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watoos

(7,142 posts)
Tue Apr 23, 2019, 06:29 PM Apr 2019

For the no impeachment crowd

When is the first hearing when we are going to learn mor?
Kline who gave Kushner his security clearance? Nope, a no show you say. He will be spanked right? Want to bet?
Today the IRS gives us Trump’s taxes. No? They ignored the subpoena?
Well we have McGahn to testify right? No? Trump is fighting that subpoena too?

Let me explain something, if we did impeachment we would be hearing about more impeachable evidence. Here’s the deal folks, if we started impeachment right now, a vote to impeach wouldn’t happen until the fall. What else is happening in November? Oh yeah, elections.

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For the no impeachment crowd (Original Post) watoos Apr 2019 OP
I think Pelosi wants to drag this out into election year like the KGOP did with Clinton, if that's uponit7771 Apr 2019 #1
Clinton wasn't up for re-election watoos Apr 2019 #5
Hillary Clinton uponit7771 Apr 2019 #6
She volunteered to testify watoos Apr 2019 #11
BS Trumpocalypse Apr 2019 #2
Do you know how long it takes to watoos Apr 2019 #7
Which would be no different Trumpocalypse Apr 2019 #14
It is different watoos Apr 2019 #18
A Congressional subpoena Trumpocalypse Apr 2019 #24
You believe Barr? Trump will thwart impeachment. wasupaloopa Apr 2019 #27
Who is in the "No Impeachment" crowd? mcar Apr 2019 #3
We are running out of time watoos Apr 2019 #8
You didn't answer my question mcar Apr 2019 #10
All of the people who say watoos Apr 2019 #12
That is obviously false mcar Apr 2019 #13
What hearings are there to continue? watoos Apr 2019 #19
What? mcar Apr 2019 #20
Yeah, this is getting a little silly. TwilightZone Apr 2019 #22
Gotta keep the Zombie lies going mcar Apr 2019 #25
Don't be obtuse. TwilightZone Apr 2019 #21
Fall? Highly unlikely. TwilightZone Apr 2019 #17
I am all for impeachment hearings from now until Oct 2020. Thomas Hurt Apr 2019 #4
I think we are on the same page. watoos Apr 2019 #9
oh more of THAT propaganda.... SlogginThroughIt Apr 2019 #15
100% Buffalo Soldier Apr 2019 #16
here's a post you might.. stillcool Apr 2019 #23
Trump is blocking all evidence. For the impeachment crowd wasupaloopa Apr 2019 #26

uponit7771

(90,367 posts)
1. I think Pelosi wants to drag this out into election year like the KGOP did with Clinton, if that's
Tue Apr 23, 2019, 06:30 PM
Apr 2019

... the case I'm with that.

There's was nothing about the KGOP hearings that helped Clinton

But if it's to just excuse us away from impeachment then that's screwed up and we'll no doubt lose in 2020

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
5. Clinton wasn't up for re-election
Tue Apr 23, 2019, 06:42 PM
Apr 2019

Democrats lost the House, Senate, and presidency in the next election. How exactly did impeaching Clinton hurt Republicans?

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
11. She volunteered to testify
Tue Apr 23, 2019, 07:00 PM
Apr 2019

Trump and Barr aren’t going to let anyone testify before Congress they will fight every subpoena

 

Trumpocalypse

(6,143 posts)
2. BS
Tue Apr 23, 2019, 06:37 PM
Apr 2019

Everything can be accomplished by House investigations. Let Trump try to fight House subpoenas it will just drag the process out making Trump look guilty. No need to move on impeachment now. Let the investigations move the needle of public opinion during the next year.

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
7. Do you know how long it takes to
Tue Apr 23, 2019, 06:49 PM
Apr 2019

Settle a subpoena in the courts? President Obama fought a subpoena to release Fast and Furious information, it took 3 1/2 years.

