Second Impeachment Underway
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Senate leaders said on Monday that a deal has been agreed upon regarding the framework for former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial slated to begin on Tuesday.
"For the information of the Senate, the Republican leader and I, in consultation with both the House managers and former President Trump's lawyers, have agreed to a bipartisan resolution to govern the structure and timing of the impending trial," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday on the Senate floor. "All parties have agreed to a structure that will ensure a fair and honest Senate impeachment trial of the former president," the New York Democrat said.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell remarked that the agreement "preserves due process and the rights of both sides."
The Senate will vote on the rules on Tuesday, according to CNN. The Senate on Tuesday will hear arguments from each side and hold a vote "on the question of whether Donald John Trump is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of impeachment for acts committed while President of the United States, notwithstanding the expiration of his term in that office," according to the resolution.
The House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump last month during his waning days in office.
Clear majority of Americans want Dump convicted and never allowed to run again
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Poll: Clear Majority of Americans Want Senate to Convict Trump
While more than nine in 10 Democrats want senators to convict the former president, only 15 percent of Republicans feel the same way.
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GOP Sen. Rand Paul said that if Democrats decide to move forward with the impeachment of former President Donald Trump for his prior to the Capitol riot, then they should also look to impeach members of Congress such as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for inciting violence in the past.
"I think if we are going to criminalize speech and somehow impeach everybody who says, 'Oh, go fight to hear your voices heard,' really we ought to impeach Chuck Schumer then," Paul told "Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace. "He went to the Supreme Court, stood in front of the Supreme Court, and said specifically, 'Hey [Justice Neil] Gorsuch, hey [Justice Brett] Kavanaugh, you've unleashed a whirlwind, and you're going to pay the price. You won't know what hit you if you continue with these awful decisions."
Paul noted that Schumer's rhetoric in the past has been comparable to that of Trump ahead of Jan. 6.
"This inflammatory wording, this violent rhetoric of Chuck Schumer was so bad that the chief justice, who rarely says anything publicly, immediately said this kind of language is dangerous as a mob tried to invade the Supreme Court," Paul recalled. "So if people want to hold President Trump accountable for language, there has to be a consistent standard, and to my mind, it's a partisan farce because they're not doing anything to Chuck Schumer, not doing anything to Rep. [Ilhan] Omar, not doing anything to Maxine Waters. It's just not fair. It's just partisan politics under a different name."
In front of a crowd of supporters outside the Supreme Court in March 2020, Schumer warned Justices Kavanaugh and Gorsuch, "You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price. You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.”
Schumer later retracted his comments but received bipartisan condemnation and a rebuke from Chief Justice John Roberts, which is a rare occurrence from the court.
"Justices know that criticism comes with the territory, but threatening statements of this sort from the highest levels of government are not only inappropriate, they are dangerous," Roberts said following Schumer's comments. "All Members of the Court will continue to do their job, without fear or favor, from whatever quarter."
Juicy peaches.
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial opened Tuesday with graphic video showing the former president whipping up a rally crowd to march to the Capitol and “fight like hell” against his reelection defeat, followed by images of the deadly attack on Congress that came soon after.
In an early test of the former president's defence, Trump's team lost a crucial bid to halt the trial on constitutional grounds. Senators confirmed, 56-44, their jurisdiction over the trial, the first of a president no longer in office. While six Republican senators joined the Democrats in proceeding, the tally showed how far prosecutors have to go to win conviction, which requires a two-thirds threshold of 67 senators.
Senate agrees to hear Trump case, rejecting GOP arguments (msn.com)
Senate agrees to hear Trump case, rejecting GOP arguments
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial opened Tuesday with graphic video showing the former president whipping up a rally crowd to march to the Capitol and “fight like hell” against his reelection defeat, followed by images of the deadly attack on Congress that came soon after.
In an early test of the former president's defence, Trump's team lost a crucial bid to halt the trial on constitutional grounds. Senators confirmed, 56-44, their jurisdiction over the trial, the first of a president no longer in office. While six Republican senators joined the Democrats in proceeding, the tally showed how far prosecutors have to go to win conviction, which requires a two-thirds threshold of 67 senators.
Senate agrees to hear Trump case, rejecting GOP arguments (msn.com)
I gotta admit, watching the video the Impeachment Managers put up was pretty devastating.
Worse was an earlier video I saw elsewhere used by people discussing the impeachment showed someone in the crowd with a Canadian flag. So many questions there for that...
Meanwhile Trump's lawyers made no sense and if anyone was drinking anytime someone said things like 'due process' they should be in hospital now for poisoning. His lawyers were idiots, holy...
And in the end it won't matter, sadly.
What should happen ? Even if impeached , what should happen ? Will you feel the same if in two years Republicans regain control of Senate and Congress . Back and forth , back and forth .
And a big F U to you as well .It's nice to see that there is someone whose intellect MF rises head and shoulders above.
Wasn't talking to or about you
nice to see how you take being wrong though- like a little baby.
You are just burnin cause I pointed out the Burmese muslims aren't the bad guys eh? While your whole world turns into a Palestein. Funny stuff actually.
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