The third day of former President Trump’s second impeachment trial continues in the Senate. President Trump is being charged with one article claiming incitement of an insurrection prior to the Jan. 6th Capitol chaos. [Livestream Links Below]
The insufferable political exercise is scheduled to begin again at Noon ET.
CSPAN Livestream Link – PBS Livestream Link – Alternate Livestream Link
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Its funny, Im trying to listen to these leftists speak, but it sounds all Chinese to me…
Maybe Swalwell can translate.
I heard he had a mouth full of Fang and cannot speak currently.
Donald Trump will not be convicted so what is the point of this trail? To demonize forever all Senators that vote to not convict him. Democrat control of the Senate in 2022 is the goal.
Only far leftists are watching this kabuki theater made for Hollywood drama unfolding in the senate. Those same people watch CNN and believe their every word. They are in the minority and the uniparty swamp, big tech and corporate media know it. It is meant for their viewers appeasement that their party is doing the right thing. I bet 100 million are not watching this farce!
So, all Treepers who are watching are “far leftists”?
LMAO at you, brother.
No, the ones getting a tingle up their legs are far leftists; the ones pissed off are Trump supporters.
95% of respondents to a breitbart poll are NOT watching
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/11/poll-is-anyone-watching-trumps-second-impeachment/
Ultimately IF we can manage any justice in our country… the point could be, eventually, to investigate ALL senators (and house members) who voted to impeach AND convict PDJT for inciting an insurrection when this was an orchestrated plot, designed and carried about by profession leftist rioters… and they were assigned to this task. Who assigned them and who knew about it… in the halls of Congress and the fed govt… and DC govt?
The investigation of senators and reps who voted to convict would include WHAT they knew about this PLOT against Trump and Trump supporters on Jan 6.
Since the Biden thugs are back in total control of the FBI, DOJ… maybe the Truth will not be known for years, or ever… BUT the EVIDENCE does exist publically to know the truth… re: election fraud and this Jan 6 leftist/dem/rino plot against PDT and the American people.
These leftist traitors in congress also succeeded in SUPPRESSING all election fraud evidence and audits from even being conducted. The faux riot served THAT purpose very well.
The Jan 6 riot HARMED the POTUS and the American people bc it was USED and intended to stop the truth about election fraud from being known by the American people. Then they used it to accuse & humiliate both Trump (impeachment) and Trump supporters (rounding up 400 and plastering their faces, names, home addresses all over the media.
These people — primarily the leftists/dems are truly evil, sociopathic. Its TAKES an evil, morally/ethically devoid person to do this. Its really does.
They already have their next move planned if they lose with the sham re-peachment:
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2021/02/dems-next-plot-against-trump-if-senate-impeachment-joseph-klein/
Very strange and exhausting they are so relentless to stop PDT from holding elective office again. Its almost funny b/c its so obnoxious and unnecessary.
Trump has no intention of running at age 78 in 2024 just so he can re-instate all the policies he already executed in 2017++… only to see them destroyed by ChinaJoe.
Congress– the Dems especially– totally know this obsession they have to do something totally unnecessary… is weird.
IMO, the only reason they could be so relentless and obsessed w/denying Trump the right to hold elective office in the future is IF they KNOW Trump won the election… if they also KNOW that they/Dems did NOT win control of the House and Senate too.
Then the Dems NEED … need… to do anything and everything no matter how extreme to stop Trump from returning AS the lawful POTUS, not in 4 years but more like w/in 4 months.
I think you’re on the money, Karen. This is to stop him now, but it’s bull and void if they’re all shown to be there illegally. AntiMAGA forces are revealing there’s still plays to make, though. I am just skeptical than anyone has the will to execute.
Hint – if they STOP HIM – they KILL you next. the point of all of this is to marry the word “armed” with the protest.
Your company is fined if your don’t hand your weapons over or fired.
(covid technique applied everywhere) LISTEN UP
Said same in a post here a few days ago.
Why would they expose themselves otherwise ?
And if that fails they will just put a case together for some corrupt judge in DC, just like the did with Gen. Flynn. Even if they are ultimately successful it will only result in another MAGA ticket with PDJT as king maker.
Job one is putting in place a more honest election system in the 29 States (302 EC votes) where we still have (GOPe + MAGA) majority. The issue is how many GOPe Reps at the State level are taking their marching orders from the DC cesspool?
Job two, is establishing pro-MAGA funding sources and filling the media void for the this true second party. Run pure MAGA where we can easily win a three way race, running via the GOPe primary where we need to take out the RINO first before we can win the general.
Regardless of the path to office our MAGA Representative is completely independent of the uniparty’s system of control that begins with their anti-MAGA funding. Plus you can fully expect legal warfare on our MAGA Reps, so they are going to need a legal defense fund as well.
Boy, you nailed it, Kare!
Another objective is to squelch any further Trump rallies; get potential rally site owner/managers to reject contracts on “potential violence” grounds.
So they can demonize Trump and his followers as petty little cultists with their tin pot dictator who should be marginalized. They want to make it impossible for people to claim to be Trump supporters. They really are scared.
