Trump's Second Impeachment

[YankeeTarheel]

NBC saying that 10 Republicans will vote for impeachment. The vote will be open quite awhile and votes could change. The senate is in recess until January 19th. If the senate trial, conviction and a possible lifetime ban comes after Biden is inaugurated, that opens up potential legal challenges by Trump if the Senate gives him a lifetime ban on holding political office. We'll have to see how this plays out, we're not done with Donna Drama yet.

I think Pelosi had better add a 10th seat to the Impeachment Manager Panel and ask one of the 10 Republicans to sit on it.
Or ask one of the 9 to step aside for one of these 10 Republicans.

She appointed 7 managers last January.

[CDFingers]

If the R Senate waits until it's a D Senate to do the Impeachment trial, they will be able to call the orange chancre to testify. Should be televised.

"Hot pursuit, Flash!"

CDFingers

[lurker]

if the senate refuses to convict, then the blame is on them.

[sig230]

Also four Republicans did NOT vote.

But this is just the moment before the beginning.

Now the real question is how the 70+ million people that voted for Trump will behave.

[featureless]

Now the real question is how the 70+ million people that voted for Trump will behave.

I'm beginning to fear we're in that place where you're deciding if it's better to rip the band aid off fast or just let it fester by pretending it isn't there.

[Bisbee]

Congratulations President Trump... making history again as the only American president to be impeached twice.
(If because Republican Senators failed their duty to remove the president the first time.)

[sikacz]

So the impeachment phase is over? All votes in?

[CDFingers]

If the dying R Senate does not take up the Impeachment, does it go to the D Senate? Inquiring minds and all that. Could be a fragrant loophole that would allow him to escape testifying in public under oath to that Senate. This is the New House to the Old Senate.

CDFingers

[highdesert]

NBC saying that 10 Republicans will vote for impeachment. The vote will be open quite awhile and votes could change. The senate is in recess until January 19th. If the senate trial, conviction and a possible lifetime ban comes after Biden is inaugurated, that opens up potential legal challenges by Trump if the Senate gives him a lifetime ban on holding political office. We'll have to see how this plays out, we're not done with Donna Drama yet.

I think Pelosi had better add a 10th seat to the Impeachment Manager Panel and ask one of the 10 Republicans to sit on it.
Or ask one of the 9 to step aside for one of these 10 Republicans.

She appointed 7 managers last January.

Yup, that would be a good idea to include a Republican. This becomes totally uncharted territory though if the trial isn't held until Trump is out of office. The purpose is to remove an elected official from office. It's uncharted territory like a self pardon. Pelosi did her job which placates House Democrats and Democratic supporters who have bombarded Pelosi's office with calls.

If a trial starts on or after January 21st, Democrats might not have any problems getting the minimum of 17 votes to convict, one article I read said it could be 20 Republican votes to convict. Of course Trump could challenge an impeachment trial in court before it even starts which could delay it until SCOTUS made it's decision.

History in the making and we're living through it.

[RotaryMags]

"May you live in interesting times"

[highdesert]

The 10 Republicans who voted for impeachment.

Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.)
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.)
Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.)
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.)
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.)
Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.)
Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-Ohio)
Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.)
Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.)

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/ ... hment-vote

[Wino]

Nancy signed, sealed and now to deliver to Senate.

[Bisbee]

It’s nice to see elected officials work with diligence and efficiency.

[wings]

The rules.
https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/hi ... tRules.pdf

Once articles are presented to the Senate, the trial is legally bound to begin the following day at 1pm, Sundays excepted. Mitch is playing with fire, delaying it until the 19th. In theory Schumer can convene the Senate against his will in an emergency, but that would involve Chuck showing chutzpah.

The rules do indicate that the Senate may deliberate as long as they deem fit, and may reschedule deliberations likewise.

Mitch is an idiot to delay, for more reasons than obvious. Once they let the Dems take charge, they can really take charge. They can drag this out in a fashion that is fantastically brutal if they control the Senate - calling up Representatives and interrogating them about their role in the insurrection, for instance. Pulling Cruz and Hawley on the floor on pain of perjury. Mitch needs to move fast, dump Trump before Georgia is certified, and move on. Otherwise the Dems could spend the next two years putting this on prime time daily before the vote.

