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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWell, lookee here....Article ii covers bribery... for all, not just Trump.
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)Trump would have been thrown out on his ass on Day One.
MineralMan
(146,350 posts)Sadly, we need a majority in Congress for both houses to do that. GOTV!
onenote
(42,829 posts)So unless a bunch of Republican senators develop a sense of morality and ethics, it ain't gonna happen.
BigmanPigman
(51,651 posts)Cohen was made the Deputy Finance Chair of the RNC and half of the GOP has been involved in criminal activities.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210595088
His ego is too big to resign, they can't indict a sitting president for some reason so the only hope left is that he has a massive stroke or heart attack. Mueller will nail Pence, Ryan and McConnell eventually.
BumRushDaShow
(129,950 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,651 posts)what is the point of being impeached if you aren't convicted too. Clinton shouldn't have been impeached at all yet the fucking moron should be sent to prison. What I want to know is why a sitting president can't be indicted?!? What is the theory behind this?
BumRushDaShow
(129,950 posts)that a President under such suspicion would resign after the public "shaming" of impeachment hearings. But regarding indictments, it's never happened before so really, I think there is just a lot of speculation and if it did happen, it would be up to the SCOTUS to decide, because we know something like that would head right to the courts.
BigmanPigman
(51,651 posts)the odds are in his favor thanks to McConnell. Too bad that can't be reversed if it is proven that the GOP took money from Russians via Cohen as the Deputy Finance Chair of the RNC.
BumRushDaShow
(129,950 posts)to make sure we can at least take back the House and if we're lucky, maybe the Senate. At least at that point, we can hold some real hearings. Right now since the GOP is truly restricting how (and what) hearings go forward, then the public only has the (often RW-skewed) media to rely on to know how bad it is.
bench scientist
(1,107 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,651 posts)to do what's right...hope I'm wrong.
C_U_L8R
(45,035 posts)These wanna-be oligarchs can cram it.
malaise
(269,278 posts)You may need to built new prisons - this kakistocracy practices pay to play on steroids
lunatica
(53,410 posts)There are a lot of empty cells there. Plenty of space! And if not then put 5 of them in each cell.
Moostache
(9,897 posts)malaise
(269,278 posts)but I'd let them rot in prison
Moostache
(9,897 posts)azureblue
(2,157 posts)when they control Congress? The GOP took money from Russia. That is treason and bribery right there. So how do we throw out an entire political party?
At some point regular elections may not come soon enough. We should be mounting recall efforts against some of these criminals.
onenote
(42,829 posts)Only the Senate can remove a sitting Senator and only the House can remove a sitting member of the House.
BBG
(2,564 posts)But thanks for clarifying my muddy thinking.
malaise
(269,278 posts)for the clean up
DoctorJoJo
(1,134 posts)He touched ALL the bases, more bases than any POTUS ever! Deserves bigly credit!
N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,799 posts)Firing squad.
EOM
rainin
(3,011 posts)Jack-o-Lantern
(975 posts)and his batshit crazy base will take to the streets wanting blood.
progressoid
(50,013 posts)Even if somebody inside this corruption decides to flip and shows the smoking gun to the world, you're still looking at another year or two of legal wrangling. I doubt Trump is going to resign.
Of course, don't expect anything to happen in the legislature unless we take back the House and the Senate.
There. Parade. Rain.
My work is done.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)to blow up all these deals ? Pardon? Positions? Policies? by Putin?
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)So many counties with so many crooks, have no idea where to look.
Mr. Ected
(9,675 posts)Than Vladimir Putin, this quaint old shard of paper isn't strong enough to help.