Let’s Wrap This Baby Up, Folks!
Posted on 12/22/2019 12:49:55 PM PST by jazusamo
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) made it very clear he believes Democrats are pursuing impeachment against President Donald Trump because the president decided to exercise his legal rights. Specifically, Graham cited Trump's use of executive privilege and the desire for the courts to decide whether or not key administration officials, like acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, can be subpoenaed to testify as part of the Democrats' impeachment process.
On Fox News' "Sunday Morning Future," Graham said he believes Speaker Nancy Pelosi has taken "a wrecking ball to the Constitution." He cited the impeachment process and her failure to hand over articles of impeachment to the Senate as a prime example.
"This is the latest in a series of constitutional train wrecks orchestrated by Nancy Pelosi. During the impeachment process, the president was not allowed to have counsel present during the Intel Committee. He could not call witnesses on his behalf," he explained. "He could not confront his accuser and now that he's been charged with two articles of impeachment, Nancy Pelosi is denying the president his day in the court in the Senate and she's actually trying to tell Mitch McConnell how to run the Senate."
One of the issues Graham has with Pelosi is her attempt at trying to run the impeachment trial once the articles are sent to the Senate.
"She's trampling on the separation of powers. It's the Senate's job to dispose of impeachment articles once passed by the House," he said. "It's not Nancy Pelosi's job. When it comes to Trump, the rules don't matter to Democrats and that's dangerous and sad."
The Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman believes the Democrats decided to pursue impeaching President Trump specifically because he fought Congressional subpoenas by invoking executive privilege. Graham called the Democrats' move a form of "extortion."
"What she's trying to do is to get Mitch McConnell to bend to her will to shape the trial. Can you imagine if the roles were reversed?" he asked. "...Democrats hate him so much. They don't love anything Constitutional anymore. All the rules have been thrown in a ditch to get Trump from the way they impeached him to now denying his day in court."
Graham said Pelosi will eventually send the articles because public opinion is stacked against the Democrats.
"You got the Minority Leader Chuck Schumer conspiring with the Speaker of the House basically to insist upon calling witnesses that deny. The president is invoking executive privilege around Mulvaney and John Bolton and others," he said. "They impeached this president because he chose to go to court. The second article of impeachment is obstruction of Congress. The president has claimed executive privilege and instead of allowing the president to exercise his legal rights, they've impeached him because he wanted to go to court. Can you imagine what would've happened if we'd done this to a Democrat? That we impeach a Democrat because they wanted to go to court?
He had a stark warning for any senator who calls for additional witnesses to testify during the trial.
"To any senator who votes to compel the testimony of John Bolton or Mick Mulvaney before the president can have his day in court exercising executive privilege before the courts – the court's available to every American, including Donald Trump – so, if you call these witnesses who work for the president after he's invoked executive privilege, if you deny him his day in court, then you're abusing the constitutional rights of Donald Trump as president and you're putting the entire presidency at risk," Graham said harshly. "I can't imagine any senator doing this to the presidency."
According to the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, Democrats put "an artificial time limit" on Trump's executive privilege.
"They put an artificial time limit and said,'If you don't allow these witnesses to come to the House at a time certain we're going to impeach you.' They impeached him for exercising his legal rights," he explained. "I hope senators will not do the same thing. Hope the senators will not vote to compel witnesses before the court determines whether or not there's executive privilege."
Graham said he believes House impeachment managers will argue their case based on established testimony and findings, Democrats will want to call more witnesses and the vote will fall along party lines, with Republicans saying no.
Let’s be real mad, Linda.
One of the most vile and servile operators from the DC Divide & Control POWERCENTER.
Still think it’s the steak and ketchup and pizza with a fork that set this off.
No Senator Graham. They impeached him because he took a 4 x 4, and whacked the sandcastle they’ve been working on for generations into an unrecognizable pile, which means they have to start all over again.
If republican leaders can’t recognize the truth, we need NEW Republican leaders.
Linda, they impeached him because he WON THE 2016 election. They said they would impeach him then. I heard it.. why didn’t YOU?
The Dems know they can’t stop Trump’s re-election, not with this economy.
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So they’re waiting for the Senate election next fall to turn out more Dems in the Senate.
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Then they’ll reauthorize the House impeachment and send it to the next Congress starting in 2021, hoping it will make it through more favorable Senate.
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Senators Collins and Romney might defect and get Trump convicted.
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Pelosi and Schiff and Nadler aren’t going to quit. They’re hatred is pathological.
Trump obstructed the Democrats Just-Us
There was never again supposed to be a Republican POTUS after Obama got elected. It was always supposed to be their turn forevermore. Only bad people, deplorables, opposed the Left.
But we deplorables didn’t get the memo....
And Obama did his little mic drop too soon.
Well said! That’s exactly what it amounts to.
Let’s get real, Linda, what is a nutless wonder like you going to do about it? Maybe you can say more words in front of a microphone...
Well Linda,
I say its because he kicked open the front door to the national Laundromat.
It takes 2/3 senators to convict. I don’t think they will get 66 guilty votes.
If you think the Democrats believe they have to start all over again taking away our rights, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.
They and those who voted for them are in full-blown denial that President Trump is (a) legitimate and (b) the sitting President of the United States of America.
The Democrats and their voters think they're in that episode of the TV show "Dallas" where they'll wake up one morning in a world where Shitlery Xlinton is the President and President Trump was a bad dream. Oh, and JR Ewing wasn't shot dead and he's still alive.
Don't doubt me.
Yep. I believe Rudy G just exposed several $Billion reasons why they impeached him.
If only he had, but he’s made no effort to get rid of FDR’s lagacy of Arbitrary government.
Still, he is pro life and is shifting the courts.
And I will gladly vote for him again just to see the videos of weeping despairing Leftwingers on YouTube.
Maybe Obama will do another mic drop about getting a second term?
Yup, a high bar.
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There will be 22 Republican Senate seats on the line, while Democrats will only need to protect 12 seats.
I would like to see some antibiotics with the diagnosis.
Let’s Wrap This Baby Up, Folks!
With possibly two of those in any real danger.
LET’S BE REAL: DEMOCRATS “IMPEACHED” PRESIDENT TRUMP TO PREVENT HIM FROM EXPOSING THE TRUTH ABOUT THEIR CRIMES AND THREATENING THEIR POWER, PRIVILEGES, AND LUXURIES!
Another Third World legacy from the Kenyan:
Democraps insisting “they” want a fair Senate trial.....as per the Constitution.
This is whacko.........the Fair Trial language applies to the accused....NOT to the accusers.
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