Your point is amazingly important, Me in NY. From a totally wholesome, mainstream American campaign based on strict adherence to our laws and its constitution, and not the radical overturning through violence of our history and traditions, but rather exalting them in a universal, inclusive, political theory whereby every citizen is afforded the same rights and privileges; well, from this beautiful, mainstream movement, MAGA has been tarred through the agency of Deep Stated as an outlaw, extremist organization.
In this travesty, there is no greater culprit than The Fourth Estate that acts not as observers, and disinterested, impartial citizens, but rather as activists and participants in their own separate movement toward socialist, totalitarian communism. This is where the greatest guilt lies.
Correct. The MSMedia IS the enemy. We must take away their power somehow. Ideas?
Yes. But as prologue, let me say that if the shoe were on the other foot, and Dems were being blackballed, and conservative media had the same monopolistic control as Dem media today, the immediate response of an activist Dem DOJ would be to file suit, and then assess massive fines in the tens of billions of dollars until a break-up plan were agreed to.
An activist Republican DOJ could solve the problem just as easily.
So long as we on on the subject of cultists we need to look at the coordination of the anti-Trump cultists. The anti-Trump cultists were reavealed in a Time Magazine article by Molly Ball.
Today, 2/11/21 Sarah Hall at Red State Nation wrires “the Democrats video from Jan.6 used as main evidence at the Impeachment Trial contains footage filmed by Antifa’s John Sullivan”. Well lookie here! The impeachment managers appointed by Nancy Pelosi appear to be in cahoots with BLM and Antifa..you know these were the same groups who burned down some cities, destroyed and looted businesses, threatened and killed people, tore down historic statues and demanded police be defunded. Antifa and BLM condemned by Andy Pelosi and Democrat politicians. Well no.
Has any corporate media revealed the collusion? Isn’t the purpose of news to give information? Why are they hiding the cannoli?
should read: Were Antifa and BLM condemned by Nancy Pelosi and Democrat politicians?
Is Jayden X getting paid for the use of his footage?
Why do you say that. I think he is going to be convicted no matter what unless their ugly mess is exposed.
I don’t think it means anything if they convict him. If I was Trump attorney, I would ask the basic question “since he is a private citizen” what is the rush? Especially when more important things like helping the people of American is more important.
Actually… IF convicted, which is unlikely, Trump could then take the case to SCOTUS to rule on WHETHER an out-of-office POTUS even can be impeached.
SCOTUS cannot over rule an impeachment & conviction BUT it can and must rule on whether THIS impeachment is now, and ever was, valid lawful under the COTUS. Annoying that Roberts didn’t just do that.
Also, very odd that Trump’s lawyers did not just file a case w/SCOTUS. Roberts expected them to do that. Trump, as the client, must have agreed to permit the faux impeachment trial to go forward. Perhaps b/c he IS the lawful POTUS. Not sure what’s going on or why.
The proper mechanism would be FBI/DOJ to determine, legally, IF incitement of an insurrection even occurred in the 1st place, which it did not.
In addition, the Swalwell riot video has arguably been altered and there are no date/time stamps either… so this is tainted evidence anyway.
Its all just nuts.
Roberts already declared this proceeding unconstitutional by declining to participate. This process is set forth in the Constitution, and it requires the Chief Justice to preside. He isn’t, so it’s totally unofficial, a show trial, huge waste of time and money.
Roberts only said he wasn’t presiding. Some people are mind-reading that Roberts did this because he thought it was unconstitutional. Some think he did it because a Chief Justice doesn’t préside over a departing President. Others think Roberts did it to keep his powder dry so that if the Senate convicts, when Trump takes it to the SC for a 9-judge appeal, Roberts would not need to recuse had he presided over the conviction.
Either way, this was collaborated with Schumer and Mitch. Possible scenarios have been gamed out and Roberts will now be available should he be needed.
Yes to your 1st paragraph + Roberts said he would not preside b/c it could be a conflict of interest if this case was brought b4 SCOTUS.
You are likely right re Par 2… but i hope not. I hope PDT has gamed this out too… and the truth will be revealed… finally….and justice will be served… finally.
Vader wants to know.
To TAINT the minds of U.S. citizens and make us doubt.
The point of the trial is Christopher Wray will come in behind this fake trial and will bring charges against PT based on this sham. He said he was looking to make arrests of higher ups that caused the riot. jmo
And that will spark a civil war….
Correct. And that’s why a vigorous, moving portrait of the President’s love of country and his accomplishments as its president should allow senators to proudly reject this false charge.
There you go, two thumbs up!
The defense has 16 hours to make their case so why not run President Trump’s full January 6th speech a couple times along with a few campaign rally speeches in full. Now that would be fun and still leave plenty of time to make a solid legal rebuttal of the changes against him.
Yes, great idea, like on a direct flight from Chicago to New Delhi: first 3 hours, several great Trump speeches. I would suggest all of his July 4 speeches which are some of his best. Then comes a point by point elucidation of the Trump foreign and domestic policy successes, and a statement of precisely why these accomplishments loom so large in the historical sense.
