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bigbrother05

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44. The report is out, now the hearings start in the House

Fri Apr 19, 2019, 08:59 AM

Apr 2019

In the next few months a ton of testimony will be given before the House committees. That will reinforce what's known from the report and is likely to reveal even more.

Those hearings could/should lead to the Judiciary committee initiating an Impeachment hearing with a House vote by the holidays (maybe sooner).

McConnell will waffle around about scheduling the Senate action (Garland redux) which will put the Senate GOP in a bind coming into the primary season.

All that action in the House will tend to leave the Dem candidate above the fray and they can honestly say the will let the process play out with the facts leading the way.

With a wounded and flailing incumbent, the GOP will be trying to stem losses.

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The Bottom Line [View all] kentuck Apr 2019 OP

Correct. They need to choose principle or politics. There are no 2020 guarantees either way. dameatball Apr 2019 #1

Your point needs to be emphasized. kentuck Apr 2019 #3

It is too late. It will take longer than the time before the next election to get Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #18

Maybe we can do both TheRealNorth Apr 2019 #34

I don't see the point. We can investigate and do the same thing. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #41

Mueller got enough documents, Congress can get them.... lastlib Apr 2019 #49

How do we get an impeachment through the Senate. democratisphere Apr 2019 #2

You bring the evidence to the public's knowledge tnlurker Apr 2019 #5

The Senate has a new breed of extremely corrupt rethuglicons and democratisphere Apr 2019 #6

This isn't Nixon. TwilightZone Apr 2019 #9

Don't have to - hearing in House to bring charges the trial before Senate bigbrother05 Apr 2019 #11

There is not enough time before the next election. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #20

The report is out, now the hearings start in the House bigbrother05 Apr 2019 #44

If evidence is presented in open impeachment session for how complicity they are, Volaris Apr 2019 #12

They wont. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #17

Yes they will, if they think they can make the case to their base that they should be allowed to Volaris Apr 2019 #36

Look at # of Repuke senators that poli-junkie Apr 2019 #4

WE are worth it! FormerOstrich Apr 2019 #7

Robert Mueller's testimony is going to be very interesting. SKKY Apr 2019 #8

IMO, letting it go to a vote in 2020 is putting our future in the Russian's hands. n/t woodsprite Apr 2019 #10

It is to late for impeachment but we can investigate. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #16

Something I said on another post flotsam Apr 2019 #13

Everyone died at the Alamo. I would prefer to keep investigating and beat the shit out of Trump in Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #15

They stood on principle at the Alamo flotsam Apr 2019 #19

Fuck principle. We need to get Trump out in 20. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #22

For fuck sake . We are less than a year away from an election. We need to win. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #14

Your assumption is that he is weaker if Democrats don't impeach? kentuck Apr 2019 #21

This is a partisan divide... how will it make him weaker? Do you really think the Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #30

Voters should not have to vote out of ignorance. kentuck Apr 2019 #31

We are more than 18 months away from an election flotsam Apr 2019 #23

Just my opinion... kentuck Apr 2019 #24

He will win if we do impeach. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #26

Why? kentuck Apr 2019 #33

Polls show many voters feels this needs to end...dragging it out with impeachment will only hurt us. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #39

Agreed! McKim Apr 2019 #56

Sure but the election begins in earnest with Iowa. If you Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #25

Really flotsam Apr 2019 #28

He won't have to resign. He will be protected and fears prosecution if he loses the election Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #37

Losing is never the right thing. Nothing is more important than beating Trump in 20. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #27

Trump will beat you like a drum if you do not impeach. kentuck Apr 2019 #29

The report is bad for him. We can investigate but impeachment won't help us. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #38

K&R Kurt V. Apr 2019 #32

angry I_have_had_enough Apr 2019 #35

You can't convict him. Scott walker was impeached into two terms, Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #47

Scott Walker didn't pay off porn stars BlueWI Apr 2019 #53

Unfortunately Mueller was built up for 2.5 years to be the Messiah. MadDAsHell Apr 2019 #40

Investigation and hold public hearingsimpeachment....but no impeachment.... Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #42

That may be the Democrats' plan? kentuck Apr 2019 #43

Giving a tyrant like Trump four more years when we have no chance of conviction Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #45

They are expected to ignore the subpoena requests.... kentuck Apr 2019 #48

Mueller did h Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #46

If impeached disndat Apr 2019 #50

The bottom line is that the Russians have attacked America and ahave an asset in the oval Baltimike Apr 2019 #51

Censure Cosmocat Apr 2019 #52

When the Senate Republicans block removal from office, then censure prodigitalson Apr 2019 #58

Censure does not get the truth out like Impeachment investigation hearings would. SunSeeker Apr 2019 #64

They have literally a half dozen committees in the House investigating him Cosmocat Apr 2019 #66

Those House investigations have gotten no media attention because they have no consequences. SunSeeker Apr 2019 #68

Impeach the MFer, I do not care how long it takes or if the DEMs... NotHardly Apr 2019 #54

... how many Repugs took money from the communists? NotHardly Apr 2019 #55

They have to impeach. Pobeka Apr 2019 #57

He's going to walk, even with impeachment. Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #59

In my opinion, the most important thing we can do... kentuck Apr 2019 #60

At minimum the light should be shown, I'm still trying to get a solid answer on what other uponit7771 Apr 2019 #62

Starting formal impeachment investigation proceedings lets us get Grad Jury info. SunSeeker Apr 2019 #63

THX !!! uponit7771 Apr 2019 #65

That's not a rational decision relative to the fact that Red Don is going to be helped by Russians uponit7771 Apr 2019 #61

"It is up to Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats." myohmy2 Apr 2019 #67