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Baltimike

(4,143 posts) Fri May 10, 2019, 12:06 PM May 2019

So if we impeach right now, it stops all the other investigations?

I just saw a blurb going across the tube at the gym

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So if we impeach right now, it stops all the other investigations? (Original Post) Baltimike May 2019 OP

I'm not aware of any such rule, but it likely would have that effect FBaggins May 2019 #1

No manor321 May 2019 #2

FBaggins

(26,737 posts)

1. I'm not aware of any such rule, but it likely would have that effect

Reply to Baltimike (Original post)

Fri May 10, 2019, 12:09 PM

May 2019

If there's an actual impeachment vote (not an inquiry), then there likely wouldn't be any movement on anything outside of that.

If it succeeded in the Senate then there wouldn't be much point in further public inquiry... and if it failed there would be no political will to pick up another investigation.

manor321

(3,344 posts)

2. No

Reply to Baltimike (Original post)

Fri May 10, 2019, 12:55 PM

May 2019

This is nonsense.

An impeachment inquiry is a heightened inquiry, which gives judges more reason to be deferential to the requests of Congress.

All other Congressional activity continues normally.

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