Sources: White House lawyers research impeachment

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)White House lawyers have begun researching impeachment procedures in an effort to prepare for what officials still believe is a distant possibility that President Donald Trump could have to fend off attempts to remove him from office, two people briefed on the discussions tell CNN.

White House officials believe the President has the backing of Republican allies in Congress and that impeachment is not in the cards, according to the people briefed on the legal discussions. Even Democrats have tried to calm impeachment talk out of concern it is premature.

But lawyers in the White House counsel's office have consulted experts in impeachment during the past week and have begun collecting information on how such proceedings would work, a person briefed on the matter told CNN.

The White House did not comment for the story.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/19/politics/donald-trump-white-house-lawyers-research-impeachment/index.html

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Everyone is competing now that he has left the country!

[Honeycombe8]

1. I wonder who's leaking that? That's pretty inside stuff, there.

Is the inner circle starting to leak?

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Could be all of his staff at this point

since he has been threatening to get rid of them all (except Jared, who apparently now has his own issues ).

[Flaleftist]

9. The staff of his lawyers or the experts they

are consulting or their staff. There must be a number of people who could leak that are not the major players, but work right under them.

[Honeycombe8]

17. That's pretty risky for underlings, who need their jobs. And such sources don't carry much weight...

don't carry much weight with journalists. They mean SOMETHING, but not like someone with direct knowledge or a higher up.

If it's someone who heard it second hand, it is increasingly likely to be false...it's hearsay. But if it was someone who was there or overheard it, that's strong.

[Julian Englis]

2. They're getting a late start

n/t

[turbinetree]

3. Here this is four hour plus class that can help e

me help in there briefings and research, but in the back of there collective "minds" just think of TREASON, and think that you may also will have to Lawyer Up

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. (on edit) Thanks.

[turbinetree]

6. I corrected my header

[pink]

7. Be careful what you wish for

If Trump is impeached, you get Pence. If information comes out that Pence was implicated and is also impeached, you get Ryan. When the mid-terms come next year, the Democrats are almost certainly going to gain many seats. If you can put up with that buffoon for the next 3 and a half years, it will be clear sailing for the next presidential election.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. You only get Ryan if Pence is impeached right after Drumpf

without delay because normally, a new VP can be appointed and the appointment would probably be jammed through Congress quickly (only needs majority vote)...

[pink]

10. I agree with you

However, what would be the best scenario that would suit you?

[BumRushDaShow]

13. We need to take the House back

and regardless of what happens with impeachment (or not) at that point, we can at least halt some of the egregious bullshit in its tracks until 2020.

[milestogo]

11. Too bad they never researched and advised the president on proper behavior.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. They went in there with eyes wide open to upend the "establishment"

not realizing why the "establishment" is "the establishment" (i.e., because of all those pesky ethics rules and and laws and what not).

[milestogo]

15. And that damn constitution. Gets in the way of everything.

[BumRushDaShow]

16. Remember this guy?

[Abu Pepe]

12. That means him googling it while sitting on the crapper. nt