Pelosi Says Articles of Impeachment May Not Be Sent to the Senate

Dailycaller.com ^ | December 18, 2019

[Helicondelta]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leaving open the possibility of withholding articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump until she is assured a fair trial in the Senate.

“So far we haven’t seen anything that looks fair to us,” Pelosi said Wednesday after her caucus voted to impeach the president. She was referring to what Democratic leadership plans on doing after the vote.

[DannyTN]

Possibilities on the time line include:

• Pending impeachment may forestall some investigations of corruption by the AG.
• Longterm delay may provide cover to Biden. But I predict Giuliani will try Biden in the public arena.
• The longer they delay, the more the MSM can refer to Trump as impeached as opposed to acquitted.
• If they delay until the election, the cloud remains hanging over Trump. But everyone sees through the cloud.
• If they delay until after a new Senate is seated, then Trump will have been re-elected and a new house will be seated as well. The new house might choose not to send it at all.
• If they send it to the Senate shortly before the new Senate and new House are seated. Then presumably the new Senate would have to deal with it. But the house prosecutes, so they risk losing the house and if so, the house could decline to prosecute.
• Is a short or long term delay an advantage to any of the Candidates?
• Is there something they hope to negotiate from Trump?
• Is there something they hope to negotiate from the Senate republicans?
• Pelosi is blaming the Senate for the delay saying they can't get a fair trial. Is this a play to throw dirt at the Senate Republicans? If so McConnell kind of aleady headed that off by suggesting to use the same rules that were used for Clinton.
• What are we missing?

[US_MilitaryRules]

Quit your dreaming.

[lodi90]

Pay no attention to what Pelosi says right now. She’s just bickering over process to lengthen the proceedings. This was totally predictable. You can expect the same whenever impeachment does get to the Senate.

[Georgia Girl 2]

The Democrats are holding a grenade with the pin pulled. 😆

[catnipman]

“She may just be delusional enough to believe that the dims will get a super-majority in the senate next November.”

except they’d have to start all over again ... motions, pending actions, agendas, dockets, and such don’t carry over from one Congress to the next ...

[oldbrowser]

Isn’t there something about being entitled to a speedy trial?

[Texas Eagle]

Of course she’s going to drag this out through the whole campaign season. When it comes to fundraising, DemonicRATS can’t raise sh*t. This is all free advertising for them.

[JoSixChip]

Right, so my question still stands.

Okay, here it is: When I said ". The fact that the senate has let this get this far without a single fact finding hearing is not encouraging.". What I meant was: . The fact that the senate has let this get this far without a single fact finding hearing is not encouraging. I think that is pretty clear, no?

[rfp1234]

Mitch will invite him to address the Senate.

[lodi90]

Pelosi now is talking about delaying sending it to the Senate.

Why? What do they gain?

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Lengthen the proceedings and move it closer to the election. Also, twist the knife in lily-livered GOP Senators who just want the impeachment vote over and done so they can resume their usual doormat position.

[grey_whiskers]

Except the President didn’t look discouraged at all tonight.
So you’re a defeatist troll.
Tell Share Blue they’re paying you too much.

[eyedigress]

Its Ok to be upset. We are seeing a Constitutional process being ripped to shreds.

[catnipman]

JoSixChip is an anti-Trump troll ... best to ignore him ...

[caww]

What are we missing?

If Pelosi cntinues to hold the articles I undeerstand the senate can pass a binding rules change that no article of impeachment can be heard after 30 days ‘from passage’..

[caww]

What are we missing?

If Pelosi cntinues to hold the articles I undeerstand the senate can pass a binding rules change that no article of impeachment can be heard after 30 days ‘from passage’..

[JoSixChip]

So you’re a defeatist troll.

Troll? Moi?

[catnipman]

ROTFLOL!

I just now saw your troll post AFTER i posted my troll post!

[romanesq]

She can say whatever she wants. The House has no control over the Senate.

Ain’t happening.

[eyedigress]

They don’t even have a viable candidate for President.

They have a bunch of jokers taking saps money.

[windsorknot]

Why not? This “impeachment” was an unconstitutional farce from the beginning.