San Fran Nan, unhinged
He is being charged with abuse of power and obstructing Congress, which can mean pretty much anything they want. No doubt they’ll get the votes to impeach, but it will be interesting to see which Dems cover their asses and vote against the charges. The Dems have no chance in the Senate and they know it- this entire charade is meant to tarnish Trump and reduce his chances for re-election, a very risky move. The best outcome will be McConnell stretching out the Senate trial, keeping the Senators running for the Presidency off the campaign trail.
The 2020 election could turn the House over to the Republicans and maintain their majority in the Senate and of course Trump in the White House. The operative word being “could.” It’s going to be a very interesting race, especially who gets the nod from the Dem Primary. Right now Warren looks the strongest and will likely get the nomination, unless a dark horse appears on the scene.
Like Hillary.
House Democrats unveil 2 articles of impeachment against Trump
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House Democrats revealed on Tuesday that they will draft two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
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One will charge him with abuse of power and the second with obstruction of Congress. Both related to Trump’s actions with respect to Ukraine.
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“Today, in service to our duty to the Constitution and our country, the House Committee on the Judiciary is introducing two articles of impeachment charging the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, for committing high crimes and misdemeanors,” said House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler.
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California Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, echoed Nadler and said the evidence of Trump’s “misconduct is overwhelming and uncontested.”
Both articles relate to Trump’s actions with respect to Ukraine. For the last several months, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives has investigated Trump’s efforts to strongarm Ukraine into acceding to his political demands while withholding vital military aid and a White House meeting that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky desperately sought.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said during a press conference on Tuesday that lawmakers are impeaching Trump to “honor our oath of office.”
Jerry Nadler, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said Trump’s efforts compromised US national security and “threatened the integrity of our elections.”
Read the rest of the article here: Business Insider
Category: Politics
Oh, the hypocrisy.
Bill Clinton. Personal Benefit. Lying under Oath and on National TV to the Public about Monica.
And don’t forget Adam Schiff.
…”exercised the powers of his office for his personal benefit while ignoring or injuring the public interest.”
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-to-unveil-articles-of-impeachment-focused-on-abuse-of-power-obstruction-of-congress
“Nadler said the judiciary panel will introduce two articles “charging the president with high crimes and misdemeanors.” He said the first is dedicated to “abuse of power,” alleging the president has “exercised the powers of his office for his personal benefit while ignoring or injuring the public interest.” Nadler said Trump put himself before country while endangering national security and America’s democracy.”
I find it soooo funny when socialist democrats claim to be acting in accordance with the Constitution, when they seek daily to do away with it and subvert it any chance they get. Marvelous. How many rings in this circus?
Sets up shop, awaits chew toys, sock puppets, trolls, etc.
Foogas is primed and ready…
Punji pits dug, sticks set in and camouflaged.
Guns laid, manned, and ready for TOT Fire Mission
Keel freshly barnacled, ready for hauling.
Oh the hypocrisy.
Bill Clinton. Personal Benefit. Lying under Oath and on National TV to the Public about Monica.
And don’t forget Adam Schiff.
…”exercised the powers of his office for his personal benefit while ignoring or injuring the public interest.”
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-to-unveil-articles-of-impeachment-focused-on-abuse-of-power-obstruction-of-congress
“Nadler said the judiciary panel will introduce two articles “charging the president with high crimes and misdemeanors.” He said the first is dedicated to “abuse of power,” alleging the president has “exercised the powers of his office for his personal benefit while ignoring or injuring the public interest.” Nadler said Trump put himself before country while endangering national security and America’s democracy.”
Are they talking about Donald Trump or Joe Biden, because Joe Biden sure as hell exercised the power of his office for his and his son’s personal benefit. He even said so on video. But if you were to ask Joe Biden about it, he would call you a damn liar and challenge you to a push-up contest.
Enough “projection” from the Left to run a multiplex theater.
Maybe even a Googleplex.
A thought here: how do you think the socialist democrats will react, particularly the ringleaders, when the Senate shoves all this up their asses?
A conviction would be nice in their minds, but the point is to drag this out ad infinitum, keeping it in the voters’ minds up to the election and beyond if PDT is re-elected.
They believe this strategy is what won them the House in 2018.
They’ll bitch and moan, but then they will simply start all over again.
Like a lot of us here, I have defended this country for close to 40 years. In the Navy, as a cop, and in intel jobs for the fed.
This insanity, along with the destruction of the rule of law, makes me think it has all been a big fucking waste.
