CBSN just floated the idea of the House "possibly" deciding to only "censure" Trump

[Miles Archer]

Just a theory, I know.

"A slap on the wrist, we're watching you, don't do it again" is how it was characterized.

Saying it would take "a Bolton" to bring this to the point of getting traction in the Senate.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I don't see the Democrats going for this.

It wouldn't do enough damage, for starters.

[Miles Archer]

5. It WOULD be a slap on the wrist, that would be laughed off by Trump and every R.

I'd rather see an impeachment vote that gets snuffed in the Senate. At least the House could walk away knowing they'd fulfilled their duty.

[budkin]

2. Yeah that's not happening

No matter what happens in the Senate, Trump WILL be impeached.

[2naSalit]

9. Damn right.

You can't put the ooze back inside once you pierce the membrane on the yolk of an egg.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. They can censure him if he lies about getting a blowjob.

How about that?

[dewsgirl]

4. SMH, yeah all these crimes and corruption, let's censure him.

That'll show him.🙄

[samnsara]

6. oh hell no..thats why hes the demon he is now...everyone just slapped him on the wrist..

[yonder]

23. +1.

[shanti]

24. Exactly

He needs a body slam.

[evertonfc]

7. that would

be political baggage going into 2020. The problem with holding these is the pressure to impeach or have an uninformed public simply hold you accountable for average of time. The perception would be terrible

[Wounded Bear]

10. Seems doubtful...nt

[onenote]

11. When censure was floated with respect to Clinton, the Repubs screamed that

it would be "unconstitutional" -- that it had to be impeachment or nothing.

[Miles Archer]

15. I have no context for the slant on CBSN...

...bills were excessive this month so I have Sling on hold until Thursday. That means the only live TV news I have access to until then is CBSN via Roku.

They were doing a laundry list of what "could" happen. Whether that option shows up in any other conversations, I don't know.

I don't see it as a possibility...I think there's more than enough for a vote in the House, even if it goes along party lines. Censure would be a concession that there's not enough for the Senate to convict. There's enough.

[NewJeffCT]

12. I don't see it

I see the evidence will be so damning that several House Republicans will also vote to impeach - maybe just some of the retiring House members, but anybody more than Amash and we can call it a bipartisan impeachment.

[exboyfil]

13. You censure for lying under oath in an unrelated

matter in a civil trial.

You don't censure for using your executive power in an attempt to fix an election while also extorting one of our allies for your personal gain.

At some point they need to put up a poster board showing both Clinton and Trump and the impeachment charges.

[gratuitous]

14. Sounds like Les Moonves' old employer is worried about a drop in ratings

If Trump gets voted off the island and has to shuffle off to obscurity, how will CBS maintain its ratings? Practice journalism? Please.

[ScratchCat]

16. I'm telling you

The mainstream media is in full Trump Re-Election Mode(TRM).

[Proud Liberal Dem]

17. Republicans weren't keen on the idea when it came to Clinton

No way should we even look at it for Trump

[crickets]

18. This is along the same lines as McConnell saying that hearings would be

"wrapped up by the holidays." It's just another effort to steer the narrative. Nobody's going to engage on a serious level.

Bolton is just the latest goalpost. Whether he testifies or not, a new set of goalposts will come along.

[Kaleva]

19. Pure specualtion not supported by the current facts.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

20. It was absolutely better than nothing until NP went

along with Impeachment. But, now that impeaching? Can you do both?

Guess by censuring (in lieu of) the point is expediting. McConnell could drag out the Senate trial just to bolster their talking point that we are behind nothing getting done.

How would you transition to it? Just say you aren't writing up articles and Censure instead? That would piss off millions of Dems.

[brush]

21. Sorry, that's just silliness. We're not going thru all this just to censure.

He will be impeached and it will be sent to the Senate for trial.

If the repugs don't convict that's on them and their party will run a recently impeached candidate for president.

And with all the revelations of trump's corruption coming to light from the hearings, an impeachment brand on an already unpopular candidate does not bode well.

[beachbumbob]

22. Senate doesn't matter as McConnell will never allow a trial.

Trump wil have articles of impeachment voted and pass in the house, McConnel will use Merrick Garland excuse and not hold a trial and a record number of voters in 2020 will create a democratic tidal wave.

[LiberalFighter]

25. McConnell doesn't get to decide.

[beachbumbob]

28. Of course he does.

[LiberalFighter]

30. You basing that on what?

The Senate does not have a choice in the matter regarding accepting it. McConnell in this matter is not the Senate Majority Leader. The Supreme Court Justice takes over.

[LiberalFighter]

26. Who is the ef scumbag pushing that on CBSN?

[FiveGoodMen]

27. If that happens, it will be a signal that no rules exist. Take the country and do whatever you want.

If that happens, the Democratic Party should be completely abandoned as useless.

[enid602]

29. As Lindsey would say in his hoop skirt ...

....and don’t you EVAH do that agay’in!

[obamanut2012]

32. LIndsey Graham is a man who does not wear women's clothing

Why are you saying this shit? It's sexist and homophobic shit.

[Mr. Ected]

31. Sure. Because he's been so contrite. Right.

That motherfucker continues to tamper with and harrass witnesses in real time, obstruct justice, reconstitute government to become the operations arm of his mob syndicate, and to misinform and rally up his proponents to do harm to his ideological opponents.

If Trump doesn't go down for his lifelong crime spree, honestly, what the hell does rule of law mean?

[NCLefty]

33. "don't do it again" LOL? Are you kidding? He's already done it twice and is still getting away with!