The President has now been tarred as a traitor, hence it is relevant for his policies to be set in contrast to those of his successors. I say use every minute of available time. Also, augment the defense team if necessary with other lawyers with specific angles.
Isn’t this whole charade a massive illustration of gaslighting?
I do not volunteer to be a member of their audience.
Soon enough they will install obligatory loudspeakers in our homes on which they announce wakeup calls and daily work quotas.
Just like Hunger Games…..The Districts must rise up. We don’t need a girl archer to do it, either.
YOu want to make a difference? GO BUY an AR this weekend. with 500 rounds or more. Tell your friends to.. and tell their friends to.. SHOW THEM WE ARENT STOPPING. We will sit at home like PUNKS PEACEFULLY taking their shit all day, but ARMED.
What you suggest, WhiteBoard? DONE.
This is not the place to be discussing the details.
Did Trump create the frustration exhibited by the hundreds of thousand of participants in the rally on January 6? Did Trump incite rioting at the capital with his speech ? The answer to both questions is no. Trump was speaking to the choir about the total frustration about the election being stolen.
The blame is wide spread because there IS plenty of evidence that there was fraud and corruption in the election. Maybe not proof it was enough to change results, but if the evidence is valid, as I expect most is, then the election was stolen. Trump did not convince people of this. We could see it for ourselves. The 75+ million voters are frustrated because our government institutions and political leaders and hacks do not care. Barr said there was no evidence of widespread fraud and cooperation. Everyone knows that is BS. The DOJ, FBI had no apparent interest in looking into the evidence, Most courts had no interest in hearing the evidence. State legislatures had no interest in validating results and addressing the evidence. So the message to the Trump voters was get over it and accept the results. Who would not be highly frustrated and mad. So who is to blame-all of above.
And, by the way, if the election worked just fine and there was no widespread corruption then why the interest in changing election laws? Everyone knows it was a highly flawed and corrupt election.
Yes… everyone in power in the US govt knows. ALL of Congress knows. The FBI, DOJ knows. The 75 million (most) know. The media knows it too. That’s WHY they refused to air the evidence b4 Jan 6.
And, every head of state in all/most of the different govts in the world also know Biden lost, Trump won. They have all seen the evidence themselves… bc THEY need to know they are renegotiating w/a valid/lawful US Govt and they pretty much know they are not… and likely do not know what to DO about that reality. THEY likely believe its very possible Trump will return, in months, as POTUS.
Those who do not know, and do not believe there was any real election-changing evidence, are the 65+ million DEM voters who refused to look at it… b/c they did not want to… but also b/c they were told repeatedly by all media, including the hated Fox that there was no fraud, that Biden really won. Combine that with the fact there were many court cases and all tossed out the election fraud cases… it IS REASONABLE that so many do believe this was a lawful election, Biden won and Trump is just a sore loser.
Somehow, the truth MUST come out. Justice must be done. The “rule of law” and authentic elections MUST be restored.
Numbers: About a third of democrat voters believe Xiden stole the election. And about 11,000,000 “democrat votes” actually belonged to Trump. So closer to 80,000,000 voted Trump, probably 50-something for Xiden. The numbers, which heavily favor Trump, scare the hell out of the Left and the Swamp. That’s why they’re moving forward with the show but will not provide the votes to support conviction, which would be meaningless anyway without Roberts presiding.
The Capitol police let this happen. Who gave the orders?
The Capitol Police answer to the three member Capitol Police Board, which refused Chief Sund’s request for NG backup.
The board comprises the Sgts at arms of House and Senate, and the Architect of the Whitehouse.
Paul Irving was the most “deep state” of the three, and runs Command Consulting, which is worth some research.
Our MissionProtect the Congress – its Members, employees, visitors, and facilities – so it can fulfill its constitutional and legislative responsibilities in a safe, secure and open environment.
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https://www.uscp.gov
“So why were the Capitol Police apparently so unprepared and unable to respond to this threat? A recent interview from former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund may shed some light on one of the major fundamental flaws with the organizational structure of the Capitol Police.
Sund, who resigned the day after the attacks, said he had been concerned that the protest planned for Jan. 6 would be bigger than anticipated. Yet when he asked House and Senate security officials, the respective sergeant at arms, for backup from the National Guard, Sund said they told him they were not “comfortable with the optics.””
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/capitol-police-board-—-the-structural-flaw-in-leadership/ar-BB1cIOTu
Yes and apparently there was knowledge something was planned. And for some reason the people responsible for security took no action to increase police and/or national guard presence. Kinda like they wanted something bad to happen So who is to blame-The rioters and the people responsible for security. Not peaceful protesters and speakers. But again, no one cares for the truth-Just blame Trump and the America First movement.
I communicate frequently with people overseas and it’s impossible to correct all of the misinformation and distortions they are hearing about this Senate show trial. What is being said on the Senate floor today is being reported around the world by international news organizations as established fact. I can’t keep up with it all.
I am sure Trump and his Team know this. Greg Kelly played golf with Trump on Sunday. He reported on his news show that Trump’s lawyers are going to hit back starting Friday.
And the media will somehow not show the defense hitting back so their viewers don’t get the truth. Just wait and see the media blackout.