I am just glad that my parents are not allowed to see this. I remember when Nixon resigned. It was one of the only times I saw my father cry. Not cause he loved Nixon, but because he couldn’t believe his adopted country had come to that.
He would be sobbing uncontrollably if he were alive today.
Hijacking a grave Constitutional process for use in a partisan political shit show. This is just plain sad and tragic for our country…
Proof that nothing is too low for the dims, if they think it will gain them power.. They truly are the “domestic enemies” our oaths spoke of.
“They truly are the ‘domestic enemies’ our oaths spoke of.”
You just nailed it, Fyrfighter.
^WORD^….What Poe said.
Again…3 years of this sh^tshow because that scrunt, dashildabeast, THE Bitch of Benghazi, and all of the other domestic enemies of our Republic “didn’t get her turn.” Tens of millions of taxpayer dollars pissed away by a bunch of self centered, egotistical, power hungry, piece of sh^t that got their job by lie and deceit. DRAIN THE EFFING SWAMP!
You can just look at Frantic Frannie and see the pure evil oozing out. No, make that gushing out. And the pure stupid from Shiffty… Volcanic spewing! Nadler, nearly 30 years as a swamp rat. The saddest part for us all is the stupid dumbasses that can’t see this and keep re-electing those types.
Democrats haven’t been the anti-American since they fired on Fort Sumter.
What’s sad and tragic is that it will become SOP.
It’s all Democrats have for 2020.
Any comments on the IG report?
Plenty.
“I’m living in America, and in America you’re on your own. America’s not a country. It’s just a business. Now fuckin’ pay me.”
~ Jackie Cogan (character in Killing Them Softly movie)
Further proof of what a filthy whorehouse Washington DC has become.
At least at a whorehouse ya get the f**ing you pay for and earn the disease.
This on the other hand…
I can’t wait to see what that babbling seagull from UC Berzerkely will spout off because he’ll be back to hyperventilating in a corner when this backfires on the D-rats!
Wow. You can see the future!!!
Easy call, SJ.
There is no dispute that he committed these acts. The evidence and testimony is overwhelming.
Trump and the white household have admitted to the fact that Trump tried to get the Ukrainian president to announce an investigation into Biden in exchange for releasing the allocated defense funds. The White House ADMITTED IT!
None of the Republican rebuttals have focused on the facts. Only on the process and whether they think it is impeachable.
The process complaints have all been bullshit.
The fact that republicans say what Trump did is not rise to the level of impeachable is essentially saying the president should be allowed to use the powers of his office, use the resources and funds of the United stages, and bribe other work leaders to participate in political attacks against his opponents. The president should be allowed to abuse his office and leverage foreign interference to help him get elected.
Also, the GOP, and even some DNC claims that we should let the election decide is bullshit. We can’t let election outcomes be the adjudicators of whether someone is guilty of abusing their power and leveraging foreign assistance to interfere in the outcome of an election.
Your argument falls apart, Lars, when one considers the three prior Presidential impeachments- Jackson, Nixon and Clinton- all had bipartisan support and legal representation for the accused. Now with Trump?
Not even close.
I didn’t look up the expected numbers for Nixon, but Clinton’s impeachment votes were very partisan, though the country does somehow seem to have become even more so over time.
On the perjury charge, the 5 Republicans (out of 228) voted with the Democrats, and 5 Democrats (out of 205) voted with the Republicans. On the obstruction charge, 12 Republicans voted with the Democrats, and 5 Democrats voted with the Republicans.
Links:
Perjury roll call:
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1998/roll543.xml
Obstruction roll call:
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1998/roll545.xml
More than now? Almost certainly yes, but even the largest move across the aisle, the 12 Republicans on the obstruction charge, represents just 5.6% of Republicans . Calling that bipartisan is a bit of a stretch, in my opinion.
I’d agree LC, despite the obvious evidence that Clinton committed perjury (hell, he was disbarred for it), the dems were lockstep in protecting him, because it’s alright when the left lies.. just look at the stuff Pelosi and Schumer said during the run up to that process.. 100% in conflict with their current positions.. So you’re correct, those were not bipartisan votes.
What of the legal representation afforded to the first three, but denied for Trump? The Star Chamber-like closed meetings of the Dems, and their one-sided press releases? They’ve taken “high crimes and misdemeanors” and turned it into a political process. I think they’ll regret this one day.
“I think they’ll regret this one day.”
Like the filibuster rules?
Elections have consequences.
My talisman (THE FLACCID MICROPENIS OF TRUTH) has always told me that ORANGE. MAN. BAD. It’s all I have to hold onto in this evil world that you have created for me and my followers in the Free Shit Army!
