Posted on 12/24/2019 6:10:01 PM PST by blam
House Democrats may conduct a second impeachment of President Trump, according to lawyers for the Judiciary Committee.
In a Monday court filing reported by Politico, House Counsel Douglas Letter argued that they still need testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn, which may uncover new, impeachable evidence that Trump attempted to obstruct the Russiagate investigation (of a crime he didn’t commit).
“If McGahn’s testimony produces new evidence supporting the conclusion that President Trump committed impeachable offenses that are not covered by the Articles approved by the House, the Committee will proceed accordingly — including, if necessary, by considering whether to recommend new articles of impeachment,” reads Letter’s filing.
Underscoring this point, House lawyers say if McGahn’s testimony yields more evidence of obstruction it could lead to “new articles of impeachment.” pic.twitter.com/DXiEl0KXwL
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) December 23, 2019
The Democrats also argue that “McGahn’s testimony is critical both to a Senate trial and to the Committee’s ongoing impeachment investigations to determine whether additional Presidential misconduct warrants further action by the Committee,” adding that McGahn’s testimony may also be relevant to future legislation which may stem from the details of Trump’s conduct.
And while DOJ lawyers acknowledged in a Monday brief that the legal fight over McGahn isn’t moot, the fact that the House Judiciary Committee moved forward with impeachment on a completely different matter removes the urgency to resolve their case.
“The reasons for refraining are even more compelling now that what the Committee asserted — whether rightly or wrongly — as the primary justification for its decision to sue no longer exists,” wrote lawyers for the DOJ. The agency also argues that the Mueller impeachment investigation is over, when House lawyers and lawmakers have described it as ongoing and active, according to the report.
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Why stop at two? Go big, dems, or go home. An article for every glass of Chardonnay that Hill had to drink to assuage her tragic loss in 2016. An article for every tear shed by her followers that wonderful night.
So what are they gonna do..reverse the 1st impeachment and have a do-over LOL these whackos truly are SICK
The RATs are going down, down, down.
There’s a hearing about this on January 3rd with three Judges. So we will see what they say.
How many of our millions has this already cost us?
Send the bill to the DNC for political campaigning.
Lunatics all.
Kamikaze Democrats
They know they’ve lost the war, now they just want to cause maximum damage before they get nuked.
President Trump must have discovered more curruption from the demonicRAT Party. Time to deflect attention.
Why just two? Shouldn’t we have nine impeachments? Maybe weekly impeachments from now until Donald Trump’s reinauguration?
Come on, it was such a good idea the first time, what could 8 or more impeachments make worse? Betcha the voters will be so outraged that the senate isn’t listening that they’ll instantly turn it all over to Democrats to finally do the right thing...in some future election because they still wouldn’t have enough votes.
The Democrats know their ship is sinking. They’re desperately searching for anything to keep their heads above water.
I’ll start watching when they get to “Impeachment: Naked & Afraid”
The RATS are going to keep pushing our President’s Approval higher and higher.
The dems know the Senate will not convict our president. They are doing this for numerous other reasons:
a) to put the Mark of Impeached President into the records. b) to harass him relentlessly because they Hate Him with a White Hot passion.
c) to harass him relentlessly to send a message to any future Private Sector Patriot that if you even think about it this is what you can expect for 4 - 8 years for you, your family, your supporters, your friends and associates.
I think I will hold out until they do Impeachment Naked & Afraid XL. :)
Oh great, they want a mulligan.
Why not? The Dems have the green light from the do-nothing GOP Senate to continue the coup. To quote POTUS: “When is the GOP going to start fighting back?”
Can we please just start the civil war and get this thing over with?
When do we get to see the Democrat politicians hanging from gallows?
It makes sense to me.
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