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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFriday could be a very big news day.
A judge is scheduled to rule on the Don McGahn case. Whether or not he is required to testify and cooperate with a Congressional subpoena?
Also, we should not be surprised if the Judiciary or Intel Committees announce their intent to subpoena more witnesses to testify about what they might know about withholding funds from Ukraine.
In my opinion, the push for the impeachment trial will get hot and heavy.
Pelosi may announce that she is temporarily holding up the Articles because new evidence has come forward, and new charges may need to be added to the present Articles.
mopinko
(70,080 posts)she could likely get away w saying she isnt going to send them as long as witnesses are still in court.
but i do believe there will be a count on mueller info.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,783 posts)So a 3rd or 4th Article is quite possible.
mopinko
(70,080 posts)first witness- dr ronnie feelgood.
subpoena those med records, and you have a slam dunk.
OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)empedocles
(15,751 posts)Grasswire2
(13,568 posts)any instruments of torture are applicable as a comparison. The longer the instrument is applied, the more likely the perp is to blow a gasket.
czarjak
(11,266 posts)Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)Just keep adding, and if the infected munchkin gets re elected, send it to the senate.
DanieRains
(4,619 posts)It is harder every day for the MAGAT's to look the other way.
usaf-vet
(6,181 posts)Nancy, please do not give up the original Articles of Impeachment. You have him right where we want him. On the run on the defensive.
getagrip_already
(14,708 posts)It will get appealed. Until scotus makes a ruling (months away), nothing will change.
But as long as it is in the house, we have leverage and media attention. That is good. Hopefully we can drag it out past the sou speech. That might be interesting if trump is still awaiting trial.
onenote
(42,694 posts)Today is simply the day on which a three judge panel of the DC Circuit hears oral argument in the appeal of an earlier district court order upholding the McGahn subpoena.
SCVDem
(5,103 posts)Space X has a launch.
We could all use a diversion.
Joinfortmill
(14,416 posts)ffr
(22,669 posts)And we've got her back.
Tear 'em a new a**hole, Nancy! Add to the articles and keep withholding until Moscow Mitch begs you to forward the articles of impeachment. Burn the KGOP to the ground!
TY Kentuck!
BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)People recognized me and said, "Go Pelosi, go". It was not easy wearing sunglasses at night and not tripping though.
2naSalit
(86,536 posts)that this month, starting early next week, will be a serious roller coaster ride in every way imaginable. I wonder what things will look like come late Feb. It's also a leap year. But I think it's gonna be a steady popcorn diet until well after Valentines Day.
triron
(21,999 posts)2naSalit
(86,536 posts)But the important info is not well received by many. We have a lot of planets all crowded into one sign all month, some going stationary and many conjuncting each other (as many as four events of conjunctions) in a single day and doing a do-see-do as well. The big deal coming on the 10th is Uranus (represents surprise, unexpected turn of events and shock on a global scale) goes stationary/Direct. Seems it's been going retrograde for a long time, interesting that it would go through this situation as things are heating up in DC. So big surprises on the menu.
And I have a strong feeling about some really shocking info coming out as the evidence trickles into view. I swear that it's going to involve everyone on the roster and some who are gone, like Epstein*. Some of what is being said in the first few days of this month will echo throughout, I'm preparing to be shocked and surprised and vindicated this year.
*I suspect that AGBarr was very involved with Epstein and may be trying to stifle exposure of not his dealings but his dad's. And I can only imagine whom else is tangled up in it but I expect a long list of names we've seen and heard in the news already.
blm
(113,043 posts)and likely took advantage of the young Epsteins skills in seducing teen girls.
facilitated the establishment of his network.
blm
(113,043 posts)to their parties. Same all over.
calimary
(81,220 posts)Four conjunction events in a single day?
And the Uranus aspect on the 10th.
Well worth watching, 2naSalit!
