Wish it would start already. Seriously concerned with Trump in office anymore. Usually I would brush off 12 more days, but **** that I want him out.
I think its more important that they make it airtight to make sure he can't run for public office anymore
This can't be stressed enough. Additionally, it needs to be done to, finally, demonstrate that the President is not above the law.
yes impeach so he can't nver run for public office again and bring all fed and state charges on the 21st and after
They should do it tonight - every day is a risk of more violence and mayhem by an unstable man with control of the world's largest nuclear arsenal. If the defence by Pence et al is "we'll just make sure everyone ignores the really illegal orders" = that's a coup by itself as well.
Resign or be impeached, that should be the deal Pelosi gives Trump. If Trump resigned, Pence could pardon like Ford pardoned Nixon. :shrug: Trump's ego won't let him resign though. This is a battle between Trump's incompetence and Trump's self preservation. Trump should make this a pay per view and at least make some $$$ as he goes down into a flaming ball.
Reminder... there are 535 total congressmen (House and Senate). At least one more republican might cross the red line...
I think George Conway is being overly optimistic, but I suspect a number of republican senators are closer to convicting than the previous impeachment trial. Interesting times for pence and republicans... I'd turn around the cabinet members resigning due to trump's actions as argument in the impeachment trial (and in any campaign ads/debates in 2022 and 2024). The cowards that resigned to avoid 25th Amendment decisions may still prove helpful...
Anyone know when newly elected Senators can and have to be sworn in? Seems it would be helpful having Warnock and Ossof sworn in ASAP...
Clearly his staff prepared the message walking the tightline between what they needed to say to avoid the 25th Amendment and what they could actually get Trump to say, even with the threat of the 25th.
It's not known just yet. The Georgia Governor could gum up the works. Good report: https://11alive.com/embeds/video/85-17257a9d-65f1-4793-84ed-860de594d6f7/iframe?jwsource=cl
State has to certify elections. Georgia has until the 19th. Maybe the SOS will be extra motivated to certify them ASAP. I believe there are still some oversea votes that have a 5 pm deadline to arrive today, so won't be able to start certification probably until early next week.
Lets assume Warnock & Ossoff are seated. Romney would be a lock. Collins would be very likely. Decent chance they can get Murkowski. That still would leave 14 votes. Even with the strong stand toward Democracy by Mitch McConnell, it would surprise me if he voted to convict. At this point Lindsey Graham wouldn't surprise me if he voted to convict though because he's just a weasel.
There will be some sort of settlement. That's Trump's wheelhouse. A deal with State AGs where they drop pending charges for his agreement that he nor his family will never run for office again.