Nancy and the other will bring truth and socialist justice to us all. I am looking forward to suckling off the socialist tit for the rest of my life… at your expense!
Time for me to go massage more of my empiric data…
Commissar: There is no dispute that he committed these acts. The evidence and testimony is overwhelming. False. The overwhelming evidence is that President Trump did not commit the acts that you guys are accusing him of doing. Have you read the transcripts? I highly doubt that you did. A reading of the transcript, as well as listening to the claims and statements by those involved with the call, including both presidents, argue that your accusations are false. Commissar: Trump and the white household have admitted to the fact that Trump tried to get the Ukrainian president to announce an investigation into Biden in exchange for releasing the allocated defense funds. The White House ADMITTED IT! Not correct. If you read the transcript of the phone call where the investigation of the Bidens is mentioned, you would find no talk about foreign aid as an incentive for the investigation. Nowhere, in the transcripts, does President Trump require his counterpart to investigate the Bidens in exchange for receiving the aid. In fact, the Ukrainian side of the call was not even aware of the issue involving foreign aid. What you saw, with the exchange, was diplomacy and action. Joseph Biden’s own statement shows that he may have violated US laws. The Ukrainian investigation could turn up the information needed for the US side to investigate and prosecute. Present Trump’s Ukrainian counterpart requested support in order to complete an investigation on their end. Two individuals, in charge of the executive branches of their countries, asking for each other’s support in order to be able to further do their duties. That is not quid pro quo. That is not an admission of doing what the left accuses him of doing. This is not abusing the office to get one’s way. Commissar: None of the Republican rebuttals have focused on the facts. Only on the process and whether they think it is impeachable. False. None of the Democrats had the facts on their side. All you have to do is read the transcripts of the phone calls that are the subject of this impeachment process.… Read more »
Glad you did that. I do not have enough sunrises left to waste my time reading and analyzing commie seagull shit. My response to bird shit on my vehicles is to promptly hose it off before it corrodes the paint.
Bird shit corrodes the paint?
Oh shit. That explains a lot.
Not to mention, that when the witnesses were all asked if they had direct knowledge they all said no. While democrats may allow here say legal proceedings do not.
Jesus, Lars, it’s like you’re not even trying anymore.
But this (“Well, sonofabith… he got fired!”) is just normal business, right?
Trump is not being pursued for committing “acts”. He is being pursued for “thought crimes”held by others with an axe to grind because Hildabeast lost the election she thought had been bought and paid for.
D’s are upset the free-flowing “consulting” taps from the Clinton Foundation ran dry from foreign entities seeking to buy influence.
Hey Lars:
1. You have been completely full of shit in the past.
2. You are STILL completely full of shit.
3. You have had to eat crow on multiple occasions in the past.
4. I and everyone else predict that you and your side will be eating crow again.
5. President Trump has already planned for this and will make it blow up in your faces, just watch, KAGA 2020!!!
6. President Trump CONTINUES to speak to sold out crowds in huge venues with standing room only with people queuing up DAYS before he speaks while none of the D-rat candidates can even halfway fill a small high school gymnasium, cafeteria or a medium size tent.
7. BIDEN is the one who abused the power of his Office to get that Ukrainian Investigator fired while his Son *SNORT!* Hunter was on the board for a Ukrainian Gas Company.
You lose yet again, Comrade Seagull.
Lars, have you ever made an accurate prediction, estimation, summation, or description in your entire existence?
Why do I get the feeling that you spent lots of time in the Army telling everyone how good you supposedly are at what you do, while the guys and gals under you were busy doing your job for you? Does anyone else get that feeling?
Lars, your troll level is going down.
You are back down to recruit.
Ooh, *POW!*, right in the kisser!!!
Good one SJ, I’d also recommend that he gets Post Police Call duty this weekend as well!
So If Trump asked the Ukraine to investigate reports of biden doing something not legal with under age boys, then the POTUS would be wrong asking since biden was running against him for president. Hmmmm.
That pretty much sums up the dims position..
The Dems loudly and piously proclaim, “No one is above the law!” then immediately declare Joe Biden exempt from criminal investigation because he’s a presidential candidate.
Typical Dem hypocrisy.
But all the organs of the 0bama regime (CIA, FBI, State Dept., and DOJ) investigating and surveilling Trump during his campaign at the behest of Hillary and the DNC, based upon fraudulent reports, was perfectly proper.
It’s only bad when it might make Democrats look bad, of course.
Hillary’s a dark horse? Percheron or Clydesdale?
Jackass…
Glue?!
Since nothing ever seems to stick, she’d make some pretty shitty glue.
