georgephillip
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You have to give the Dems credit. They are so sure that they have right on their side, that they are upholding the constitution, that they have damning evedince a number of them are now calling for censure rather then impeachment. The polls are telling them they don't have the intrest of the people. But if you are wrapping yourself in upholding the constitution, if you have the evidence and right on your side why back down? Oh of course it was and is political theater in hopes of creating a better arena for their poor candidate."10. Soliciting a Foreign Contribution for the 2020 Presidential Campaign and BriberyIf the limbs didn't spend all their time making up crazy stories about Trump they might actually try and get something passed in congress. Imagine how screwed we would all be then. I hope they keep their little temper tantrum going. At least that way we are all safe from them crashing the economy and throwing out running the country into ruin.
"'President Trump has endeavored to corrupt the 2020 presidential campaign by soliciting the President of Ukraine to contribute something of value to diminish the popularity of potential rival Joe Biden, i.e., a Ukrainian investigation of Mr. Biden and his son Hunter relating to potential corrupt practices of Burisma, which compensated Hunter handsomely ($50,000 per month). In so doing, Mr. Trump violated the criminal campaign finance prohibition set forth in 52 U.S.C. 30121,' Fein’s memo reads."
The End of the Rule of LawCan you say "quid pro quo"?You have to give the Dems credit. They are so sure that they have right on their side, that they are upholding the constitution, that they have damning evedince a number of them are now calling for censure rather then impeachment. The polls are telling them they don't have the intrest of the people. But if you are wrapping yourself in upholding the constitution, if you have the evidence and right on your side why back down? Oh of course it was and is political theater in hopes of creating a better arena for their poor candidate
Guide to the 2019 Impeachment Inquiry of President Trump
"One of the President’s foreign policy goals has been to get European countries to step up their support for military security, rather than relying on the United States.
"According to the White House, in the July 25, 2019 Trump-Zelenskyy phone call, the President told Zelenskyy that he thought the United States’s security aid to Ukraine made the nations’ relationship not “reciprocal,” and then in his next sentence asked Zelenskyy for the 'favor' described above. Trump told Zelenskyy, 'it’s very important that you do it.'
"Additionally, prior to the call, on July 10, 2019, Ambassador Gordon Sondland told a high-ranking Ukrainian official that a previously extended invitation for Zelenzyy to meet President Trump at the White House was on the condition that Ukraine investigate Joe Biden, according to testimony by White House adviser Alexandar Vindman.
"On the Trump-Zelenskyy call, Zelenskyy replies that they will “look into the situation” related to the Ukrainian energy company that Biden is accused of helping.
"Although not stated in clear words on the call, Zelenskyy may have understood the President as asking Ukraine to make the relationship reciprocal by performing the favor in exchange for either the military aid that Ukraine already receives from the United States or for a meeting with Trump at the White House — a quid pro quo.
"Quid pro quo is a generally accepted tool in foreign policy and well within the President’s foreign policy powers — so long as the President is conducting foreign affairs.
"If an investigation into Biden is deemed to be a political or domestic matter, and not a legitimate foreign policy goal, an impeachment charge might be based on violating bribery law, abuse of power, or the norms around the President not interfering in domestic law enforcement cases."
Many legal minds have said none of the charges would hold up in a court of law.
If Trump goes to trial in the Senate, we will all be standing in uncharted territoryMany legal minds have said none of the charges would hold up in a court of law.
STANDARD OF PROOF IN SENATE IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS
"The Constitution gives the United States Senate the responsibility for trying
impeachments, but does not address the standard of proof that is to be used in such
trials. This report concludes that an examination of the constitutional language, history,
and the work of legal scholars provides no definitive answer to the question of what
standard is to be applied. In the final analysis the question is one which historically has
been answered by individual Senators guided by their own consciences."
Consciences of U$ $enators