. https://t.co/UCGWMBAJSj

— RBe (@RBPundit) January 21, 2020

This is AOC-level correction.

— Wittorical (@Wittorical) January 21, 2020

Do you really think you made a good point?

— BrySnark “Strange Genius” Matthews (@BryGuy59er) January 21, 2020

pic.twitter.com/U2xiTjCBlk

— Jshep72 (@j_shep72) January 21, 2020

lol

— It's still 2016 apparently (@jtLOL) January 21, 2020

Major self own

— AnythingEverythingFootball? (@AnyEveryFB) January 21, 2020

Impressive own goal

— John Hyde (@JohnFlippinHyde) January 21, 2020

And scene….. https://t.co/bQOFP8LJBn

— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) January 21, 2020