They Can't Throw Away Their Shot (Spoiler: The Whistleblower Case May Be Their Shot)

[mcar]

Whole thread worth a read. Here are some of the posts. Basic idea is that, had the Dems gone for impeachment back in, say, March, the whole thing would be over and done. As hard as it is to get impeachment voted on in the House, there's no way they'd get a second shot. So, Dotard would be getting off scott free on this Ukraine issue and everything else that happened between March and now.

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In early May, Pelosi said that Trump was trying to goad the House into impeaching.

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1/ @Chrislhayes suggested the idea was insane.

I argued that Trump wanted it all over then, before all the evidence was uncovered⤵️

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What do I mean by “all over?”

The process is analogous to a criminal indictment.

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/💠The defendant gets a trial (a chance to prove he's innocent)

Now, for impeachment.

First there’s an investigation. The House gathers the evidence.
(The House started gathering evidence in March, and called it an impeachment inquiry on 9-7-19)

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7/ If a majority votes yes, the president is then impeached.

It’s done. Fireworks. It happened.

This is a Big. Deal. It has only happened twice in our entire history. (Nixon resigned before he could be impeached, so count 3)

The matter then goes to the Senate for a trial.

[Cartaphelius]

1. If impeached Trump

can move into Putin's or Kim's to avoid extradition while keeping
all the money he stole from us.

[mcar]

2. You mean removed from office?

If Trump is impeached, it goes to the Senate to vote on his removal. That will not happen. If, by some miracle it did, he might try to flee the country, I suppose, to avoid all the indictments he'll be facing.

[UniteFightBack]

4. See I don't think he would ever flee since he thinks he can beat anything and so far that has been

true.

[UniteFightBack]

3. Pick the crime that we can get a conviction on even with most corrupt of juries, aka GOP COWARDS.nt