You mean the loss of audio..LOL
There will be some other breaking news story that causes them to interrupt their live coverage of the proceedings. I’d bet my ***** on it.
Wait for it……3..2..1..
They have been pretty unimpressive thus far. I would like to see them take the offensive, but I’ll be pleasantly surprised if they do.
God we hope so.
A much higher % people overseas only read, listen and watch Globalist Marxist Main Stream Media sources. They are totally brainwashed.
Is that why the Pew public trust rating of the MSM is the lowest it’s ever been?
People watch that bilge, and increasingly fewer believe it with every passing day.
I’m an expat, and most people I’ve met internationally think Trump is/was misunderstood. I tell them I believe it’s our dishonest media that makes Trump look bad…they ALL agree.
oh no, not Zachary Taylor!!!!!!!
Given the admitted lies and distortions presented by the democrats, any republican who votes to convict is utterly incompetent, lacking in any judgement ability, and should be removed by their voters for being so stupid. The democrat falsehoods and emotional appeals are not evidence and anyone listening to this drivel must presume that ALL of the democrat presentation is to be disregarded and assumed to also be false.
What kind of world are we living in where someone can get away with so much deceiving of the American people?
Here is a quote that fits the democrats very well.
This about convinving the few million BIden voters that they really won. this is gaslighting.
What kind of world? Communism.
The more the Dems tell lies and place blame instead of where it belongs, the more I find myself no longer feeling bad for the events on January 6. Perhaps it was this kind of bullshit that inspired those “insurrectionists” to do exactly what they did.
Notice how we have yet to hear how mainstream media has contributed to it. You know Dems will blame Fox News and since Fox News has screwed and abandoned Trump, I doubt many will step up to defend Fox News. They chose the wrong side and will now perish for their choices.
I’m not feeling so bad about it either. Frankly I never did although I am supposed to be “horrified.” It was delicious seeing them get a little taste of their medicine. In my case their “trauma” is falling on deaf ears. F ’em!
Good afternoon ;~) Signing in …
I’ll buy the tar for those Senators who vote Mr. Trump guilty; who’s volunteering to buy the feathers and the rails.
Careful. Pelosi will impeach you.
vote for anyone but them not ONE R vote so they have no job and they will not expect to leave
You know what I find interest..
Riot Riot Riot..
When I watch Portland Oregon riots.. I see fires, fires.. BLM/AntiFa trying to burn down the Federal court house yelling screaming at police
when I Remember the President Church in DC AntiFa tried to burn it down..
So some of offices in Congress had papers thrown all over the place
These horrible extreme insurrections who were going to kill Pelosi.. never lit a match..
The American Public ain’t buying it..
https://twitter.com/paulsperry_/status/1359710645629902851
If they have to resort to outright distortion of what he said, knowing it is on video and transcript of his exact words, then they are losing the argument. Thou dost protest too much.
Actually i DO recall a tweet from potus, maybe as much as a week or more before the event, inviting them and saying it would be “wild and ______.” The blank represents another adjective, one that I don’t remember but one that didn’t raise any eyebrow from me.
At the time, I wasn’t worried about a “riot.” This tweet of his was, of course, during all the challenges to the states about election fraud and at a time when Trump voters were anxious to know what the President thought and what he was planning for the date he had set, Jan 6.
I specifically recall asking members of a blog…and I am 90% sure it was this blog… what he meant by “wild.” I thought it was an odd word choice for a rally. Having thought about it some, I took it to mean he had some really hot and new info he would share with us. Someone responded to my tweet and agreed with me that that’s what it sounded like to him as well.
I don’t ever recall his saying, “Go wild” but then, I only checked Potus’ tweets perhaps once a week, if that. That is one reason I asked people to interpret what they thought he meant by “it will be wild and ____.”
Another interpretation of what he said using “wild” is that he was obviously trying to draw a huge, huge crowd and the adjective “wild” in the vernacular often means simply “unusual/ different” as in “that was wild, man” as if to say something one hadn’t seen/heard/experienced before.
Frankly, looking back, and after listening to what Peter Navarro said on War Room yesterday, they were planning what they thought was a historic state by state electoral vote and POTUS would be explaining that to us, so in that way, it would be very unusual/different/wild.
Stop. Trump originally tweeted to his supporters to come to the Capitol on January 6, it will be wild. That’s it. Nothing about “going wild.” Don’t spread BS.
There was a website advertising “Wild Protest.” I assumed the organizers were calling it that.
Anyone who still watches CNN is beyond help.
He said it will be wild…. similarly to someone saying it, like spring break!
President Trump January 6 speech video and transcript: https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-speech-save-america-rally-transcript-january-6
Ack!!! Trigger warning!!! (/s, in case its not too obvious)
And if this sham re-peachment isn’t enough, and our President Trump escapes yet again, the filthy, disgusting Commies have their next move all ready to go. My hatred for these people is beyond white hot or the power of 10,000 suns. There is no punishment severe enough for the lot of them.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2021/02/dems-next-plot-against-trump-if-senate-impeachment-joseph-klein/
PDJT first words. I concede nothing, you will not harm my voters.
