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House Democrats unveil ‘incitement of insurrection’ impeachment charge against Trump, but pressure on Pence to oust president
Chicago Tribune ^ | 11 Jan 21 | LISA MASCARO, BILL BARROW AND MARY CLARE JALONICK

Posted on 01/11/2021 11:57:06 AM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel

WASHINGTON — Impeachment pressure mounting, the House worked swiftly Monday to try to oust President Donald Trump from office, pushing the vice president and Cabinet to act first in an extraordinary effort to remove Trump in the final days of his presidency.

Trump faces a single charge -- “incitement of insurrection” - in an impeachment resolution that could go to a vote by mid-week. First, Democrats called on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority under the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office before Jan. 20, when Democrat Joe Biden is to be inaugurated.

It all adds up to stunning final moments for Trump’s presidency as Democrats and a growing number of Republicans declare that he is unfit for office and could do more damage after inciting a mob that ransacked the U.S. Capitol in a deadly siege last Wednesday.

“President Trump gravely endangered the security of the United States and its institutions of Government,” reads the four-page impeachment bill.

“He will remain a threat to national security, democracy, and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office,” it reads.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is recalling lawmakers to Washington for votes as more Republicans say it’s time for Trump to resign. Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, joined GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska over the weekend in calling for Trump to “go away as soon as possible.”

As security tightened, Biden said Monday he was “not afraid” of taking the oath of office outside — as is traditionally done at the Capitol’s west steps, one of the areas where rioters stormed the building.

Biden said, “It is critically important that there’ll be a real serious focus on holding those folks who engaged in sedition and threatening the lives, defacing public property, caused great damage..."

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Pence will do no such thing. Did she get her laptop back? God will deal with her.
1 posted on 01/11/2021 11:57:06 AM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

Why did Pence turn? Traitor


2 posted on 01/11/2021 11:58:41 AM PST by FatherofFive (Go to the gym. Go to the range. Winter is here)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

Yeah well we didn’t think he would certify the votes either


3 posted on 01/11/2021 11:59:40 AM PST by Guenevere (When the foundations are being destroyed what can the righteous do)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

Keep pushing, Commies.


4 posted on 01/11/2021 12:00:56 PM PST by Howie66 (I Weep For Our Republic )
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

So the Dem’s are going to go after their Antifa and BLM buddies?


5 posted on 01/11/2021 12:01:42 PM PST by SkyDancer (Remember Ashli Babbitt!)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

They’re scared to death of the man - how much dirt does he have on all of them after four years in the White House???....


6 posted on 01/11/2021 12:02:02 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

So she skipped work today and is doing this from home. He did no such thing. They will not pass that but will make sure he is under impeachment when he leaves office. All to make him look bad. By 2024 the democrats will be begging him back. Once they start pushing the socialist agenda the dems will be miserable. I hope Trump opens the flood gates of declassifying everything. And am hoping for some major evidence to come out. And Fulton county has the ballots audited the 15th.


7 posted on 01/11/2021 12:02:06 PM PST by glimmerman70
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

The Democrats are teetering on the edge of pretty much losing all of the US except the “hopelessly crazy” wing of the party.

That’s an admittedly big group, but still ...


8 posted on 01/11/2021 12:02:22 PM PST by JennysCool (2020: Aging “world socialists” promoting their ideology by scaring the crap out of gullible people.)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

It’s all based on their inferences.

Imagine I say, “I could care less”, and they say, “See, he cares as little as possible!” Except I didn’t say “I couldn’t care less”. That is their incorrect inference.

Truth be told. Their going to DC to show a strong presence was a good thing. And Trump wanted that. Their criminal trespass was a bad thing, for all concerned. And nowhere does Trump ask them to do that.


9 posted on 01/11/2021 12:03:22 PM PST by cuban leaf (We killed our economy and damaged our culture. In 2021 we will pine for the salad days of 2020.)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

ROFL

liberals are insane. 100% chance of conviction in senate.


10 posted on 01/11/2021 12:05:12 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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I wouldn't trust Pence as far as I can throw a really angry bull.....
And....
Podner,...that ain't very far....
11 posted on 01/11/2021 12:05:18 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: TexasFreeper2009

I mean no conviction in senate


12 posted on 01/11/2021 12:05:36 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.


13 posted on 01/11/2021 12:08:28 PM PST by MagnoliaB ( You can't always get what you want but if you try sometime you will find you get what you need.)
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Nah, Pence won’t do it. The same weakness that prevented him from supporting Trump will prevent him from doing this. Pence is weak and will do nothing he thinks takes him out on a limb. He always reacts and never anticipates.


14 posted on 01/11/2021 12:08:54 PM PST by circlecity
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To: SkyDancer
"No Justice, no Peace." Who coined THAT slogan?

The Rats

15 posted on 01/11/2021 12:08:55 PM PST by 4Liberty ("Never give up the con!" -mission statement of the Left)
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I hope Trump opens the flood gates of declassifying everything. And am hoping for some major evidence to come out.

I do too and not just the 2020 election stuff - all the evidence of governmental wrongdoing that is conveniently hidden. Let the chips fall where they may. If someone I like is taken down by real, truthful evidence of wrongdoing, then so be it. The nation is better off for it.

My mom has always said that we should throw them all out because there's not enough good ones to take the time to pick them out. That is probably more true now than it's ever been.

16 posted on 01/11/2021 12:19:19 PM PST by CommerceComet (Biden and Harris, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the CCP. )
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To: BlackFemaleArmyColonel
(From the article): "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is recalling lawmakers to Washington for votes as more Republicans say it’s time for Trump to resign."

Let's hear the evidence, first.
Then, let's fill in the missing dots !
Like Nancy's staff cellphone call to Chief Sund indicating there is no need for additional security.
The timing was off due to Trump being 45 minutes late arrival to give the speech in Washington, and invaders were already at the Capital getting ready for entry.
Of course, all the hundreds of thousand friendly demonstrators came with children, explosives, firearms, shields, bricks, wood planks, etc.
It was all a "False Flag" set-up !

We are all going to see who the whishy-washy RINO's are, along with the complicit "Vichy" Publicans. Empty charges from an 'empty suit'.

17 posted on 01/11/2021 12:25:43 PM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: TexasFreeper2009

China Mitch said that he won’t reconvene the Senate until 19 Jan - not enough time for impeachment trial. Of course these people will stop at nothing to save their demented crooked way of life so We’ll see...


18 posted on 01/11/2021 12:32:15 PM PST by Semper Vigilantis (Bernstein & Woodward ruined journalism)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

The Republicans who are saying that Trump should resign are the ones who have been Never Trumpers all along. So the media always goes to them for quotes.


19 posted on 01/11/2021 12:38:00 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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Marco Rubio thinks they can have a trial after Trump leaves office.

Like the scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz." If only he had a brain...

20 posted on 01/11/2021 12:39:24 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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