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How Long Should Pelosi Delay the Senate Trial?
December 19, 2019 at 3:05 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 30 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2019/12/19/how-long-should-pelosi-delay-the-senate-trial/
"SNIP......
Jennifer Rubin has an idea:
Pelosi can wait to transmit the articles, now that impeachment is complete, until such time as the cases involving senior officials wind their way through the courts and reach a final ruling (likely at the Supreme Court level where cases concerning production of documents now rest). In short, she can wait until the Supreme Court frees up former White House counsel Donald McGahn and former deputy national security adviser Charles Kupperman (whose case Bolton said he would rely upon for guidance) to testify. (If the Senate still wont call them as witnesses, the House can hold additional hearings and supplement the record.)
Faced with a client frantic to get a Senate acquittal, Trumps attorneys might then have a real incentive to get the courts to expedite a determination on witnesses.
......SNIP"
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)officials forced infront of the house committee with no choice but to plead the 5th amendment.
pbmus
(12,422 posts)beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)the power of a presidential pardon
next up Bill f*cking Barr
pbmus
(12,422 posts)beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)After all that's transpired, you're questioning Speaker Pelosi's judgment?
Okay. Please share your strategy.
Thank you, in advance.
Stinky The Clown
(67,819 posts)do I really need this:
tavernier
(12,406 posts)She said she does, but appreciates your concern.
pbmus
(12,422 posts)And every person she trusts must tell her our republic needs this decision...
I believe if she caves to Moscow Mitch and the repukes...the republic will suffer for many generations...
FBaggins
(26,760 posts)The constitution keeps a president (impeached or not) from undoing an impeachment (his own or others)... it doesn't keep him from pardoning people from criminal charges.
Toorich
(391 posts)drip drip drip drip drip.....the old chinese water torture....... drip drip drip drip.......
the orange one will will explode.
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)The second round of articles of impeachment would work well as our October Surprise...
SharonAnn
(13,778 posts)Iahotdog
(119 posts)The better chance for a stroke or a mental breakdown,maybe even a heart attack. You know he has to hate Pelosi having him by the snarley's....
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)global1
(25,272 posts)the very next day Trump made the call to Ukraine and asked for a favor. He thought he was free to commit crimes again.
The same here and now. As long as Nancy holds this impeachment over him and doesn't send it to the Senate - she can keep Trump in check. He'd be stupid if he got caught doing something criminal if he already has 2 articles of impeachment hanging over him.
What he wants is to put this impeachment behind him. He wants to say he was acquitted and exonerated. Once he's able to use that - he'll be off committing more crimes.
As long as impeachment is being held over him - he's got to keep his nose clean. So my vote is to keep this away from the Senate as long as possible - maybe even til the election.
standingtall
(2,787 posts)if republicans never agree to holding a fair trial. Then Trump will not be able to claim he was cleared by the senate on the campaign trail. If the House does force the senate into a fair trial the better the chances are that some of those vulnerable republicans in the senate might vote to convict Trump.
coti
(4,612 posts)OnDoutside
(19,973 posts)Greywing
(1,124 posts)regarding not being neutral jurors and the public outrage to show in polls. Speaking as a Coloradoan I bet Gardner will be shaking in his boots and will want the appearance of a "fair" trial. Won't matter though - he won't be reelected.