Democratic Primaries

highplainsdem

(49,044 posts) Tue Apr 30, 2019, 11:08 AM Apr 2019

Biden: If Trump blocks investigations, Congress has no choice but to impeach him

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/441301-biden-if-trump-blocks-investigations-congress-has-no-choice-but-to

Former Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Congress should move forward with impeachment proceedings if the White House and Republicans work to block Democratic efforts to investigate matters "left undone" by special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.

In an interview with ABC's "Good Morning America," the 2020 presidential candidate said that Democrats would have "no alternative" but to impeach President Trump if he were to block a congressional investigation into whether he obstructed justice by firing former FBI Director James Comey and attempting to fire Mueller.

"There are elements of the report ... about seven or eight things that are left undone, he was not within his purview to investigate, he thought," Biden said of Mueller. "The Congress is attempting to take that up."

"If in fact they block the investigation, they have no alternative but to go to the only other constitutional resort they have, [which] is impeachment," he added. "But my job, in the meantime, is to make sure he's not back as president of the United States."

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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Biden: If Trump blocks investigations, Congress has no choice but to impeach him (Original Post) highplainsdem Apr 2019 OP

Makes perfect sense! Cha Apr 2019 #1

Impeach the motherfucker. dalton99a Apr 2019 #2

+1,000,000 highplainsdem Apr 2019 #9

I raise you 2,000,000 Perseus Apr 2019 #12

NOW he's talkin'. ancianita Apr 2019 #3

joe biden- the tip of the spear. mopinko Apr 2019 #4

Agree completely. highplainsdem Apr 2019 #6

Well said, Mo! Cha Apr 2019 #8

Straight to the gut. Tweet about THAT, Spanky! nolabear Apr 2019 #5

Superb! RobertDevereaux Apr 2019 #7

But what if Congress decides not to have any investigations LiberalArkie Apr 2019 #10

They are underway already crazytown Apr 2019 #16

??? They ignored subpoena...did that change? Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2019 #19

Hello? DownriverDem Apr 2019 #17

I Can Get Behind That! McKim Apr 2019 #11

Biden DownriverDem Apr 2019 #15

Good for you, Joe. Magoo48 Apr 2019 #13

Yep DownriverDem Apr 2019 #14

Thank you for declaring your candidacy Joe. For the first time in a long long time i have hope onetexan Apr 2019 #18

Cha

(297,767 posts)

1. Makes perfect sense!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 11:13 AM

Apr 2019

Mahalo, highplains

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

dalton99a

(81,635 posts)

2. Impeach the motherfucker.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 11:14 AM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

highplainsdem

(49,044 posts)

9. +1,000,000

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 12:39 PM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Perseus

(4,341 posts)

12. I raise you 2,000,000

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #9)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 01:13 PM

Apr 2019

And there after if you raise me

Yes, impeach the orange buffoon, enough with the blah, blah, blah.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

ancianita

(36,145 posts)

3. NOW he's talkin'.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 11:16 AM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

mopinko

(70,261 posts)

4. joe biden- the tip of the spear.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 11:19 AM

Apr 2019

this is exactly what we have needed.
someone unchained, w a big voice, and a big pulpit.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/128799571

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

highplainsdem

(49,044 posts)

6. Agree completely.

Reply to mopinko (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 11:25 AM

Apr 2019

https://www.democraticunderground.com/128785068

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Cha

(297,767 posts)

8. Well said, Mo!

Reply to mopinko (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 11:48 AM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

nolabear

(41,991 posts)

5. Straight to the gut. Tweet about THAT, Spanky!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 11:19 AM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

RobertDevereaux

(1,858 posts)

7. Superb!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 11:31 AM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

LiberalArkie

(15,730 posts)

10. But what if Congress decides not to have any investigations

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 01:00 PM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

crazytown

(7,277 posts)

16. They are underway already

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #10)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 01:27 PM

Apr 2019

The tax returns for example.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

19. ??? They ignored subpoena...did that change?

Reply to crazytown (Reply #16)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 02:00 PM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

DownriverDem

(6,232 posts)

17. Hello?

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #10)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 01:28 PM

Apr 2019

The House is having investigations now. If need be the info just moves to Impeachment hearings. The Dems in the House would not decide to end investigations. Of course the repub controlled Senate is another thing.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden