The Original Tree
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- Dec 8, 2016
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The Commander In Chief is who is in Charge of Foreign Policy and Foreign Aide. He can delegate that authority for a time, or rescind that authority at will as part of his rights and privileges in concordance with The Executive Branch being a CO-EQUAL Branch of Government.The law itself required the Pentagon to investigate the Ukraine to ensure the funds would not go towards corruption. The Pentagon investigation took 3 months, and in June 2019 the Pentagon gave the A OK to release the aid money... No corruption in sight.So, by your "reason" then, a delay of even one day is an impeachable offense and the president a mere figurehead puppet of the Congress?The president does not get to decide what is legit or not, per the Constitution, it is solely the power given to the House only.The only problem with that is Mulveyny said it was held back by the President.... And the President said it was as well..And then mentioned the Bidens in the same breath,
And witness testimony showed they all believed it was what the President wanted, primarily ambassador Sondland through Giuliani, of whom he and others, including Velensky were told by the President to work with. Giuliani...
The coveted by Velensky, DC meeting was part as well....
But to me, what really matters is he was using his office, to cheat in the upcoming election... to get a leg up, over Biden....
He would not be asking a country he claims is so corrupt, to investigate an opponent or once ally, for corruption.... if he was truly concerned about corruption.... he would have gone the legal route, through the DOJ and not using Giuliani to head the effort, and another country's govt, who he claimed was corrupt.
Involving a foreign govt in his election campaign IS CORRUPT, using his govt job to do it, is doubly corrupt, and an abuse of power, and an assault on our democratic, constitutional Republic imo, and you likely would believe the same, if it were a democratic president doing his shenanigans.The only problem with that is Mulveyny said it was held back by the President.... And the President said it was as well..And then mentioned the Bidens in the same breath,
And witness testimony showed they all believed it was what the President wanted, primarily ambassador Sondland through Giuliani, of whom he and others, including Velensky were told by the President to work with. Giuliani...
The coveted by Velensky, DC meeting was part as well....
But to me, what really matters is he was using his office, to cheat in the upcoming election... to get a leg up, over Biden....
He would not be asking a country he claims is so corrupt, to investigate an opponent or once ally, for corruption.... if he was truly concerned about corruption.... he would have gone the legal route, through the DOJ and not using Giuliani to head the effort, and another country's govt, who he claimed was corrupt.
Involving a foreign govt in his election campaign IS CORRUPT, using his govt job to do it, is doubly corrupt, and an abuse of power, and an assault on our democratic, constitutional Republic imo, and you likely would believe the same, if it were a democratic president doing his shenanigans.Why should Trump or the Republicans legitimize this train wreck by appearing in it when:
If Mueller couldn't "exonerate" him, I ask you where any overlap is between those charges with the current ones? And if this all began with someone walking past a doorway and hearing Trump loudly talking to Ukraine for 5 seconds saying something so heinous that it prompted an alert whistleblower to alert the government to seditious corruption by the president for the sake of the Constitution itself, then I ask you:
- The day of his inauguration, many democrats chose not to even show up.
- The night of his State of Union Address, democrats boycotted, those there sat arms folded, frowning, even through obvious great things for the country.
- January 2017, they had Comey slipping secret conversations to the press to embarrass him.
- January 2018, they had democrats spitting on his cabinet and yelling 'Impeach 45!"
- January 2019, they were trying to railroad him claiming he was a Russian agent.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO PRESENT THAT?
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO PROVE THAT?
How can this be such a cut and dry thing, yet after 30-40 hours of numbing, tedious testimony, STILL not have made their case?By law, he does not get to hold back congressionally passed, foreign military aid.... not without asking congress for permission.but he does get to decide foreign policy now doesn't he? so if that is the case, per the constitution as you like to say, how can he be guilty of trying to change it when changing it IS his job?
have fun with that one.
How is it then that Barry Obumma escaped about 10,000 impeachment charges by you???
Let me ask you a question: Were you born a DemNazi Commie, or were you dropped on your head and became one? Does the metal plate in your head cause you problems when you go through metal detectors?