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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I think that you guys should crank up another one at least every month- your first one worked so well you can’t go wrong!
They haven’t even got their first one yet. We’re really dealing with a bunch of impeachment retards here. They need to forget about the double dog second impeachment until they get their first one.
If I had my way, every House demonrat would be paraded in front of a firing squad on national television.
I disagree on that. It's probably over 40% now, but growing. For the correct reasons that you stated.
The investigations are going after them. The only way they can reduce their sentences is to get sympathy showing they’re the victims
I really believe that the next election will see the dims sitting it out in droves. It will be a tsunami election, barring any major catastrophes in the next ten months. The House will be ours, many more Senators...
Impeachment “noise” is keeping Biden/Ukraine/Giuliani articles off the front page.
Einstein said that the definition of insanity is repeating a process while expecting different results.
See my tag line...
Bite your tongue.
We want Biden, he's fun!
YES!
This actually derived from Obama’s rampant spying on ALL possible republican candidates (going back to 2010 with Romney, et al).
While Trump was a long shot, they still planned retribution to destroy he and his family after his presumed loss. They were going to criminalize him and crush him as an example to citizens who would dare rise against the Deep State.
Only after the Trump campaign ramped up did they shift to their ‘insurance plan’ that would remove him via Mueller and then, with that fetid failure, in panic they rush on to a slap dash pseudo-impeachment meant to parry the coming thrusts and slashes of Durham.
They are increasingly over-heated in their frantic posturings as their corruption is ever more likely to be unveiled.
G*d save and preserve our President Trump and crush the vile things that do ever beset us and undermine our Republic.
Let’s call it “Double Impeachment”, Nancy. I’ll take “Failure” for $1,000, bitchbrain.
DOUBLE-SECRET IMPEACHMENT!
No way.
“WE HAVE ENTIRE POCKETS OF PEOPLE IN INTELLIGENCE, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUSTICE WHO WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE REALITY OF A TRUMP PRESIDENCY.”
That would be Schumer’s famous, “six ways from Sunday” statement/threat, right? He said that in early January 2017, I think, before Trump even took office. This operation has been active and strong for even a year or two before that.
“When you are PROMISED SOMEHTING and it doesn’t happen...”
Ha ha ha! And they tried so hard, poor things. I always envision Rumplestiltskin screwing his leg into the ground in anger.
Right on, Madam.
A Merry Christmas to you, your family and, of course, Maris.
Regards,
Maris
Didn’t they learn from the first disaster?
based on “The Apprentice”
“The Impeachments”
That's the only crime that the President has,in fact,committed.
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