I can’t stand listening to these stories from a bunch of snowflakes.
Ask them when their wife gets wild in bed, does it mean she is going to kill them? these people are word twisting PSychos.
Here we go. Senator Whitehouse claiming/suggesting Republican senators delayed senate session on January 6, to give the “insurrectionists” time to reach the capital following Trump’s speech.
I’m sure Bill Cassidy agrees with this.Along with the other 5 traitors.
And legal beagle Castro ?
Well, there you have it! Any time a Dem accuses a Republican of doing something sleazy, you better believe the Dems have already done it or are doing it. If I didn’t think this before, I do now: Pelosi tried to set up and smear the MAGA movement! This is an admission as far as I’m concerned.
This evil looking senator has “White:” in his name. Me thinks racissss.
LOL
Well, he does belong to an exclusive RI beach club.
Lib Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Didn’t Let The Woke Mob Bully Him Out of Elite All-White Beach Club
https://freebeacon.com/satire/whitehouse-beach-club-racist/
Why isn’t the refusal to increase security being investigated? It’s standard procedure to increase security for large crowds. Why wasn’t security increased? There were warnings that trouble makers were planning on arriving, why wasn’t security increased in response to that?
A great question for Nancy Piglosi!
It will never be asked.
Dems who hate Trump also know GOPers aren’t fond of him either. They’d never believe the GOP helped Trump and for God sakes, GOP members were in the capitol bldg. Were they plotting to hurt themselves?
Let’s look into the Lefty Congress/Senate coordinated effort to relax security prior and up to the day of Jan. 6. Let’s learn if they they were allowing people to enter the Capital on purpose. Handover all the emails and texts, cellphone and computers, you commies.
This idea, that Sheldon Whitehouse is saying, sounds like pure projection, something the Democrats would not hesitate to do.
On the other subject, since I really cannot bring myself to watch, a weakness I am coming to grips with (as opposed to always taking pride in not looking away) – Are the President’s lawyers still throwing the President under the bus?
They are making up more embellishments as they go along. What mob was going around breaking into the capitol where the votes were being taken? When did PTrump ever tell anyone to do something like that or to go to the Capitol and break in and threaten anyone?
All they need to do is look at the hundreds of times crowds gathered to hear the Pres. or at state capitals or during boat parades or car rallies for the Pres. and try and find anyone doing anything destructive or threatening. There are none. Those were places of happy warriors having a good time and supporting the President peacefully and sanely. When was there ever a hint of an angry mob bent on destruction and criminal acts including in DC on Jan.6. ? Answer never except by our insane friends called Antifa and BLM. They are making it all up and even many their own side have to find this ridiculous.
There must be some heavy duty push back on all this whether it’s by his lawyers or us. Get the truth out to as many people as possible. Show the real videos. This is all cleverly set up mind ops to train the lo info voters to believe lies without questioning what they are seeing and hearing. Don’t let them win this. We can flood the internet and every social media platform you are on with the truth. Keep it up. Keep the pressure and stress on them.
Live stream riots..
Over the last year I watched a lot of Riots live streamed Portland, Milwaukee etc..
You know the BLM/AntiFa one..
It just amazes me to watch the F bombs shown in today impeachment hearing are exactly the same F bombs used over the last year by identified BLM/AntiFa members
Sort of makes me wonder..
The shouting cursing at the police.. very familiar..
Could it be.. could it have been AntiFa. Putting on MAGA. Gear for the MSM..
MAGA
MAGA
Yes; it has been shown in videos (some taken by Antifa members themselves) that there were
Antifa members at the front of the crowd, wearing MAGA hats backwards so they could identify one another, who were orchestrating and inciting the crowd.
Boy they are pushing this racist BS…
Oh they called me the n word.. I cried in the corner..
Threat of future racist act need to be thought about..
.. this could happen if president Trump gets back in power..
President is going to plant the seeds and …
President Trump is a danger to society..
+=========================
Watching PBS.. pontificate..
Chuckling. At the clutching of straws..
Republicans Are starting to say .. I don’t see the proof to convict..
Looks like it’s an AhSh++t moment.. for Rino’s republicans..
MAGA
No one other than Congressmembers, their staff, and Capitol Police would know the location of Congressmembers. A person or persons in that group fed that information to those leading the public into the Capitol Building.
castro cites Trudeau on riot but neglects to mention whether he was in blackface when he said it
LOL. That’s good
The Constitution commands that the Chief Justice shall preside. The Chief Justice is not presiding, this is not an impeachment trial. Why is President Trump and his legal team participating? Unless this opportunity is used to exhibit the irregular and illegal activities that has occurred in several states’ so-called elections their participation in this theater is not only a waste of time but extremely foolish.
The Constitution requires that the Chief Justice preside if the President is being impeached. Trump is no longer the President. Thus, the Chief Justice is not required to preside.
If they are not impeaching the president, what are they doing? Can just anyone be impeached? Can they impeach a private citizen? Or is it limited to former office holders?
When impeaching a private citizen, can just some random partisan hack preside? Both preside and vote on the proceedings?
