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In reply to the discussion: Regarding Impeachment [View all]For anyone who hasn't heard or read about Trump's lawyer making a fool of himself when Judge Mehta questioned him, here is a link:
https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2019/05/14/judge-grills-trump-lawyer-in-house-subpoena-fight-for-financial-docs/?slreturn=20190418065618
Curious that the Trump lawyer is saying, word for word, what the White House Counsel is saying about Congress's role. One might think it's a coordinated effort.
I had, when Barr first started his nonsense, told an associate that I wondered if he was purposely taking positions that he knew would not stand up in court.
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K&R, Red Don has already shot someone on 5th avenue. We should go through the process but that ....
uponit7771
May 2019
#2
+1, I've spent 30 years in IT. The level of penetration into our electoral systems is gob smacking
uponit7771
May 2019
#13
Rather than being responsive to the wishes of their constituency, I think that the House
Poiuyt
May 2019
#7
+1, I do agree that we should go through the process and that process should be outlined to us
uponit7771
May 2019
#16
Agreed. The waiting itself is getting more and more dangerous for the Rule Of Law.
Lock him up.
May 2019
#19
Great post. Use the impeachment process to bleed republican traitors into submission.
Pepsidog
May 2019
#18
In law school I learned very early on that almost anything can be interpreted or viewed from many
Pepsidog
May 2019
#44
"The Constitution states that in these circumstances, Congress "shall" impeach the president."
former9thward
May 2019
#61
Not prosecuting grievous offenses undermines the rule of law as much as the offenses do themselves
Tom Rinaldo
May 2019
#56