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Trump Is Just Six Senate Votes Away From Impeachment
newsweek ^ | Aug 17, 2017 | Elaine C. Kamarck

Posted on 08/17/2017 7:08:02 PM PDT by blueyon

At some point in 2019 (if not sooner) a Republican Senator may walk into the Oval Office and say to President Trump: “Mr. President, we don’t have the votes,” at which point the Trump presidency will end in a resignation or a conviction in the Senate.

This scenario actually occurred forty-three years ago this summer when Republican Senator Barry Goldwater walked into the Oval Office and told Republican President Richard Nixon that they didn’t have the votes in the Senate to save his presidency.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 115th; fake; fakenews; fantasy; impeachment; liberalfantasies; lolnewsweak; looneyleft; newsweak; nope; potus; prestrump; rinos; trump; wishfulthinking; yeahright
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To: blueyon
Don't get ahead of yourself NewsWeak.

First, there has to be some charge against Trump. You know, "high crimes and misdemeanors"?

Second, after a crime has been established, there has to be a 2/3 vote to impeach in the House. This is like an indictment.

Then, the Senate votes to CONVICT. They don't IMPEACH.

The headline is factually inaccurate.

41 posted on 08/17/2017 7:24:53 PM PDT by HotHunt
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To: FreedomStar3028

Normally you would be totally correct. This time, I guarantee you, there would be blood.


42 posted on 08/17/2017 7:25:35 PM PDT by The Toll
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To: blueyon

BS


43 posted on 08/17/2017 7:25:48 PM PDT by WKUHilltopper (WKU 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Champions)
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To: blueyon

BS


44 posted on 08/17/2017 7:25:52 PM PDT by WKUHilltopper (WKU 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Champions)
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To: blueyon

Newsweak...

The GOP, GOP-e, RNC, et al would be going to war with the rest of us.

We win, they lose...


45 posted on 08/17/2017 7:25:57 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: blueyon

The stupid. It burns!


46 posted on 08/17/2017 7:26:25 PM PDT by crusher (GREEN: Globaloney for the Gullible)
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To: The Toll

Me, too.


47 posted on 08/17/2017 7:26:59 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: blueyon

Well in a way it is a joke because the Senate doesn’t impeach.

Moreover the logic in the piece is that any Senator who has ever voiced disagreement with President Trump on anything apparently rises to the level of them also wanting to vote for conviction and removal from office on high crimes and misdemeanors.


48 posted on 08/17/2017 7:27:09 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: blueyon

What was the crime again? Hahaha...not liking who the voters chose? Interesting interpretation of the Constitution. Voters shall choose from among a select group of individuals....sounds like Iran


49 posted on 08/17/2017 7:27:23 PM PDT by wiseprince
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To: blueyon

If he is impeached, we need to march on DC. with guns.


50 posted on 08/17/2017 7:27:28 PM PDT by RC one (The 2nd Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances)
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To: blueyon

“The Fake News crowd will disappear when a Rat gets elected as the POTUS.” The Rats are so disarrayed right now, since there is no way a Rat gets elected for 20 years after 8 years of that America Hating, Mooselimb, Marxist, Imposter Obama!! How do u like them Apples, Newsweak!!!


51 posted on 08/17/2017 7:27:32 PM PDT by TheConservativeTejano (God Bless Texas...)
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To: AndyTheBear

The author of the piece assumes no change in the makeup of the Senate after the 2018 elections. More evidence of the narcissistic mental masturbation that passes for journalism/reportage in the current environment.


52 posted on 08/17/2017 7:28:17 PM PDT by pollyshy
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To: WKUHilltopper

Look at the article - one of the Senators they indicated would vote to impeach is Mike Lee - the evidence is that he openly voiced disagreement with the President over how to repeal and replace Obamacare.


53 posted on 08/17/2017 7:28:28 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: blueyon

More wishcasting!


54 posted on 08/17/2017 7:28:47 PM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: blueyon

On what grounds are Senators voting for Impeachment?

I am not clicking on Newsweak.


55 posted on 08/17/2017 7:28:53 PM PDT by Chgogal (Sessions recused himself for shaking an Ambassador's hand. Shameful!)
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To: blueyon
Whatever.

Rain fire and brimstone upon them until then.

Trump needs to make America fully aware of who the traitors are (and they are many).

56 posted on 08/17/2017 7:29:18 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: blueyon; LS; Impy; NFHale; campaignPete R-CT; BillyBoy

Let’s see them try to impeach and convict. Millions of patriots will stand with the President against a lawless, unconstitutional Deep State ultraleftist tyranny.


57 posted on 08/17/2017 7:29:28 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: blueyon
Trump Is Just Six Senate Votes Away From Impeachment

Oh Yeah?

Them and who's House?

58 posted on 08/17/2017 7:29:37 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Agreed


59 posted on 08/17/2017 7:29:47 PM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know that if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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Blast - now they’ve got me doing it. I mean convict, of course, not impeach - only the House members can vote to impeach.


60 posted on 08/17/2017 7:29:49 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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