Betty Bowers nails it as to what matters for impeachment.

[Julian Englis]

Link to tweet

It's not how many Republicans are in favor of impeachment when the hearings start that matters.

It's how many Americans are in favor of impeachment when the hearings FINISH.

[world wide wally]

1. Nailed it

[dalton99a]

2. Exactly.

[NCLefty]

3. She really is the America's Best Christian. :D

[rusty quoin]

4. Do something.

[Cha]

5. KR!

[H2O Man]

6. Recommended.

[pioche4]

7. I am so hopeful that he will be impeached...for the good of our good country...it makes me emtional

And I pray for the day that he, his family and enablers are all prosecuted and put in jail. The country needs this reckoning, like a family needing the bonding of an intervention. It may be tough and painful, but the only way to heal is through it. Onwards!

[Tipperary]

8. This.

It is past time.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Yup. Why it's tough. You can't predict the end after you throw impeachment in motion. . . . nt

[Funtatlaguy]

10. We just need to move about 10% of the 38-45% that still support him.

What we have to hope is that there is a portion of the FauxRushLimbotomy that is reachable.
Some that haven’t heard about all of the impeachable things he’s done and that they care.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

11. may the facts be revealed to all

Right now, only a subset of U.S. citizens know much about the lawlessness of Trump and GOP.

The impeachment inquiry can make a big difference in the size of that subset.

[bucolic_frolic]

12. Very true

It's not a done deal, it's an investigation, a legal and political trial in the Senate. But if the journey's end is uncertain, it doesn't mean you don't begin it. You fight the good fight, and if your case is true, based on Constitutional principles that any reasonable person would agree with, then you stand a good chance of picking up large majorities along the way.

[CaptainTruth]

13. Which is exactly why Pelosi said when we impeach we need an "ironclad" case.

We need to present a rock solid case to the public so average voters will support it.

Glad to see Betty agrees with Nancy's strategy.

[Wounded Bear]

14. K & R...for truth...nt

[rickyhall]

15. I remember when we were a democracy.

[SlogginThroughIt]

16. She does hit the nail on the head BUT

She does hit the nail on the head BUT it amazes me how many people think she doesn’t fucking know this.

It has to be exhausting fir Pelosi.

It must be like a heart surgeon listening to the whole world telling her that she has to clamp the aorta and she is thinking I need to make the incision first but even before that I need the nurse to hand me the scalpel.

[soldierant]

24. From someone who is a lawyer (which I am not)

"Speaking as a lawyer even on obstruction of justice Democrats don't have the evidence. What they have is a heavily redacted Mueller "Report" that tells them obstruction of justice may have been committed on 10 occasions.

What they need is testimony and/or documents from the witnesses Mueller gathered evidence from OR the grand jury evidence itself.

They've petitioned the court for the grand jury evidence but I'm unaware that a FRCP Rule 6(e) hearing has even been scheduled by the court.

They've so far been blocked in obtaining testimony under oath from witnesses other than Lewandowski the other day. They got some things from him when he was grilled by the consulting lawyer at the end but there again they need other witnesses to corroborate what they got from him.

They also have testimony and evidence from Michael Cohen but again they need grand jury evidence from SDNY to confirm and back up Cohen's assertions.

The same goes for Trump's taxes and financial records which they've won the right to so far from lower courts but are awaiting Appellate Court and possibly Supreme Court ruling.

The problem Democrats and Pelosi have is if the vote on Articles of Impeachment were held now based on the EXPECTATION of obtaining the evidence they need they're fucked if they don't get it."

[KPN]

17. Spot on!

[zentrum]

18. It's how the Democrats

...explain and present the issues for the American people to clearly understand.

[disndat]

19. If Trump is impeached then

Pence would become Pres. and he will pardon Trump - like the Nixon/Ford scenario.

[ms liberty]

20. This. n/t

[AllaN01Bear]

21. my response to another thread ,

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12495647

[Skittles]

22. I am APPALLED how many DUers fail to understand this

IMPEACH THAT FASCIST FUCK and stop making decisions based on what his FASCIST SUPPORTERS will or will not do

[pbmus]

23. Bingo...

[calimary]

25. Yep!

[rzemanfl]

28. +1. n/t

[Newest Reality]

26. True!

That's the way to look at it. There will be a lot of blustery posturing, but we should all know that that is how they work.

I am also going to predict that Trump will resign if impeachment is inevitable. He will cut and run and there are many good reasons for him to do that, despite his public face about it. It is his only "win".

For one thing, think about him at the proceedings. Oh, and brand? I could go on.

[Gothmog]

29. K&R