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Impeachment Inquiry is underway [View all] blogslut Jul 2019 OP
WE HAVE LIFT OFF!! NT Grasswire2 Jul 2019 #1
Finally! Mr. Evil Jul 2019 #38
GOOD! Bettie Jul 2019 #2
It was noteworthy... kentuck Jul 2019 #3
Caught that line late yesterday. Wellstone ruled Jul 2019 #6
Good point! BlueJac Jul 2019 #9
It's even more important than that StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #11
Will the Court rule against them? kentuck Jul 2019 #17
If they defy court orders, they'll be in contempt of court - different than being in contempt StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #24
Thanks for the run down on the legal aspects, StarfishSaver in your two posts. Needed. NT emmaverybo Jul 2019 #32
Who would arrest them? kentuck Jul 2019 #41
US Marshals StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #44
Are US Marshals not under the orders of the Attorney General? kentuck Jul 2019 #51
They are DOJ employees StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #52
Good info! kentuck Jul 2019 #56
"The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?" lagomorph777 Jul 2019 #39
MOB-R-US kentuck Jul 2019 #42
Would love that...but it didn't sound like it to me. Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2019 #4
An impeachment inquiry isn't defined by whether or not it actually result in impeachment StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #7
THANKS for putting it so well. elleng Jul 2019 #14
Thank you. murielm99 Jul 2019 #18
That's mumbo jumbo, watoos Jul 2019 #29
No, you're not right about that StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #35
You are trying to tell me and everyone else, watoos Jul 2019 #40
Again, whatever ... StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #43
That's quite a reach but ok. Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2019 #31
Well said. CentralMass Jul 2019 #34
Yes, indeedie StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #5
NOW it begins. ElementaryPenguin Jul 2019 #8
I heard it first from you. saidsimplesimon Jul 2019 #10
! eleny Jul 2019 #12
THANK YOU! elleng Jul 2019 #13
The money shot crazytown Jul 2019 #15
Do 'articles of impeachment' have to be recommended to start the inquiry? triron Jul 2019 #20
No, nor as I understand it. crazytown Jul 2019 #22
Thanks for clarifying. triron Jul 2019 #26
NO, there would be no way to do that, elleng Jul 2019 #23
No -- not to start an inquiry. They could be the FRUIT of an inquiry, not the seed. n/t pnwmom Jul 2019 #25
Any Other Timing Would Be Open To Criticism lindysalsagal Jul 2019 #16
What I wonder about murielm99 Jul 2019 #21
I just hope there are enough honest, law-abiding judges left... pangaia Jul 2019 #19
It is the morally ethical thing to do vlyons Jul 2019 #27
Yes! Yay! Crossed a threshold to investigate under possibility of exercising Article I powers Mersky Jul 2019 #28
just internet chatter for now but ... Botany Jul 2019 #30
Nadler is going to the court watoos Jul 2019 #33
I also wonder why the democrts move so slow, especially considering the stakes of not doing anything triron Jul 2019 #37
My guess is they want the process to spill over into 2020; a lot closer to the election. patphil Jul 2019 #47
Some 2-3 Weeks Ago DallasNE Jul 2019 #36
yep. Pundits tend to be showoffs - their actual ignorance not withstanding. n/t MFGsunny Jul 2019 #57
pundits love to make fun of democrats and say they lost the battle. mucifer Jul 2019 #69
Yup happy feet Jul 2019 #70
The beginning of the end fescuerescue Jul 2019 #45
FINALLY!!! Joe941 Jul 2019 #46
That was fast! I just called my Rep. two hours ago and asked her to support an inquiry. OMGWTF Jul 2019 #48
Something tells me it is going to be an ugly August crazytown Jul 2019 #50
!!!1!!!! Made my Friday! not fooled Jul 2019 #49
Here's the petition formally announcing in DC federal court the impeachment inquiry.... mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2019 #53
thanks! that will be some good reading Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2019 #64
Thanks for posting that, watoos Jul 2019 #71
It must be an impeachment inquiry if we are to have any chance of getting grand jury info. SunSeeker Jul 2019 #54
Just listened to former prosecutor watoos Jul 2019 #76
I hear you watoos. I totally agree with Mimi Rocha. SunSeeker Jul 2019 #79
DU'ers had this figured out while Nadler and the DeminPennswoods Jul 2019 #55
K&R... spanone Jul 2019 #58
Bookmarked to read tweets later Catherine Vincent Jul 2019 #59
Yes! Cetacea Jul 2019 #60
Heilemann just confirmed it on MSNBC. calimary Jul 2019 #61
YES!! ailsagirl Jul 2019 #62
K & R BadgerMom Jul 2019 #63
OMG i've been traveling all day and missed all the excitement?!?&#! onetexan Jul 2019 #65
yesssssssssss Skittles Jul 2019 #66
Awesome, awesome awesome!!! warmfeet Jul 2019 #67
FINALLY burrowowl Jul 2019 #68
Read Nadler's petition, watoos Jul 2019 #72
No, the petition DOESN'T state that StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #74
See my post #76 watoos Jul 2019 #77
Read the petition StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #78
In Nadler's own words, watoos Jul 2019 #73
No, Nadler didn't say his committee had opened "de facto" investigation - The headline writer did StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #75
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