Pelosi should block impeachment trial until White House is forced to reveal all

CNN ^ | Updated 9:20 AM ET, Sat December 21, 2019 | Joseph J. Ellis

[conservative98]

(CNN)Let's call it the Pelosi Pause. There are no written rules governing the timetable for delivery of the House decision impeaching Donald Trump to the Senate, only custom. But then there were no written rules governing the timetable for a Senate decision on Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland, only custom. If Speaker Nancy Pelosi follows Senator Mitch McConnell's playbook, Donald Trump will never stand trial in the Senate.

Joseph Ellis Joseph Ellis From a Democratic perspective that outcome would be preferable to a show trial, where the conclusion is not just foreordained, but announced beforehand by the Majority Leader after consulting with White House counsel. It's perfect: a rigged trial of a President accused of plotting a rigged election. We can only assume that Senator McConnell will be winking at the camera when he takes the oath of impartiality, "so help me God." Pelosi need not wink, she only needs to wait. How long? Until November 2020, if necessary. McConnell claims that he has all the leverage because he has the votes in the Senate, and that, not the evidence described in the impeachment report, is all that counts. But it counts for nothing until the Senate receives the impeachment recommendation from the House. Dean: Pelosi has leverage over Senate impeachment trial

This is what Speaker Pelosi knows, and that could be why she is waiting

[kaehurowing]

The impeachment articles died when the House adjourned for the holidays without transmitting the articles to the Senate.

[conservative98]

Joseph Ellis

False claims of combat service and anti-war leadership

In June 2001, the Boston Globe revealed that Ellis had misled his students in lectures and to the media about his role in the Vietnam War years. Ellis falsely claimed that he had been involved in protests in the civil rights movement and anti-war movement in the 1960s.[13] He also repeatedly claimed to have fought in the Vietnam War. In one of his lectures, Ellis stated that he had been involved in helping to clear an area near My Lai shortly before a well-known massacre was carried out in the village. In a 2000 interview, he claimed to have been a platoon leader, a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division, and to have served on the staff of General William Westmoreland in Saigon. In actuality, although he had been in the U.S. Army, Ellis had never served in Vietnam at all.[4]

Ellis issued a public apology in August 2001.[14] He cited rumors at Mount Holyoke campus that he had served in Vietnam but would not talk about it because of some disturbing experience as something that led him to fabricate claims of service, and also said that he had felt guilty about not actually serving in Vietnam.[13] In the ensuing controversy, Mount Holyoke suspended him without pay for a year. He returned to the classroom at the end of that time.[15] However, Ellis was prohibited from again teaching his course on the 1960s, during which most of his fabrications were made.[13]

[BigEdLB]

Let’s put a target on CNNs satellite, and invite target practice

[faithhopecharity]

fine, don’t file the fake articles of non-impeachment.
finally USA gets an end to this lying krap!

insanity terminated by default, yippee!

[Jim Robinson]

And McConnell should summarily dismiss it whenever it’s transmitted to the senate.

[struggle]

Yeah, sorry, the House part was the evidence-gathering part.

That part is over.

[nikos1121]

Idiots

[SaxxonWoods]

Mitch can acquit whenever he wants.

[olesigh]

LOL

[StAnDeliver]

Well, the coward doesn't have Twitter so took him to task at work.

Joseph J Ellis historian at Mt. Holyoke contact form

[Michael.SF.]

So that just may be the plan, hold it until the election, hoping they take over the Senate? Trump wins, they get the Senate then impeach. Bastards.

[olesigh]

when did you make that up

[canuck_conservative]

So, to summarize -

Donald Trump still hasn’t been impeached,

he’s still US President, not one of his powers or perks has been reduced

Same as before, no change

[Scott from the Left Coast]

The White House revealed all before this heinous farce began.

The transcript was released in whole.

Shove the articles of your shame up your a$$.

[conservative98]

https://www.facebook.com/josephjellis/

[olesigh]

too risky, having impeached the popular president, she may lose the house.

[Fightin Whitey]

Liar, coward, plagiarist, nutjob.

CNN and Morning Joe.

That's where the brain-dead/soul-dead strut their stuff.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

“until White House is forced to reveal all”

Reveal what? Are they suggesting they want Trump to strip and spread his cheeks?

[conservative98]

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