Posted on 01/17/2021 1:47:58 PM PST by Libloather
WASHINGTON (AP) - The lead prosecutor for President Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment began building his case for conviction at trial, asserting on Sunday that Trump’s incitement of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol was “the most dangerous crime” ever committed by a president against the United States. A Senate trial could begin as soon as this week, just as Democrat Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., did not say when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., will send the single article of impeachment against Trump - for “incitement of insurrection” - to the Senate, which will trigger the beginning of the trial. But Raskin said “it should be coming up soon” as Pelosi organizes the formal transfer.
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“We’re going to be able to tell the story of this attack on America and all of the events that led up to it,” Raskin said. “This president set out to dismantle and overturn the election results from the 2020 presidential election. He was perfectly clear about that.”
Democrats and the incoming administration are facing the challenge of reckoning with the Capitol attack at the same time that Biden takes office and tries to move the country forward. They say the Congress can do both, balancing a trial with confirmations of the new president’s Cabinet and consideration of his legislative priorities.
Raskin said Congress cannot establish a precedent where “we just want to let bygones be bygones” just because Trump has left office.
Yet it’s clear that Democrats do not want the Senate trial to dominate Biden’s opening days.
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So Biden should be allowed to take office on Wed? Why?
“Will lead to unsatisfying outcomes”
For who?
Peruse later.
Gee your reading seems spotty. The kind of spotty that might steer us to accept Biden as president.
When you read the constitution so studiously did you miss the part where its the president”s duty to assure every state a republican form of govt? That kind of covers malfeasance by state officials. So constitutional not tyranny.
Close but no cigar. Tell Joe I said hi. 😉
If you are using that section of the Constitution to justify martial law, then you’ve got a lot of reading and learning to do.
And guess what - the Constitution applies no matter who is President. Even drooling Joe. You might consider that instead of the “end justifies the means” (including tyranny) that advocate.
Not get back to studying! You have a lot to learn!
You seem slow. Have you read the insurrection act? Of course not. It requires the President to stay in office until all investigation and trials are finished.
You need to 911 your boss Slow Joe and tell him to run. 😆
Show specifically the section of the act where it states that. I thought so - you’re just makin’ stuff up.
And the Insurrection Act is not superior to the U.S. Constitution, no matter how much you seem to want it to be.
Yeh, go read it and report back. This is Intel slow Joe needs to know and you let him down by missing that little tidbit. Your job could be on the line for this one. 😆
I did read it. It doesn’t say a President stays in office until all investigations and trails are completed.
You’re just making ‘stuff up, and you got called on it. Try to do better.
Aaaaaa! Game over. You lose. Thanks for playing. 😆
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Richard Nixon looks like St. Peter compared to what the Obama crew did to Trump campaign and transition team!!
The revengeful dems are all about overreaching-
It always comes back to bite them. They never learn!
Why don't you just point out what part of the Act which extends the term of the President instead of giving these kinds of responses? You don't, because you know it doesn't exist.
It’s called willful ignorance. Rather than point out the language in the Insurrection Act that does what is claimed, it’s easier to shout “Squirrel!”, so to speak.
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