The primary punishment for a conviction is removal from office. How, exactly will they do that? The alternate punishment is removal from Office, and disqualification. If they can’t remove him from office, they can’t do that one either.
Is there an implied statute of limitations for Section 3, article 6?
You got it.
Don’t worry, an actor from the Batman movie is presiding…he’s got this.
Right. Since Trump is no longer the President he can not be removed from office.
They can’t have it both ways. Either he’s the president and the chief justice presides, or he’s not president and can not be be impeached. Non-office holders are not impeachable because they can’t be removed from office. Congress’ claims to the contrary are nonsensical lies.
“Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States”
Maybe Congress will impeach you or me. Why not?
You need a Civic Lesson.
Per the Constitution, the Impeachment is a 2-Step process. First House Impeaches the President and then the Senate conducts a trial based on the APPROVED Articles of Impeachment drawn up against the PRESIDENT. You do not get to split the process for convenience sake. To even have a shred of legitimacy, this trial needs to be considered the completion of the House Acting while Donald Trump was PRESIDENT. Because Botox Nancy delayed the delivery to await the GA Senate outcome is Botox Nancy’s and the Uni-Party’s problem.
The PRESIDENT was impeached, or do you also need a reading lesson, what do the Articles of Impeachment say??
https://rumble.com/vdrbav-exclusive-new-hampshire-dominion-owned-machines-removed-6-of-votes-from-eac.html
This has further brought out both the Lynch Mobers and the Virtue Signalers. It’s like a mass of hyenas and jackals smelling blood and going after a wounded lion. They give him no benefit of the doubt whatsoever and they are ‘mob courage’ cowardly in the extreme.
(They have the selfishist souls, the smallest minds and the cowardliest hearts that God makes – Mark Twain)
Remember, their leftist audience are the ones running around screaming if you don’t have a mask on! That is how they roll.
Me thinks JamieRaskin might try some gorilla glue spray on that comb-over he’s got going on!! Just a thought…..
LOL
He needs to ask Trudeau for advice on how to fix fake hair and eye lashes.
Regarding the hypocrisy of Democrats:
Isn’t it great to see the democrats all professing their love for the Republic, the Constitution, the Founders, our American Heritage, our military and police and for domestic peace and tranquility?
Posted on 2/11/2021, 2:27:52 PM by Jim Robinson
I’m sure they now will finally condemn the democrat resistance and occupy movements, their anti-police movements, their violent Antifa and BLM organizations and demand an end to the leftist rioting, looting and arson that’s been destroying our cities for years.
And with their newfound love for our Founders and original intent of the Constitution they’ll finally stop trying to deprive us of our God-given and constitutionally guaranteed rights to free speech, freedom of religion, right to keep and bear arms, etc.?
And now that they love our country and are concerned about national security, I’m guessing they’ll keep our borders secure, stop the theft of our technology and intellectual property (and jobs) by China, India and others? Likewise, they’ll end their asinine war on coal, gas & oil and now that we are energy independent they will fight like hell to keep it that way?
And to secure domestic tranquility maybe they’ll finally stop trying to divide our population into small groups and then setting them against one another through identity politics?
We citizens are all Americans and believe as our Founders: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
A house divided cannot stand, so stop trying to divide us.
“A republic, if you can keep it.”
We can’t as it is being destroyed before our eyes in real time.
Disgusting and sickening.
Just wondering if ALL Statues of the Founders cited by Democrats are now safe and are they now considered rehabilitated and no longer racist??? Need to check to see if there were any oopsies.
President Trump’s attorneys need to use “Theater of Truth” to counteract the lies the opposition put forth. If not, the videos they showed will stick in the minds of U.S. citizens without the truth to wipe out the lies. Videos, computers and electronic games hold most folks attention these days.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
As well as: Repeat the part where Pres. T. says “We’re going walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators, and congressmen and women.” And,” I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.” OVER AND OVER!
Interesting…
Raskin is saying this would not be a criminal conviction.. in other words. Go convict.. it’s all good..
I trust the Traitors as far as I could throw them..
Also.. when talking about contesting the election.. the voter fraud..almost everything was mentioned..
State officials People this that state yada yada yada.. everything but Doninion
Had that been mentioned discovery would have been interesting..
UNiparty.. right now defending AG Barr.. VP Pence
I hope that on one of these tweets presented today mention dominion..
Open the Dominion Door would be a real oops..
MAGA
MAGA
So I just heard a person on PBS say..
Insurrection is a criminal offense..
So let’s impeach President trump..
Not a crime.. and then use.. the impeachment conviction to file criminal charges..
Yes that now makes sense..
MAGA
Ha, Negoose is trying to make guilt by association. Lets have fun with this one and have guilt by association with Epstein and Lincoln project. How about Adam Pencil Necks Hotel sex parties. Ha, more they talk, more they dig their hole.
If Trump wanted to create a riot, he could have and they would have know it.
I hear Schiff is sad that there will be no more kiddie parties at the Standard in Los Angeles now that its closing.
neguse cites violent riot of December 12 i believe.
fails to mention Antifa role there.
https://www.npr.org/2020/12/12/945825924/trump-supporters-arrive-in-washington-once-again-for-a-million-maga-march
Wonder if Senator Hawley is sitting up in the peanut gallery today like he did yesterday? Said he had a better view of the proceedings.