2naSalit
(86,536 posts)astrology as a complex and holistic form of timekeeping. This year looks to be quite a whirlwind with these events setting the tone. Unless something more intense comes up, I haven't done any overview of the year yet but I need to since there is so much on the schedule for the world and all.
My sister and I were speculating about this new year, yesterday, and we both admitted that we are facing it with great trepidation. It seems to be the only wise approach.
Happy New Year, btw!
calimary
(81,220 posts)...a complex and holistic form of timekeeping.
What I know of astrology, that makes quite a lot of sense. Ive been fascinated by it for years, but never so deeply as to attempt to do charts.
Thanks for the insights. Your sense of trepidation about this new year seems to be well-founded. Its certainly starting out that way.
On edit - I reread the OP. BOY HOWDY did today (Friday) turn out to be a very big news day! Sheesh - it isnt even noon on the East Coast yet.
catchnrelease
(1,945 posts)Trump will not be able to control himself in that speech if he's still waiting for the articles to go to the Senate. I expect him to rant like his (usual) madman self on fully televised event for all to see. Hopefully to sway any rational people still sitting on the fence that he's unfit.
jmowreader
(50,555 posts)The State of the Union is on Tuesday, February 4. If Speaker Pelosi holds the Articles until Friday, February 7, Trump will have a breakdown that makes Queeg On The Witness Stand look calm and rational.
triron
(21,999 posts)former9thward
(31,981 posts)So what do you think the percentage is?
CrispyQ
(36,457 posts)and that the House will continue to investigate Trump and hold off giving the articles to the Senate until the new Senate is sworn in. There you go, Mitch, you traitorous scum. ~insert flip-the-bird smilie here
BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,128 posts)Let Turtle & Trump twist in the wind until they rot
spanone
(135,823 posts)MFM008
(19,805 posts)Articles and calls for more testimony maggot will
Explode.
Hopefully permanently.
2naSalit
(86,536 posts)coming to light these days, there could easily be something that could cause her to wait a little linger. I think he'll have a meltdown if he has to give the SOU while waiting to be exonerated, and after stewing all these weeks. It could put him on display without being on the witness stand for all the world to see. It will be all about him and he'll mess it up so badly, he'll be turning around to yell at the Speaker and probably start swearing and she'll have to shut him down or something. And that would make it absolutely clear that he needs to be removed from office, the Senate would have no choice.
oasis
(49,376 posts)soldierant
(6,847 posts)she would not be able to appoint house managers until she could firm Senate rules which would ensure a fair trial, she might just as well have said that she would be holding the Articles until the coming of the Coqcigrues (which, for those of you who may not have read "The Water Babies," "will be the end of all things."
2naSalit
(86,536 posts)it could mean that we have to wait to replace the Senate majority and it may not be until this time next year that we actually get around to a trial. I wonder about that part. It surely could help keep people mindful of the stakes in the election.
I'm sure that Speaker Pelosi has considered all options and somehow suspending a fair trial through the election would serve many purposes. It would drive -45 absolutely out of his gourd and keep the issue front and center so that voters will be moved to act.
Kablooie
(18,626 posts)isn't every legal decision subject to appeal and appeal and appeal until it gets to SCOTUS?
And none of them have reached the top yet.
NonPC
(302 posts)I think it will be interesting to see the Demo response to General Bonespurs. I think it might be the perfect opportunity to really roast him and present a fully televised speech on why he needs to be gone. We don't need a mealy mouth mumbling -- rather -- a strong speech by someone CHARISMATIC !
mahina
(17,646 posts)wishstar
(5,268 posts)Repubs now have another wartime Pres fighting war on terror for their 2020 election year rallying cry just like with Bush and excuse to not do anything against Trump.
HAB911
(8,886 posts)pre·scient
/ˈpreSH(ē ənt/
adjective
having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.
PCIntern
(25,533 posts)Wrong reasons, through no fault of your own...
onenote
(42,694 posts)The oral argument before a three judge panel in an appeal of the district court's ruling upholding the subpoena is scheduled for today. The likelihood that the court will issue a decision today is next to zero.