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Per NYT: McConnell pleased about impeachment

Discussion in 'Political Opinions & Beliefs' started by Independent4ever, Jan 12, 2021.

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  1. Independent4ever

    Independent4ever Well-Known Member

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    The article is behind a paywall

    He believes it will be easier to "purge" Trump from the GOP

    Questionable source - but that is their claim
     
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  2. Independent4ever

    Independent4ever Well-Known Member

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    I still find it hard to believe that Mitch would vote to convict, but if he does, getting the 17 votes becomes feasible
     
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  5. Independent4ever

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    delete
     
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  6. Independent4ever

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    I saw no point since it was behind a paywall, but just to make you happy


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    MarketWatch is reporting that Mitch thinks Dirty Donald committed impeachable offenses.
     
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    I betting Trump could care less what the Turtle thinks of him. Why is that guy majority leader in the senate? It baffles me.
     
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    I am sure the feeling is mutual

    Mitch is obsessed with power, if he does do this (and I am skeptical)- it is just to try to get back control of the party
     
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    The orange man better care about what McConnell thinks or else he could be in federal prison if he takes a misstep.
     
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    I wonder if that means there are enough votes in the Senate to convict.
     
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    Not going to happen. More people will not vote in the next election handing the Democrats easy majorities in the House and Senate in 2022.
     
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    Federal prison is newspeak for gulags. Americans now want to put political opposition leaders and their families into gulags. Where did we go wrong?
     
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    Just make it up as you go. Bravo.
     
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    Holding political leaders accountable treason. Where did we go wrong?
    No one is above the law, not even the false prophet Trump.
     
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    You ought to review the rules for creating a Current Events thread.
     
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    ok - my apologies then
     
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    Do you realize McConnell has no power to put anyone in "federal prison"?
     
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    McConnell is the senate majority leader. If he wants senate repubs to vote for impeachment, they will which means Trump cannot be pardoned for any crimes related to his impeachment.

    Trump played his hand horribly by pissing off the two people who can keep him out of prison.
     
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    Well considering he is one of the longest residents of the swamp...
     
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    That I agree with
     
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    The president's power to pardon, and the Congress's power to impeach do not intersect the way you seem to imagine. President Trump can issue himself a pardon, and it's chances of protecting him from criminal prosecution remain the same whether he is impeached or not. An impeached president's pre-impeachment pardons are not somehow magically undone by Impeachment, just like his court nominees remain, as well as any laws he's signed, etc.
     
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    After 5 years of Fake News Lies based on unnamed sources? I'll wait until we have a named source.
     
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    Unnamed sources. Worse than Batboy in the Weekly World News. At least Batboy is real, he just flew over my house as a matter of fact.

    <yawn>
     
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