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elleng

(131,129 posts) Sat Jun 1, 2019, 04:16 PM Jun 2019

The Mueller Report Was My Tipping Point.

J. W. Verret
Professor of law at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School

'I was a Trump transition staffer, and I’ve seen enough. It’s time for impeachment.

Let’s start at the end of this story. This weekend, I read Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report twice, and realized that enough was enough—I needed to do something. I’ve worked on every Republican presidential transition team for the past 10 years and recently served as counsel to the Republican-led House Financial Services Committee. My permanent job is as a law professor at the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, which is not political, but where my colleagues have held many prime spots in Republican administrations.

If you think calling for the impeachment of a sitting Republican president would constitute career suicide for someone like me, you may end up being right. But I did exactly that this weekend, tweeting that it’s time to begin impeachment proceedings.'>>>

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/04/gop-staffer-advocates-trumps-impeachment/587785/?

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The Mueller Report Was My Tipping Point. (Original Post) elleng Jun 2019 OP

K & R 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2019 #1

K&R burrowowl Jun 2019 #2

Thanks for posting this, elleng. I have shared it with friends & foes both far and near! japple Jun 2019 #3

Just think if he'd have seen watoos Jun 2019 #4

Prof. Verret teaching at the Antonin Scalia Law School at one of the universities used to train RW erronis Jun 2019 #5

Was a little commuter law school. Few years agonvaded by Koch, Federalist anonymous, something over empedocles Jun 2019 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author appalachiablue Jun 2019 #12

K&R genxlib Jun 2019 #6

Like Mueller said, "Just READ it." pdsimdars Jun 2019 #7

"George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, which is not political" Wait, wut?!? n/t TygrBright Jun 2019 #8

It's not political so stop saying that ok!!!11 yardwork Jun 2019 #10

My tipping point? warmfeet Jun 2019 #11

So this guy knows first hand that laws were broken and is just now upset about it? Lars39 Jun 2019 #13

Zactly. Duppers Jun 2019 #14

K&R BeckyDem Jun 2019 #15

50 Shades Of Blue

(10,049 posts)

1. K & R

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Sat Jun 1, 2019, 04:42 PM

Jun 2019

burrowowl

(17,648 posts)

2. K&R

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Sat Jun 1, 2019, 05:10 PM

Jun 2019

japple

(9,841 posts)

3. Thanks for posting this, elleng. I have shared it with friends & foes both far and near!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sat Jun 1, 2019, 05:13 PM

Jun 2019

This:

Congress has an opportunity to shape that public sentiment with the hearings ahead. As sentiments shift, more and more Republicans in Congress will feel emboldened to stand up to the president. The nation has been through this drama before, with more than a year of hearings in the Richard Nixon scandal, which ultimately forced his resignation.

watoos

(7,142 posts)

4. Just think if he'd have seen

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sat Jun 1, 2019, 05:24 PM

Jun 2019

The Mueller report instead of the redacted Mueller report.

erronis

(15,341 posts)

5. Prof. Verret teaching at the Antonin Scalia Law School at one of the universities used to train RW

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Sat Jun 1, 2019, 05:37 PM

Jun 2019

zealots. That U went from being a beltway school for gov't and other people trying to improve their career to being a hot-spot of RW ideologies. Wonder what happened? Money?

empedocles

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9. Was a little commuter law school. Few years agonvaded by Koch, Federalist anonymous, something over

Reply to erronis (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 1, 2019, 06:29 PM

Jun 2019

$80 million in gifts, big donor scalia fans. 'Textualism', 'originalism', rw profs, rw tilt. Organization call UnKoch My School, calls this stuff out. Wapo and NYT have weighed in.

Donors apparently demanded and got school renamed for scalia - which would be a curse against premium law students. However, rwnuts would seem to have a job advantage with the many rw orgs and networks infesting the DC area.

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genxlib

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6. K&R

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Sat Jun 1, 2019, 06:00 PM

Jun 2019

pdsimdars

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7. Like Mueller said, "Just READ it."

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Sat Jun 1, 2019, 06:12 PM

Jun 2019

TygrBright

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8. "George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, which is not political" Wait, wut?!? n/t

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Sat Jun 1, 2019, 06:28 PM

Jun 2019

yardwork

(61,712 posts)

10. It's not political so stop saying that ok!!!11

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Sat Jun 1, 2019, 06:34 PM

Jun 2019

warmfeet

(3,321 posts)

11. My tipping point?

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sat Jun 1, 2019, 07:29 PM

Jun 2019

When the orange asshole announced his candidacy. At first I thought it was a joke. Then I realized he was serious.

How anyone could anyone, ever, anywhere, for any cause, support this complete asshat of a life form is completely beyond me.

We have a choice here. Life for life, or death for death.

I choose life.

Kick this asshole to the curb, once and for all!

You think impeachment is harsh? How about most life forms on this planet becoming extinct?

How about you becoming extinct?

How fucking harsh is that.

Wake the fuck up.

This asshole needs to go away.

Impeach now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We still have a chance.

Take advantage.

Not sorry at all for the rant.