Political theater only matters if politicians have a need to court voter support. The last two elections (2018, 2020) have demonstrated that we no longer live in that country.
I’m not sure why I, or anyone else residing in this once great nation for that matter, should care about this circus. Who on earth are they trying to convince?
“Who on earth are they trying to convince?”
The idiots who watch 10 second sound bites, twitter, and memes for their news. About 50% of the country.
unfortunately true
the word American means mutiracial , multi national… if anyone breaks down the word American to say the specific details HATE American and is trying to divide it
Watching Cicillene
Conclude
What I see is rambling .. with all the cliche…
How Congress was founded..
cicilenni we have the power to impeach him.. he doesn’t have the power to impeach us.. the arrogance..
Time for the Military..
MAGA
President Trump has no control over BLM and ANTIFA. He cant tell them to stop dressing up like MAGA and breaking into the Capitol. He cant condemn BLM or ANTIFA becuase he was hoping the FBI would arrest them, but they NEVER DID.
Too funny……
(Reuters) – Dozens of former Republican officials, who view the party as unwilling to stand up to former President Donald Trump and his attempts to undermine U.S. democracy, are in talks to form a center-right breakaway party, four people involved in the discussions told Reuters.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-party-exclusive-idUSKBN2AB07P
Ev McMuffin could get THIS crazy lady to join their group.
That would be great, because they are all already voting for dems, not republicans.
Looks like tea party 2.0
I don’t know what will happen but I do believe rino’s Know they have problems..
MAGA
LOL
Someone Tell President Trump’s Attorneys – The Democrats’ Footage Showing Violence at the Capitol on January 6th Was Filmed by Antifahttps://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/02/please-tell-president-trumps-attorneys-democrats-main-footage-showing-violence-capitol-january-6th-filmed-antifa/
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/11/this-impeachment-of-donald-john-trump-is-trial-by-feelings/
There Raskin goes again accusing someone of what THEY ARE doing
“Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.”
On the banner it says “There’s still a lot we don’t know”
Really? There is still a lot you don’t WANT to know is more like it
Tuckers head is so empty he could push a loofa through one ear and out the other.
That’s not true at all.
Silly comment.
His monologue, to me, was excellent.
What bits do you diasgree with?
Why watch and boost network ratings on this circus side show?
If you aren’t currently participating in the Nielsen ratings, your viewing has nothing to do with boosting network ratings.
Cable & satellite companies keep track of who’s watching what.
I know the truth about this craven charge against the great, former President of the United States, but I’d be a rank, partisan hack if I didn’t admit that Jamie Raskin is a formidable lawyer and presented at times a moving portrait of his idealized country which he purportedly loves. However, as a mystery that I’ll never understand, what Democrats fervently exalt in word, they fervently hate in deed.
Case in point: Raskin, in closing, tries to tie the hands of the Trump defense team to stick only to arguments about the charge itself, something he has no right to do, and which is an incredible imposition since they spent voluminous amounts of time raking the President’s character over the coals. Nobody that knows the law would ever question the validity of evidence about character and accomplishment as factors to be considered wherein a crime of intent, or lack of intent, establishes guilt of innocence.
In effect, the Prosecution asserts that a President of the United States has such little regard for the country he so nobly served that he would launch a violent attack against it. Such a charge is certainly more easy to sustain when the person charged is a reprobate tyrant who would destroy his own country in a harebrained plot to send murderers into the Capitol building.
No previous action or statement in the President’s past or in his illustrious four years as president would serve to confirm such an accusation, and the world needs to hear, possibly for the first time, what the President’s actual accomplishments are, and what his personal past actions tend to indicate about his character, such that impartial jurors can decide if a violent, criminal, murderous attack on the Capitol was in fact his intent, without which no guilt may attach to his words or deeds.
President’s defense attorneys should focus on disproving the “insurrectionist” charge and nothing else. Leave the election fraud business for another day another court.
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The election fraud information cannot be left out. The whole basis of their charges is that President Trump knew his assertions about the election being stolen were a lie and he was using that LIE to incite violence.
The democrat presenters said it over and over and said it some more when showing the selectively edited “code” word cut outs. Agreed it should not the focal point of the defense but it must be addressed to knock the foundation being used to support their claims.
This is not an impeachment trial. It is a silly sham, not provided for by the Constitution. It is akin to the Senate holding useless public “hearings” on anything else. Yakking and putting stuff “in the record”. It does not matter who says what. It does not matter who doesn’t say what. It does not matter what the “charges” are, or what the “defense” is. The outcome, whatever it may be, is completely ultra vires and of no force or effect. The Senate simply has no jurisdiction to hold a trial to remove an government official who is not a government official by the Senate’s own previous declarations. It doesn’t even make any logical sense.
Democrats are full of lies. Tucker Carlson explains:
https://www.westernjournal.com/tucker-carlson-reveals-democrats-flat-lying-january-6/
John Solomon on War Room right now telling Bannon that the Trump team is telling him they can finish up in 4 hours tomorrow. They think the American people see this for what it is; they think there is no reason to prolong it; they think he’ll be acquitted for the second time (bad choice of words as this is no real impeachment and by damn, no one should pretend it is.
