Today the Senate basically had a test vote, it appears based on the numbers that they don't have enough votes to impeach Trump (Constitutionality aside for the moment). Chess game. House Impeaches requiring Senate to hold trial. The Articles of Impeachment called out insurrection but also the fact that President Trump challenged the 2020 election results. Now everyone is ready for a trial so that the Presidents team can call out all the election fraud examples, before a public, probably world-wide audience. Here is my question. What prevents Chucky Schumer from shutting down the possibility of the trial, in lieu of today's vote. Everyone is hitching their cart to this trial horse. If it doesn't happen, and I'm not a legal scholar here, what's next? Moves and countermoves...
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Nobody is hitching his cart to this horse, handshake.
Some just think it’s gonna be another nice opportunity to see the Dems FA & FO.
Maybe hitching was a little harsh...
I think the Senate test vote was for our benefit. Now that officially Trump is out, his supporters need to be sure that this impeachment is not going to go anywhere. We can breathe easy knowing the votes are not there.
Everything else is circus. I am guessing that its all orchestrated, even the actions by the dems. The whole thing is a show. We can rest easy and enjoy the show
The. Military. Is. The. Only. Way.
The rest is all just filler for "the show."
I have hoping the trial would happen to because I heard Trump wanted to take the stand. I figured all the MSM would be there and a great time to start the party.
Not as a direct charge, but the articles start off with a background "In the months preceding the Joint Session, President Trump repeatedly issued false statements asserting that the Presidential election results were the product of widespread fraud..."
It is happening and Justice Jeahy will be presiding over it. It will be starting on Feb 9th
He’s not a justice or even a judge.
I think the key to this is congress can’t pass crazy legislation until it’s over. It gives Trump a global audience and protects the citizens from the cabal
After the vote today, I would not be at all surprised to see them do exactly that. They now know that they won’t convict him in the Senate after today’s vote. They can shut it down, brand R’s ad traitors for not going along with it, and this way the Trump team doesn’t get to show any evidence of the election fraud to the world.
Dems know they don't have the votes. Therefore there is nothing to gain.
IMO, there will be some sort of effort to dismiss.
They're all probably singing like caged birds right about now.
Yeah, but how many here think the Senate will actually give DJT a fair trial?
I'm sure they're already drawing up a bunch of resolutions to change how a Senate trial will work.
They'll probably handcuff DJT by saying that he's NOT allowed to have counsel and that he can't introduce evidence that does NOT pertain to Jan 6th.
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