Papageorgio
The Ultimate Winner
I doubt it'll ever take place. The last thing they want is Trump acquitted months away from the election. The Dems will sit on thisIs there now any proof that Trump pushed Ukraine this way? No? So what facts are we talking about? Media influence?There was a poll earlier somewhere on this board that the majority of Americans disapproved of his impeachment.
Just because a poll says either way is irrelevant. Trials are supposed to convict or acquit based on facts not polls.
I'm talking about a trial that has not occurred. So when the trial convenes we can see what evidence the House wants to present.
And then.....
5 min later I find this.
Pelosi's best move might be to keep impeachment in her pocket and not send it to the Senate
The Democrats are really putting themselves between a rock and a hard place. If they send it to the Senate and he is acquitted they will look bad to the Independents that will see it as unfair. If they hold on to itt and drag it out, they will look like they were grandstanding and look bad to Independents. Bad look either way.
The Senate doesn't "acquit" anything. They decide if he's going to remain in office or not. Think back to Clinton, because he was impeached by the House, but the Senate voted to keep him in office. That is what is going to happen to Trump, he's going to be remembered as a president who was impeached but allowed to remain in office.
Just like Clinton. And, I think that is why Trump keeps muddying the waters, because not only does he not want to be remembered like Clinton, he also doesn't understand how impeachment works.
So they don't acquit, doesn't change the position the Democrats have put themselves in.