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Andrew McCarthy: Trump has committed an impeachable offense
Fox News ^ | Jan 10, 2021 | By Andrew McCarthy | National Review

Posted on 01/10/2021 12:46:05 PM PST by conservative98

I took a beating on Twitter Thursday night for making what I thought was a commonsense observation that President Trump should be negotiating favorable terms for resignation "if there are 20 GOP senators who’d vote to impeach."

In our current climate, this was taken as a call for Trump’s impeachment. But it wasn’t a value judgment. It was a mathematical calculation.

As it happens, I do think the president has committed an impeachable offense, making a reckless speech that incited a throng on the mall, which foreseeably included an insurrectionist mob.

These rioters ended up overwhelming security forces and storming the Capitol. They shut down a solemn constitutional proceeding, endangering the lives of the vice president and the people’s representatives. They ripped through the facility, causing not only significant property damage but grave injuries.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: 2020; andrewmccarthy; andymccarthy; bs; capitolriot; electionfraud; fakenews; fraud; imbecile; impeachment; impeachtrumpagain; magariot; nationalrespew; nationalreview; nevertrumpers; swampcreature; tds
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To: facedown
-- The list of traitors just grows. --

In this case, that depends on what one thought of McCarthy before he shared this particular nugget.

McCarthy thought Mueller and Fitzgerald had righteous assignments, and carried them out well. He's as big federal government as it gets.

21 posted on 01/10/2021 12:52:49 PM PST by Cboldt
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To: conservative98

How did he incite this. Because he made a speech. Never said anything except peaceful stuff. His crowns always get riled up. But not violent.


22 posted on 01/10/2021 12:52:57 PM PST by glimmerman70
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To: facedown

Your area correct.
Never Trumpers ,everywhere .

Traitors.

Prefer,to,read Alan Dershowitz and Johnathan Turkey.

MGA


23 posted on 01/10/2021 12:53:25 PM PST by Pearfect
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To: Shark24
Andrew McCarthy was never a Trump guy, but nevertheless was a voice of reason over the years.

This sounds like something the National Review pantywaists told him to say - "dump Trump or you're fired" says Richie Lowery in that pathetic nasally voice.

24 posted on 01/10/2021 12:53:34 PM PST by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: conservative98

Overwhelmed security forces? Security invited them in! It was a setup and a trap. I wish the MAGA people had just staged a sit-in outside the building and that the only people who went in were Antifa. This whole think was planned in advance to destroy Trump and conservatives.


25 posted on 01/10/2021 12:53:52 PM PST by Pining_4_TX (For God's gifts and His call are irrevocable. Romans 11:29)
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To: conservative98
These rioters ended up overwhelming security forces and storming the Capitol. They shut down a solemn constitutional proceeding, endangering the lives of the vice president and the people’s representatives. They ripped through the facility, causing not only significant property damage but grave injuries. The evidence will show it was ANTIFA/BLM that did the Damage and Violence. Dipstick McCarthy is a true globalist, to him and his kind, the Club is all that matters, Trump and his VOTERS, You and Me, don't matter, it's the Club.
26 posted on 01/10/2021 12:54:09 PM PST by eyeamok
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To: FreeReign

Andrew and his fat, white, Irish looking face will become a target for the left before all is said and done.


27 posted on 01/10/2021 12:54:10 PM PST by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: conservative98

Is he Chris Stirewalt’s wife?


28 posted on 01/10/2021 12:54:14 PM PST by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
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To: conservative98

“As it happens, I do think the president has committed an impeachable offense, making a reckless speech that incited a throng on the mall, which foreseeably included an insurrectionist mob. “

Two errors in fact and logic.

You cannot read the full transcript of Trump’ speech and point to “reckless” comments that rationally can be construed as insurrectionist, and no time did Trump seek or encourage a riot of occupation of the Capital building.

Insinuations of that are in the mind of those who make those insinuations and factually nowhere else.

By getting the facts wrong the logic is then wrong.

What we have is (a) a media full court press to write the script of the events at the Capital for what their narrative desires the events to be portrayed as, and not as the events actually were, and (b) political and media cowards refusing to deny the media’s script.


29 posted on 01/10/2021 12:54:32 PM PST by Wuli
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To: conservative98

Andrew McCarthy adds his name to the list.


30 posted on 01/10/2021 12:54:32 PM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: conservative98

Trump hats. On antifa heads. Thank you 45. for showing us who our enemies are.


31 posted on 01/10/2021 12:55:04 PM PST by Allthesaints
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To: conservative98

Get a rope


32 posted on 01/10/2021 12:55:10 PM PST by CincyRichieRich (WHEN TYRANNY BECOMES LAW, REBELLION BECOMES DUTY 1-6-21, American Revolution II Began)
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To: conservative98

I find myself having to continuously repent of what I want to happen to these seditionists, and of not wanting to repent of it.


33 posted on 01/10/2021 12:55:40 PM PST by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: conservative98
I took a beating on Twitter Thursday night for making what I thought was a commonsense observation that President Trump should be negotiating favorable terms for resignation "if there are 20 GOP senators who’d vote to impeach."

No, Andy. You took a beating on Twitter because it’s pathetic to read that kind of ignorant slop from a former Federal prosecutor who doesn’t know the difference between the role of the House (impeachment) and Senate (conviction) in these proceedings.

National Review would do well to hire a new legal expert. I would recommend either Viking Horn Guy or that clown who was taking selfies and scratching his balls while sitting at Nancy Pelosi’s desk.

Effing moron.

34 posted on 01/10/2021 12:56:02 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("There's somebody new and he sure ain't no rodeo man.")
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Trump posted a message urging protesters to remain peaceful and leave the Capitol.

“Dr” Jill needs to step in.....some people need immersion courses in remedial reading.

Twitter permanently removed Trump’s account on its platform and justified its censorship.....
saying the president had violated its “Glorification of Violence Policy.”

Twitter acted against Trump AFTER Trump posted a message urging protesters to remain peaceful and leave the Capitol.


35 posted on 01/10/2021 12:56:21 PM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the oth er side doesn't know which bathroom to use. )
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To: conservative98

If the “storming” began before the allegedly inciting speech was given, then the latter cannot possibly be the cause of the former, and the entire premise of the article falls.


36 posted on 01/10/2021 12:56:53 PM PST by coloradan (They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
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To: conservative98

I guess front gunner McCarthy doesnt know that President Trump was still speaking when the Capital police started opening up the doors/barricades.

Just in time to interupt Ted Cruz from objecting to the votes to the battleground states


37 posted on 01/10/2021 12:56:59 PM PST by South Dakota (This is what I do. I drink and I know things)
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To: conservative98

They are afraid of us. Remember that. They must try to kill the threat now, because there if they don’t, they know that at least half of the American people will be coming for them.

Stay strong. Resist tyranny.


38 posted on 01/10/2021 12:57:04 PM PST by ecomcon
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To: conservative98

I find myself having to continuously repent of what I want to happen to these seditionists, and of not wanting to repent of it.


39 posted on 01/10/2021 12:57:06 PM PST by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: conservative98

We have long memories Swamp Dwellers.


40 posted on 01/10/2021 12:57:08 PM PST by Huskrrrr
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