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Tennessee Hillbilly

(587 posts)
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 01:32 PM Oct 2019

The Senate Repugs Will Use This Excuse For Not Convicting Trump

Here is the excuse:
WHAT TRUMP DID WAS WRONG, BUT IT'S NOT BAD ENOUGH TO WARRANT REMOVING HIM FROM OFFICE.

John Cornyn, Lamar Alexander, and Rob Portman have already essentially said this. When it comes time to vote on impeachment, almost all of the Senate Repugs will be saying it.

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The Senate Repugs Will Use This Excuse For Not Convicting Trump (Original Post) Tennessee Hillbilly Oct 2019 OP
Response: "Impeachment: Not just for blowjobs anymore" flibbitygiblets Oct 2019 #1
So, let's approach this from the other angle gratuitous Oct 2019 #2
Perhaps if they were also indicted for obstruction Generic Other Oct 2019 #4
Yep. But will it work with other Republican senators. Iliyah Oct 2019 #3
Force them to condone half a dozen crimes. Garrett78 Oct 2019 #5
Phone calls, letters, MuseRider Oct 2019 #6
If the Democrats go with only the Ukraine issue, kentuck Oct 2019 #7
What kind of jury convicts without having heard the full slate of evidence? Mr. Ected Oct 2019 #8
They will never cross Trump budkin Oct 2019 #9
I doubt that... GeorgeGist Oct 2019 #10
Even if ... Tennessee Hillbilly Oct 2019 #11

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
1. Response: "Impeachment: Not just for blowjobs anymore"
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 01:35 PM
Oct 2019

Also, fuck them. It's a CRIME, which is impeachable, as is the COVER UP.

Also, release the PUTIN meeting transcripts **NOW**.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
2. So, let's approach this from the other angle
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 01:39 PM
Oct 2019

What would Senators Cornyn, Alexander and Portman consider a serious enough crime for Trump to be removed from office? Because whatever they answer, there's a pretty good chance Trump has done it.

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)
4. Perhaps if they were also indicted for obstruction
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 01:42 PM
Oct 2019

Conspiring against the United States of America. Put them all on the defensive.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
3. Yep. But will it work with other Republican senators.
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 01:39 PM
Oct 2019

Probably with Collins tho . . .

Anywho, I feel pretty confident that t-rump is going down, hopefully with kiss arse Pence and criminal Barr.

Side note: get t-rump to answer questions under penalty of perjury. Pres Clinton lied under oath regarding a "blow job".

t-rump lies just because.

MuseRider

(34,111 posts)
6. Phone calls, letters,
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 03:11 PM
Oct 2019

email, comments when they come home. If they think they will lose if they do not vote for impeachment and removal from office there are many who will vote for it. Some will not, we need to make sure they lose.

We need to work hard and lay the pressure on. We CAN do this.

kentuck

(111,098 posts)
7. If the Democrats go with only the Ukraine issue,
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 03:14 PM
Oct 2019

they will likely lose the PR war.


They should charge him with all the abuses of power and obstruction of justices charges that were found by the Special Counsel, that were discovered under oath and penalty of law.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
8. What kind of jury convicts without having heard the full slate of evidence?
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 03:15 PM
Oct 2019

I'll tell you what kind: a corrupt and irresponsible jury. And these are Senators. How dare they.

The GOP ought to be brought up on racketeering charges. They pretend this is all political, because that's all it ever is and was with them.

Fuck them. They belong in Russia with the Russians.

11. Even if ...
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 05:45 PM
Oct 2019

Even if there are more articles of impeachment, it won't matter. The Repugs will just say that none of them are serious enough to warrant Trump's removal.

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