Conviction trap for President Trump in U.S. Senate

The Hill ^ | 12-14-2019 | Douglas MacKinnon

[Calif Conservative]

Can 20 U.S. senators withstand the potentially irresistible temptation to reverse the results of the 2016 election and remove a president a number of them openly or privately dislike?

Since Donald Trump announced his intention to run for the White House on June 16, 2015, many of the entrenched elites across the various power centers of Washington and beyond have spent many of their waking hours trying to stop or unseat him

The political charade of an impeachment “investigation” is but the latest example.

But that impeachment charade could harbor the greatest threat to Trump’s presidency.

[familyop]

Ha! There’s even a California politician—believe it or not—who is straight and sober enough to know that’s not going to happen.

Nunes tells Schiff he needs ‘rehabilitation’ after IG report: ‘Admit you have a problem’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nunes-blasts-schiff-for-false-conclusions-on-fisa-process-in-scathing-letter-admit-you-have-a-problem

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

The two third requirement for conviction is a constitutional requirement not a senate rule.

[Biggirl]

Trump WILL EXPOSE the deep state. Count on it.

[datura]

I’m no prepper, but well armed and trained, my neighborhood knows who is what, and we all know it might come at anytime.

I pray that sanity prevails, and we avert this. If not, we need to ideologically cleanse our nation and remove the communist cancer among us.

With extreme prejudice.

I took my vow to defend this nation 37 years ago, and still believe it today.

[AndyTheBear]

Democrats just lost a Senator aa well as a Congressman in last 24 hours over this impeachment sham.

[tomkat]

IF the bastards do manage to take down this President, I hope the shit really does hit the fan.

[Biggirl]

They know Trump will win in 2020.

[867V309]

clickbait BS article ... the Senate GOP knows that if they vote to remove President Trump from office, the GOP political party instantly becomes non-existent forever ...

I hope someone is recording who here actually believe this carp.      are FReepers losing their minds?    it seems they're willing to believe almost anything.

[ocrp1982]

Eternal Vigilance is a must. Healthy scepticism is wise. But, there is a distinct line between healthy scepticism and paranoia.
Some do not understand the distinction.

[Biggirl]

The wall is being built.

[rktman]

Already extinct for me.

[JoSixChip]

The two third requirement for conviction is a constitutional requirement not a senate rule.

Absolutely, two thirds for conviction. But it takes a simple majority to set the rules and witness list and set the parameters of the trial. For example, the rules could limit Trump to only defending on the exact articles of impeachment. Things such as how the house started and ran the inquiry or reasons Trump wanted Ukraine investigations could be ruled irreverent to the articles of impeachment. It only takes 4 rinos to join with dems to do that. Like I said, if the gopE can damage Trump enough where he doesn't get reelected they win, even without a conviction.

[rockrr]

And make sure their affairs are in order...

[eddie willers]

If you can’t get one Republican vote in the House, how the HELL can you get one in the Senate?

[JoSixChip]

Trump WILL EXPOSE the deep state. Count on it.

My hope is that you are correct. But I think the majority of gop senators are POS and will stab us in the back. And I know for a fact that the dem senators are anti-American POS.

[Kenny]

Damage is already done once it reaches the Senate. House will have established precedent they can impeach whoever they want whenever they want with no adherence to the Constitution. Thus we will officially have a banana republic.

Unconstitutional Impeachment: The Real Abuse of Power

[grey_whiskers]

One Trident Sub can ruin a Deep State’s whole day.
Cause, see, it was Swallwell who threatened to nuke conservatives.

[grey_whiskers]

Correction: if you're talking about that one from Pennsylvania, it was a *state* senator, not US Senator.

Clickbait is a royal pain.

[Biggirl]

Because I am correct.

[Torahman]

Donald Trump cannot be impeached without being convicted of a crime. Were the Senate to impeach him, then he will either go to prison or mysteriously disappear. Or worse be murdered. Don’t think these people are incapable of his murder. They kill thousands of babies every day and celebrate the killings as something holy. They will kill you and destroy your children if they get the chance. I have seen him, the ghost of Heinrich Himmler walking through the lines of violent rioting jackbooted Antifa in their masks and black uniforms. He is breathing his spirit of baseless hatred upon them. And just like Himmler and his SS Einsatzgruppen they have no intention of coexisting with those who love the God of Israel, and walk in his ways. If you are a true Bible believing Christian or Jew, they are coming for you.