Let me know when the first person testifies or when Trump releases his taxes or when Kline testifies, or when Barr releases the redacted grand jury information

 

Trumpocalypse

(6,143 posts)
14. Which would be no different
Tue Apr 23, 2019, 07:08 PM
Apr 2019

if it were an impeachment hearing. A Congressional subpoena is a Congressional subpoena.

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
18. It is different
Tue Apr 23, 2019, 07:33 PM
Apr 2019

For one, Barr stated that he would release the grand jury testimony for an impeachment hearing
I don’t think that Trump and Barr have the same authority to stonewall impeachment witnesses
Correct me if I’m wrong. Even so, it sure wouldn’t look good for Trump to be challenging witnesses to his impeachment hearing

 

wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts)
27. You believe Barr? Trump will thwart impeachment.
Tue Apr 23, 2019, 09:11 PM
Apr 2019

Trump holds all the cards. He has put his people in places he needs.

If only the Repubs join us we are wasting time!

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
8. We are running out of time
Tue Apr 23, 2019, 06:52 PM
Apr 2019

If we started impeachment tomorrow it would take till fall before a vote is taken. Debates start in 6 weeks.

mcar

(42,403 posts)
13. That is obviously false
Tue Apr 23, 2019, 07:04 PM
Apr 2019

They aren't saying no impeachment. They are saying we're not there yet, let the hearings continue.

TwilightZone

(25,500 posts)
22. Yeah, this is getting a little silly.
Tue Apr 23, 2019, 07:46 PM
Apr 2019

I don't know if some posters seriously don't know that investigations started as soon as we took the House and continue to the present or if they're just playing dumb for whatever reason.

I'm starting to understand why some of them keep claiming that the Dems never do anything.

TwilightZone

(25,500 posts)
21. Don't be obtuse.
Tue Apr 23, 2019, 07:42 PM
Apr 2019

House Oversight, House Judiciary, House Financial Services, House Ways and Means, House Foreign Affairs...

...are all pursuing ongoing investigations.

http://time.com/5557644/donald-trump-other-investigations-mueller/

You seriously don't know about any of this?

TwilightZone

(25,500 posts)
17. Fall? Highly unlikely.
Tue Apr 23, 2019, 07:29 PM
Apr 2019

Nixon's impeachment took about nine months from the start to the vote, and this will likely prove to significantly more complicated.

"Fall" is extraordinarily optimistic, unless you mean fall of 2020.

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
4. I am all for impeachment hearings from now until Oct 2020.
Tue Apr 23, 2019, 06:42 PM
Apr 2019

We just aren't going to be rid of the fascist @$$ by impeachment proceedings.

Screw it, use the impeachment hearings as blatant political attacks on his character, his corrupt administration, and his dangerous ideology.

Impeachment hearings are Trump's due process........let the light in on the scandals.

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
9. I think we are on the same page.
Tue Apr 23, 2019, 06:57 PM
Apr 2019

But we have to call the hearings, impeachment hearings. Barr said he would release grand jury testimony for impeachment, subpoenas will have to be honored. Holding impeachment hearings is the only way to expose Trump’s crimes to the people

 

SlogginThroughIt

(1,977 posts)
15. oh more of THAT propaganda....
Tue Apr 23, 2019, 07:10 PM
Apr 2019

Please don’t fall for the “Democrats are weak because they are too scared to bring articles of impeachment”.


That’s exactly the propaganda that people are using to sow distrust in Democrats... Again!

Had the Democrats brought impeachment there would be propaganda that they are hysterical and out of control.

There is no reason why we can’t turn these hearings and investigations into impeachment just like watergate. We don’t need to call it impeachment for it to be impeachment. No reason why we can’t let that cake bake a little more.

 

wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts)
26. Trump is blocking all evidence. For the impeachment crowd
Tue Apr 23, 2019, 09:05 PM
Apr 2019

use your brain. Get a macro view.

We will look like wimps because we will be just wasting time.

The Senate will not convict trump.

We have no power with only the House.

Voting them out is our only real hope!

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