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Thu Jan 14, 2021, 11:09 AM

thucythucy (5,749 posts)

53. You may be right.

Either way, I'd still like to see a thorough investigation, not only of this latest outrage, but all the other corrupt crap we know the Trumps and their enablers have pulled these past four years.

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58 replies	Author	Time	Post
NO to the suggestion of Biden Agenda in the morning, Senate Trial in the afternoon. [View all]	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	OP
If #MoscowMitch was a man of his word	634-5789	Jan 2021	#1
He's already re-confirmed that he wouldn't take it up until Biden took over. He's certainly a man	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	#2
And that's the problem.	634-5789	Jan 2021	#3
For sure. Personally I have always thought the biggest win in Congress would be to see him be	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	#9
McConnell won't be in charge	dawg day	Jan 2021	#21
You still need 17 Republicans though, and if McConnell says no, you'd be lucky to get one	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	#36
What about 1 day a week is Trial Day?	Captain Zero	Jan 2021	#52
I would take that, and a lot of evidence would have been collected by then too.	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	#54
McConnell is a wiley SOB	njhoneybadger	Jan 2021	#4
This isn't about revenge. There was an attempt to kill our Senators and Congress people, and	still_one	Jan 2021	#5
Yes, there will be criminal investigations about his complicity,but he could already have received a	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	#10
The Senate Trial is a requirement now since trump has been impeached. When the schedule it	still_one	Jan 2021	#11
Yes, all I hope is that they do it in a manner that suits their purposes. The clock is stopped in 6	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	#14
Pardons have nothing to do with impeachment trial	jcgoldie	Jan 2021	#16
We're good then.	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	#18
I agree	Rorey	Jan 2021	#6
Justice Roberts won't sit around for a weeks long trial.	Klaralven	Jan 2021	#7
Articles were delivered on Jan 15, 2020 while the vote took place on Feb 5, 2020. That's 3 weeks and	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	#12
Trial in the Senate began 1/22 and ended 2/5, and mornings were reserved for Senate business.	Klaralven	Jan 2021	#19
Only because McConnell set a very tight agenda. I include the wider dates because it	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	#20
Yes, he would if required. Are we so used to toddlers with	Maru Kitteh	Jan 2021	#23
The articles of impeachment are 4 pages, dealing with 2 events.	Klaralven	Jan 2021	#47
Norm Eisen was asked about that	DeminPennswoods	Jan 2021	#48
Biden's got to get his cabinet confirmed.	octoberlib	Jan 2021	#8
There was no investigation done for this Impeachment, they will have to do an investigation	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	#13
Why? What is there to investigate? We all saw it.	Squinch	Jan 2021	#15
I hear you, but "We saw it on tv" might not be the ideal case to go into a Senate Trial with ;)	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	#17
Yes, and that investigation is going to uncover a lot of GOP crimes.	lagomorph777	Jan 2021	#35
They can send impeachment to committee	servermsh	Jan 2021	#22
Bringing up the impeachment trial 3 months later would not be smart	ecstatic	Jan 2021	#24
That depends on what comes out in these next weeks and months.	thucythucy	Jan 2021	#25
I don't think that's necessary. They all know what tRump did	ecstatic	Jan 2021	#29
You may be right.	thucythucy	Jan 2021	#53
There are multiple investigations going on, that won't get anywhere till months from now	uponit7771	Jan 2021	#26
But that's the problem, what's the most that Democrats will get out of it, if you start it on Jan 21	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	#31
Dragging it out could play into our hands. More and more damning facts will emerge,	lagomorph777	Jan 2021	#27
Yes, I agree, get all the facts and start all those criminal cases. I think there's a ton of	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	#33
I think DUers need to prepare themselves for the very likely inevitability -	bullwinkle428	Jan 2021	#28
I hope not because that's my red line and he would have lost my support	ecstatic	Jan 2021	#30
That's two separate things, a Senate Trial versus a DOJ criminal investigation. Garland decides on	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	#43
It's far from pointless. It would allow him to be disqualified from ever holding office again	NYC Liberal	Jan 2021	#46
It's pointless for the Democratic Party. That would be a huge win for the Republican Party.	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	#49
You could be right, about eventually moving on. If they pass all the bills i expect them to, and	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	#32
Its not up to Joe Biden	jcgoldie	Jan 2021	#37
I don't think Biden will get involved.	Turin_C3PO	Jan 2021	#40
Or he might	MyNameGoesHere	Jan 2021	#41
Waiting the 100 days makes sense given the fact that it is unlikely to remove Trump earlier	karynnj	Jan 2021	#34
Makes sense.	Turin_C3PO	Jan 2021	#38
It assumes the Biden agenda will move quicker if there is no accountability for Trump.	kentuck	Jan 2021	#39
How so ?	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	#42
I don't think it will have much bearing on Biden's agenda.	kentuck	Jan 2021	#44
It's the 100 days that I'm more concerned with. The reality is that the time to have a Senate Trial	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	#45
If Trump continues to impose himself on Party politics after he leaves office....	kentuck	Jan 2021	#51
That's the thing, he would be sticking around Republican Party politics like a bad smell, and there	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	#56
I think Schumer and Pelosi should set up a 9/11 style Commission	DeminPennswoods	Jan 2021	#50
Or a Special Counsel with actual powers of investigation ? Would a Commission include Republicans ?	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	#55
IMO, a non-partisan commission would be best	DeminPennswoods	Jan 2021	#57
That would be a pretty great group for sure.	OnDoutside	Jan 2021	#58

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