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IndyOp

(15,515 posts)
1. Yeah. I've been thinking about Nancy "dragging her feet" - she is #3 in line for the Presidency
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 09:43 PM
Sep 2019

and if Trump and Pence both fall as a result of his scandal, then she'll step in. I know it's a very long shot, but... if she pushed for impeachment too early that would leave her wide open for harsh criticism about her motives.

Maybe?

tanyev

(42,552 posts)
2. Yeah, it never occurred to me until Trump that it's unfortunate that the person
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 09:53 PM
Sep 2019

responsible for initiating the impeachment process is also next in line after the VP. I don’t know why the framers of the Constitution didn’t see that as a potential problem. Of course, they couldn’t imagine that a corrupt president would be completely aided and abetted by the VP, his Cabinet, the Supreme Court, and an entire political party.

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)
3. So what if we have a Two-fer impeachment and she is third in line....
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 10:52 PM
Sep 2019

What is she supposed to do? Step aside and let Chuck Grassley or Mike Pompeo become the POTUS?

I think not....

IndyOp

(15,515 posts)
4. My comment was about why she might have - wisely - taken the process more slowly
Wed Sep 25, 2019, 11:21 AM
Sep 2019

than many of us may have preferred.

Should she step aside? Oh. hell. no.

ffr

(22,669 posts)
5. Word search today's "Official" transcript. Pence found 0. Barr found 2.
Wed Sep 25, 2019, 12:29 PM
Sep 2019

That's kinda fishy given that we know Pence was working with UKR President.




It gets even more fishy that we only hear of Barr's involvement with UKR President today, and not a whisper, leak, mention or otherwise prior to today.
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