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In reply to the discussion: Trump will skate because of all of this.. [View all]Politicub
(12,165 posts)21. History demands this moment. Even if the GOP is too spineless to convict, the
actions will go on record for posterity.
The impeachment trial is a construction of a primary source for our time.
Linguists and historians will look back on this trial and will clearly see that the GOP is conflating rhetoric with incitement.
It may not seem that way now, but anyone who has written a research paper knows how to go about sourcing contemporaneous accounts of something.
The GOP senators who are showing their asses (in my mother's words) stand in sharp relief to the people who take Trump's actions seriously.
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Whether he's convicted here doesn't matter. There's so many criminal charges coming his way
lettucebe
Feb 2021
#1
This would be the only upside of an acquittal. My senators definitely need to go.
nature-lover
Feb 2021
#13
Agree! We need to begin the push for new voters now. No more republicans EVER!!
BComplex
Feb 2021
#29
Failure to convict on the impeachment charges does not equal skating
Dread Pirate Roberts
Feb 2021
#3
Unfortunately, his administration managed to get Cy Vance in charge of that one.
BComplex
Feb 2021
#31
And a third of Republicans say they would leave the GOP & join a Trump party...
CaptainTruth
Feb 2021
#7
The party of law and order and religious fervor are master propagandists who have convinced
NoMoreRepugs
Feb 2021
#19
He was going to skate as of day 1. But his brilliant lawyer made a valid point: that's what the
Vinca
Feb 2021
#20
History demands this moment. Even if the GOP is too spineless to convict, the
Politicub
Feb 2021
#21