Bannon said, “If that’s what his attorney say, they are every bit as incompetent as I have thought they were.” Solomon’s answer, “Well, you are known for your good political instincts, Steve.”
Trump’s team tells Solomon that after this is over, Trump will hit back, but as Bannon said yesterday, by then the MSM will not cover anything that Trump does which is positive for him.
Once again, I feel Trump is afraid that if he hit back, McTurtle and others might turn on him.
Shouldn’t act out of fear, if that’s so. I find it highly unlikely he will run a second time.
If Soloman is saying that Trump should avoid talking about the massive election fraud tomorrow he is right. This case is not about that and if it’s brought up more Senators jump ship and go over to The Dark Side and convict. Save proving the election shenanigans for the courts during the next 10-12 months.
People sitting at home, behind key boards have all the bravery in the world when they are NOT he ones who are standing against the wall and know their family, freinds and livlihood hang in the balance. People like you and experts like Bannon claiming the “president is afraid” or should act bolder are really disgusting.
DAY3 (Thurs Feb 11, 2021) – In closing arguments, we heard concern of how America may be viewed in the international area.
We also heard questions posed to the defense, that the prosecution want the defense team to waste time on. These dealt NOT with the one count of inciting insurrection… but on whether or not Trump took approvable actions once he may have learned of the situation occurring at the Capitol. (It is my understanding, from analyses I have read, that ALL prosecution *ought* to have limited to the one count of inciting insurrection, and that all defense MUST be focused on that one count of inciting insurrection.)
Raskin noted the prosecution had completed presenting its case in less than the time allotted.
If I heard correctly, Schumer made a “unanimous” motion to allow Senate to be interrupted during the time allotted for the defense to present their case… so that Senators may deal with regular business, sending/receiving communications, introducing and addressing bills, etc.
Will they be “reclaiming their time” ?
Unfortunately, treating this impeachment with nonchalance may have terrifying results. Fervent prayer is needed. The Left has a foregone conclusion, and like the certification of each State’s election results on Jan 6… many who had said they WOULD raise objections did not… many who said they WOULD vote to send their certified election results back to their State did not.
Now that the prosecuting team has had the undivided attention of the Senate… the prosecuting team has swiftly created a different set of conditions for the defense… a climate in which Senators may be subject to time pressures to vote on bills, keep up with communications on other topics, etc.
Senator’s time and attention will be divided during the presentation by Trump’s defense team.
If the Republican Senators and the patriotic American people dismiss this unconstitutional impeachment as being of no consequence since Trump has already left office… and allow Trump to be convicted… it is my strong belief, from all I have read, that the prosecution is ready with other charges which may lead to the execution of Donald Trump. Then the Left will feel justified in coming for all Trump supporters.
WAKE UP AMERICA. PAY ATTENTION. Contact your Senators. Point out the flaws, mistruths, and injustices occurring each day in this impeachment. PRAY like never before.
Here’s the deal. They do that I say we go after their families “mafia” style. That is the only lesson they will learn.
Fight fire with fire? Pipe dream, never gonna happen.
Maybe you will surrender,many of us will not.
I had false bravado folk like [self-censored] in mind, because [self-censored] have already surrendered.
I’m guessing that’s a Fort Sumter moment.
You make a good point Zy.
Is there any indication that the lawyers for President Trump are going to do a better job than they have so far, and actually fight to defend their client?
I ask because the impression so far is that they have already capitulated to the prosecution’s claims and stories that one of the President’s lawyer’s has called him a f’n crook just a year or so ago.
I don’t think that President Trump’s lawyers want him to win. He would have been better off representing himself.
Underestimate the DemonRats at your peril.
Democrat Impeachment Lead Admits Using National Guard to Compel Trump into Election Concession. https://thenationalpulse.com/news/ted-lieu-admits-national-guard-politicized/
I was just thinking of posting this!!! Wow! They are mad as heck because HE WON’T SAY THE ONE SENTENCE!
I do believe they will never stop unless God stops them. They are the ones that are the insurrectionists in my opinion. If I won something fair and square and my opponent says YOU CHEATED. I would say let’s go over the results! Bring it! But they CAN’T do that because they KNOW they cheated, so they are trying to pin it on him, and actually whenever I am reading on different sites there are those people that say everything that we say and know is true about the Democrats but they say it’s the Republicans. It’s US. When it really is them. I feel so badly for President Trump personally as a human being and of course I am sad and MAD about the state our country is in.
I don’t think we can vote our way out because nothing else has changed. And we’ve seen inside the Wizard of Oz.
I think the plan all along was to have us become so mad that we DID storm the capital and then they would arrest President Trump but it didn’t go exactly as planned.
Bullshit.
“We’re in the midst of a pandemic and hundreds of thousands of people are dying; and the Senate has nothing better to do than to spend a week trying to critique the First Amendment,” ~ Donald Trump Jr.
Congress totally ignored the real dangerous Democrat riots last year.