[sikacz]

The rules.
https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/hi ... tRules.pdf

Once articles are presented to the Senate, the trial is legally bound to begin the following day at 1pm, Sundays excepted. Mitch is playing with fire, delaying it until the 19th. In theory Schumer can convene the Senate against his will in an emergency, but that would involve Chuck showing chutzpah.

The rules do indicate that the Senate may deliberate as long as they deem fit, and may reschedule deliberations likewise.

Mitch is an idiot to delay, for more reasons than obvious. Once they let the Dems take charge, they can really take charge. They can drag this out in a fashion that is fantastically brutal if they control the Senate - calling up Representatives and interrogating them about their role in the insurrection, for instance. Pulling Cruz and Hawley on the floor on pain of perjury. Mitch needs to move fast, dump Trump before Georgia is certified, and move on. Otherwise the Dems could spend the next two years putting this on prime time daily before the vote.

Stupid media hasn’t picked up on the next day. Someone should remind them. LoL.

[CDFingers]

The rules.
https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/hi ... tRules.pdf

Once articles are presented to the Senate, the trial is legally bound to begin the following day at 1pm, Sundays excepted. Mitch is playing with fire, delaying it until the 19th. In theory Schumer can convene the Senate against his will in an emergency, but that would involve Chuck showing chutzpah.

The rules do indicate that the Senate may deliberate as long as they deem fit, and may reschedule deliberations likewise.

Mitch is an idiot to delay, for more reasons than obvious. Once they let the Dems take charge, they can really take charge. They can drag this out in a fashion that is fantastically brutal if they control the Senate - calling up Representatives and interrogating them about their role in the insurrection, for instance. Pulling Cruz and Hawley on the floor on pain of perjury. Mitch needs to move fast, dump Trump before Georgia is certified, and move on. Otherwise the Dems could spend the next two years putting this on prime time daily before the vote.

Thanks for that answer, wings. I was wondering how that'd go. Now it appears that Mitch's best move which sucks is to convene asap and remove 45. If he does not, then the Spanish Inquisition would begin Jan. 21 and last at least until the 22 elections if not for forty years.

Sux to be Mitch and an R.

CDFingers

[Ylatkit]

"of the day following" is open to interpretation.

It can be interpreted to mean "of the day following the senate is in session".

[IBEWJIW]

The 10 Republicans who voted for impeachment.

Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.)
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.)
Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.)
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.)
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.)
Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.)
Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-Ohio)
Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.)
Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.)

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/ ... hment-vote

The republican party would earn my respect if they rejected Trump enmasse. Unfortunately, these few will be targeted by right wing extremists.

[Ylatkit]

,,,

[K9s]

The 10 Republicans who voted for impeachment.

Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.)
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.)
Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.)
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.)
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.)
Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.)
Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-Ohio)
Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.)
Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.)

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/ ... hment-vote

The republican party would earn my respect if they rejected Trump enmasse. Unfortunately, these few will be targeted by right wing extremists.

They may also be the only Rs getting corporate donor money for 2022. We'll never know the whole backstory or how it will end until we know.

Pelosi may have signaled that the Senate trial won't start until Trump starts tweeting and threatening. It may also allow them to set a date and have him whisked out of Russia at the time of their choosing. Or, they may just spend a few months gathering damaging evidence and watching convictions and court cases for more evidence. We just don't know.

[sikacz]

Next day is clear enough.

[Ylatkit]

Maybe for you. If I were set against you, my lawyer would get in touch, because there's plenty of ambiguity there. It depends on where you're standing and what you want to see. It's why we have lawyers.

Tell me this: if it's so clear, how is McConnell ignoring it with impunity? There's only a few hundred Democrats there, with dozens of law degrees, how is it clear to you, but all those folks missed it?

[K9s]

Maybe for you. If I were set against you, my lawyer would get in touch, because there's plenty of ambiguity there. It depends on where you're standing and what you want to see. It's why we have lawyers.

Tell me this: if it's so clear, how is McConnell ignoring it with impunity? There's only a few hundred Democrats there, with dozens of law degrees, how is it clear to you, but all those folks missed it?

Lawyers are irrelevant and unnecessary. This isn't a court of law.

McConnell still makes the rules for the Senate for the next week. He has been giving every Dem the finger for a decade or more. Why would he stop now? He just wants the new Senate to waste time on this instead of removing Trump.

[K9s]

[highdesert]

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi holds the signed article of impeachment against Mr Trump