The Pelosi Pause

[moondust]

Pulitzer-winning historian:

Pelosi should block impeachment trial until White House is forced to reveal all

(CNN)Let's call it the Pelosi Pause. There are no written rules governing the timetable for delivery of the House decision impeaching Donald Trump to the Senate, only custom. But then there were no written rules governing the timetable for a Senate decision on Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland, only custom. If Speaker Nancy Pelosi follows Senator Mitch McConnell's playbook, Donald Trump will never stand trial in the Senate.
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...Pelosi can stand pat until he caves. If never, so be it. It must be a full and fair trial or nothing.

[dweller]

1. this

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[RDANGELO]

2. This highlights the fact that Trump is holding back material witnesses and and documents.

Common sense says that he is hiding something. So Trump can continue to take the hit for holding back evidence or let them testify. The later would probably be worse, but both options are bad as long as public opinion holds up.

[dhill926]

3. K & R...

[erlewyne]

4. Nancy will take care of us.

Be patient.

[ooky]

5. It would suit me fine if she holds the articles of impeachment until November 2020.

If that's what needs to be done to assure a fair process and trial, so be it. There is nothing to be gained by allowing them to conduct a sham trial. I also think she would be right to insist that Mitch and Lindsey recuse themselves because of public comments they have made that they can not be fair and impartial.

[MontanaMama]

6. I stand with Madame Speaker.

That is all.

[flibbitygiblets]

7. I just love how much this is getting under Dotard's thin skin

[BigmanPigman]

8. Make him sweat like he never has before!

I love it! Slowly torture him untul he goes certifiably insane (not that far away as it is). Tick, tick, tick, tick.....

[question everything]

9. Yes. He was impeached. That's it. Nothing can change it

Who needs a trial where he will be "exonerated?"

Yes, leave him, the turtle and the rest of them in limbo.

[Pachamama]

10. The Pelosi Pause is brilliant and I hope becomes a long long pause

It’s what must be done to protect our democracy

[Cha]

11. I'm down with the Pelosi Pause!

It is brilliant.. I read John Dean suggested it but others may have, too.

[myohmy2]

12. I, sort of...

...look at this like giving a Strike Vote to your Union's Bargaining Committee during Contact negotiations for leverage...

...it's true, the turtle doesn't even want to see the articles of impeachment but mcconnell is sandwiched between Constitutional duty, public opinion, history and appearance...

...Chuck now has a little more leverage and chance to turn trump's impeachment into a legitimate process by bringing forth facts and truth while resisting the republican kangaroo-court...

...maybe...

[hvn_nbr_2]

13. "a full and fair trial"

To be honest, I'm getting tired of this phrase. It just sounds like blah-blah pablum that nobody even hears. I'd rather start casting it as an American-style trial (with evidence and witnesses and stuff) vs. a Soviet-style sham show trial. Hey Moscow Mitch, why not have an American-style trial instead of a Russian-style show trial? Oh, I guess your propensity to love all things Russian and Soviet is why they call you "Moscow Mitch."