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shockey80

(4,379 posts)
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 12:54 PM Nov 2018

The Reports: High Crimes and Misdemeanors and what will truly be decided.

Soon, Mueller will hand down more indictments. How many and who will tell us a lot about how large and severe the crimes committed are.

Mueller and the southern district will then present their reports to the House which is now controlled by the Democrats. If the reports prove Trump committed serious High Crimes and Misdemeanors, it is their constitutional duty to put forth articles of impeachment. The House does not convict. The senate decides what to convict.

Trumps conduct and the crimes he has committed are the definition of High Crimes and Misdemeanors. Here are some examples:

Unbecoming conduct, bribery, dereliction of duty, perjury of oath, tax evasion, intimidation, election fraud, conspiracy, abuse of authority, obstruction of justice, lying to the American people, etc.

The American people may not get to see the reports but they will learn, be told what Trump has done. The Republicans in the Senate will have a very tough decision to make when the House presents articles of impeachment with solid evidence to back it up.

If they decide to convict, Trump is removed and the constitution remains. If they choose not to convict Trump, Trump stays and the constitution is removed. Thats what I believe will be decided in the end. What will remain, Trump or the constitution.

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The Reports: High Crimes and Misdemeanors and what will truly be decided. (Original Post) shockey80 Nov 2018 OP
Keep in mind, the Constitution was written with patriotic Americans as our leaders in mind. world wide wally Nov 2018 #1
Let us not produce a meaningless charade. libdem4life Nov 2018 #2

world wide wally

(21,744 posts)
1. Keep in mind, the Constitution was written with patriotic Americans as our leaders in mind.
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 01:13 PM
Nov 2018

Not this GOP Senate that works for Trump/Putin

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
2. Let us not produce a meaningless charade.
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 01:26 PM
Nov 2018

Why can not the Mueller Report be transferred to the Senate Committee and all done in public. Until we have the required back support...bipartisan...we shoot ourselves in the foot and everywhere else. That's what got Nixon to resign. He KNEW he didn't have the votes. That's the path to a meaningful demise. Right now WE don't have the votes.

Let us not squander our very new victory...and proceed with measured caution, not emotional what would seem to be temper tantrums. There are many ways the Senate could and would shut anything down...and we look like fools...like we didn't know or something.

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