Unicorn
The D-rats need her in the White House cuz unicorn farts are how they are going to pay for all the freebies to the FSA that is their political base.
Do not insult horses. She’s the butt-end of any species of equine, including mules, a sterile, non-reproducing cross between a jackass and a horse’s ass.
Nanny Lugosi is more like a piss-poorly bred hinney!
My little pony.
I really expected the Democrats to have a universal fit of apoplexy over this business. This is pretty close, but it would be nice if they’d all shrivel up and blow away.
What a bunch of spoiled brats they are.
These pols need to put some skin in the game. Those who vote to impeach, and then remove need to resign if the Senate fails to get the votes to convict. Yes, when the congresscritter resigns, they can never come back.
I’m sure that President Trump already has a plan and will make this blow up in the face of the D-rats, I’m making some nachos after making a beer run!
I wonder how much he plans vs how much he pulls out of his ass on the fly, Indy-style. Either way, it’s worked so far.
Geez, Louise, that photo of Pelosi is the portrait of a rancorous, coiffured old harridan who finds out her poison didn’t work to get rid of her rival!
Maybe that gavel she pounds will break at an auspicious time…. and publicly, too….
Nancy Pelosi doesn’t merely have a few loose nuts or bolts, that old hag’s gearbox is completely stripped out!!!
API she might have blown her tranny. just saying
KoB, you and I both remember the Good Old Days when the term “Blowing a tranny “ meant that one was having major car trouble. I bet that Pelosi would claim to have blown a tranny just for campaign points!
API 😆 😆 😆 😆
Why thank you, Ma’am. I searched for just the right pic to set the tone, and this one scared the bejeezus out of me. So I just had to share.
*grin*
Outstanding work! Give yourself a reward!!
Pelosi thinks she’s the second coming of Servilia of the Junii. She’s actually more like Cruella DeVille crossed with Fearless Leader (Boris & Natasha’s boss) and David Lo Pan.
“Today, in service to our duty to the Constitution and our country…”
They keep using these words. I do not think they mean what they think they mean. Translation:
“Today, in order to maintain the level of power and control that we deem necessary, the House Committee on the Judiciary is introducing two articles of impeachment because we alone will decide what is best for the American public, because they cannot be trusted to think for themselves. The truth must be told, and the truth is whatever we say the truth is.”
Don’t forget this, Representative Al Green (D-Idiocy) said “A president can be impeached more than once,” and Nads said this is all about the 2020 election, not what Trump has done, “Chuck Todd then asked Nadler, “If he’s acquitted, do you believe we will have a fair election in 2020?”
“I don’t know. But the president based on his last performance will do everything he can to make it not a fair election and that is part of what gives us the urgency to proceed with this impeachment,” Nadler concluded.
https://libertyhub.com/dem-rep-al-green-says-theres-no-limit-on-impeachment-attempts/
https://www.independentsentinel.com/nadler-admits-impeachment-is-about-the-election-in-2020/
Schiff has also said it’s about the election.
https://thefederalist.com/2019/12/10/schiff-only-impeachment-will-ensure-a-free-and-fair-election/
Of course, Pelosi knows that’s a terrible position because it completely undercuts the entire process. So she’s contradicted them.
As for what Al Green said, as big a moron as he is, at least on this he’s right. Just like Democrats count votes until they win, they’ll keep impeaching until something sticks.
At least when the Clinton impeachment was undertaken, they had physical (blue dress} evidence. Here, all there is, everything is hurt feelings and a risk of job security. If I was Trump, after 2020, I’d turn the AG loose and have a more or less continuous stream of perp walks of the swamp monsters. Up to and including the former POTUS and FLOTUSes.
What’s worse is all their witnesses are either giving second and third hand information or conjecture. The only direct testimony given thus far entirely exonerates the president.
When this blows up in the D-rats’ faces I’m sure it’ll make the Mount St. Helens eruption look like a mole fart!
How about we enforce existing Federal law
18 USC 2384
f two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof, they shall each be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 808; July 24, 1956, ch. 678, § 1, 70 Stat. 623; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(N), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2148.)
18 USC 2382
Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States and having knowledge of the commission of any treason against them, conceals and does not, as soon as may be, disclose and make known the same to the President or to some judge of the United States, or to the governor or to some judge or justice of a particular State, is guilty of misprision of treason and shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than seven years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
There are a number of denizens of the swamp that seem to have run afoul those items of law.
Nice!!!
Let’s get rope to deal with these crimes.
Put it to use! Drain the MOTHERFUCKING SWAMP!!!
Two articles they could charge any president in history with…