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Got a link to that, the link I had said it differently.
exactlyCan you believe this ****ing guy? First he not only voted to acquit. He even announced his intention to do so before the vote was even taken. Then once the vote is taken and surprise surprise, Trump is acquitted, he immediately comes out and says point blank that Trump was guilty as sin of having provoked the insurrection that he was charged with having provoked in the article of impeachment and that maybe somebody should arrest and try him. Right after he had just basically let him walk. Somebody stop that man! I won't! Republicans like McConnell is why the Republican party has descended into an anti-democratic bigoted cesspool of QAnon conspiracy theory loving crazies. Cause all he cares about is holding on to power. Whatever the means.
If people are saying that an impeachment trial is unconstitutional - it is saying that the last month in office POTUS has a "get out of jail free card" .And that is ridiculous.
McConnell, Graham, and Grassley voted against Bill Clinton in his 1998 impeachment. They just acquitted Trump of inciting an insurrection.
no, he was impeached as President, constitution requires that there be a trial, which this was.
Are not both arguments speculation?
Mine makes more sense.
The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription
[get-content name="print-page-left" include-tag="false" /] Note: The following text is a transcription of the Constitution as it was inscribed by Jacob Shallus on parchment (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum.) The spelling and punctuation reflect the original.www.archives.gov
Not at all, a President, once he leaves office, is 100% a private citizen....the fact that seems to be lost on everyone.
Cool, so thank you for verifying it does not say FORMER PRESIDENTS in the impeachment clause, kinda what I thought already.
Not at all, a President, once he leaves office, is 100% a private citizen....the fact that seems to be lost on everyone.
...and what does that have to do with anything?
If you committed murder in Texas 20 years ago and now live in Arizona, don't you think Texas is going to want to try you for a crime committed in their state even though you are no longer citizen there nor a continuing threat to Texas? Yes, they will.
Trump was impeached as a sitting president. The fact that he was a private citizen when it came time for the trial is beyond moot.
That argument was thoroughly dismantled in the opening arguments.
You're beating a dead horse.
You realize Congress does not get to say what's constitutional right?
ol moscow mitch can bad mouth trump all he wants, bottom line is he didnt have the balls to vote to convict. bottom line end of story
Well hopefully the next ten years of his life will be spent in civil and criminal courts for all the crap he has pulled .It's a loophole we never had to address because we haven't had a situation like this one, so like many unprecedented scenarios before, government needs to sort it out.
Why the hell are you talking about a legal case, and trying to compare it to a political one?
Funny, I have the same question for you .... what the hell does Trump's being out of office have to do with anything. He was impeached as sitting president. Its the Senate's task to determine if the charges are "true" (for the historic record), rise to the level that he should be removed and forever barred from holding office. Trump being a private citizen when the trial is held if moot.
McConnel is just a two-faced, spineless politician. He says all this stuff, but didn't vote to convict Trump when he had the chance. He's just in it for Party and Power, nothing more.“
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Saturday unleashed blistering criticism of former President Trump, blaming him for sparking the attack on the Capitol while also explaining why he didn't vote for a conviction.
McConnell also suggested that Trump could face criminal prosecution for his actions.
"There's no question, none, that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. No question about it. The people that stormed this building believed they were acting on the wishes and instructions of their president," McConnell said.”
McConnell unloads on Trump: ‘Morally responsible’ for provoking mob
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Saturday unleashed blistering criticism of former President Trump, blaming him for sparking the attack on the Capitol while also explaining why he …thehill.com
i guess Mitch is not worried about Trump running in 2024. Too bad he did not have the courage to stand by his conviction. The Republican Party has been damaged severely an once again Trump made this country look like a failing and foolish empire with the help of the republican party
I don't know anything, I know the House gave it over on the 25th.....but let' say they gave it on the 18th, on the 21st, Trump was no longer President, what power does Congress have to impeach a private citizen?
Removed from what?
"Removed" obviously was not a concern; but barred from future office was.....
I couldn’t agree more. This is the swamp acting upMcConnel is just a two-faced, spineless politician. He says all this stuff, but didn't vote to convict Trump when he had the chance. He's just in it for Party and Power, nothing more.
Not at all, a President, once he leaves office, is 100% a private citizen....the fact that seems to be lost on everyone.
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