Conviction is 2/3 of the Senate. Dems only control half.
Conviction is 2/3 of the Senate. Dems only control half.
Yep. And I highly doubt we'll get ~16 senators on the R side to support it.
The Senate won't convict. They'll use the excuse that he's no longer in office to give him another free pass.
Ah shit.
You need 2/3rds to do so. I don't know, seems like a pipe dream still.
2/3's present technically. So number goes down if people are absent for reasonsYep. And I highly doubt we'll get ~16 senators on the R side to support it.
Isn't it 17?Yep. And I highly doubt we'll get ~16 senators on the R side to support it.
That's why I put the ~
2/3's present technically. So number goes down if people are absent for reasons
No. That requires a conviction first. And it's not even legally clear if it's even possible to prevent someone from running if they're not currently in office. Guess we'll find out.so even if he doesn't removed would he still be banned from running again?
2/3's present technically. So number goes down if people are absent for reasons
The Senate won't convict. They'll use the excuse that he's no longer in office to give him another free pass.
17? Wait... Q is the 17th letter of the alphabet... it all makes sense now. This was the plan all along!
Yep. And I highly doubt we'll get ~16 senators on the R side to support it.
Lindsey Graham told Trump they have enough to convict in Senate. It's more about Mitch bringing it to floor.The Senate won't convict. They'll use the excuse that he's no longer in office to give him another free pass.
If they can delay until after the dems take the senate, Mitch won't have a choice, right?Lindsey Graham told Trump they have enough to convict in Senate. It's more about Mitch bringing it to floor.
Lindsey Graham told Trump they have enough to convict in Senate. It's more about Mitch bringing it to floor.
Yep. And I highly doubt we'll get ~16 senators on the R side to support it.
Imagine if he gets disbarred before or during the trial
I've heard he can't be the lawyer as he will be a witness due to his trial by combat comment.
I wonder if some GOP are thinking of having an undisclosed "family emergency" to sit out the vote, hoping Trump is convicted without their participation.
Can trump be convicted if he's already out if office? If not, does that mean they can't keep him from running again?
Where was this reported? Did a google search and didn't see anything about that.Lindsey Graham told Trump they have enough to convict in Senate. It's more about Mitch bringing it to floor.
Yeah, at this point it would be about DQing him for running in 2024. Honestly, in purely political terms it benefits some of the higher profile Republicans to convict him since he'll likely dominate any primary in 2024.
More likely Mitch will delay until the Dems take the Senate so he can wag his finger at Dems for prioritizing "revenge" against Trump instead of COVID relief.If they can delay until after the dems take the senate, Mitch won't have a choice, right?
Man I can't find it. There was a story on Twitter from rawstory I think.Where was this reported? Did a google search and didn't see anything about that.
Yeah, that is what giving me some hope that there may be a shot of conviction in the Senate. It makes political sense for anyone wanting to run in 2024 for the GOP to have Trump off the ticket.
Lindsey Graham told Trump they have enough to convict in Senate. It's more about Mitch bringing it to floor.
Lindsey Graham told Trump they have enough to convict in Senate. It's more about Mitch bringing it to floor.
Good chance Trump hangs himself in 10 minutes considering it took heavy edits to make his prerecorded message a thinly veiled threat. Letting him on live tv will not end wellIf Mitch would like Trump to be impeached, I could see them doing a combination of GOP senators being absent to bring the threshold down just enough that dems plus a few GOP senators actively voting for impeachment manages to get it to squeak through.
It seems like news is getting worse and worse now for Trump now, so pressure might actually grow in the short to medium term, rather than shrink, as it becomes more apparent Trump was making a legitimate coup attempt, and the rabid far right groups he whipped up try to cause havoc while thrashing around under the pushback that's been going on.
Republicans aren't going to vote to remove him. His base is their base, no chance they anger those people. Never trust a Republican to do what is right for this country.
Republicans aren't going to vote to remove him. His base is their base, no chance they anger those people. Never trust a Republican to do what is right for this country.
They elected a Q believer and 60% of Republicans say that Trump did nothing wrong.My hope is that if the vote actually gets pushed down the line..
1)The deplatforming makes his base less vocal and seem more fringe
2)Criminal proceedings start raining down making him look weak
3)The GOP see's an out and a future where it doesn't have to involve Trump and figure it's not worth dying on the hill.
Normally Id say its unlikely, but three months last three years now in this political climate.
Where was this reported? Did a google search and didn't see anything about that.
Yeah, that is what giving me some hope that there may be a shot of conviction in the Senate. It makes political sense for anyone wanting to run in 2024 for the GOP to have Trump off the ticket.
Yet for senate rebulicans this presents the perfect option for stopping him running in the future. Besides he lost them the house and senate as well as the Presidency. They know he is now utterly toxic to them after the past few weeks.They elected a Q believer and 60% of Republicans say that Trump did nothing wrong.
Yeah, you're gonna have to provide receipts for such a claim.Lindsey Graham told Trump they have enough to convict in Senate. It's more about Mitch bringing it to floor.
Do folks on Era actually not know how slow government works or do they just like to complain? Legit question.
Unfortunately that's been debunked. Even impeached, he can run again.Yeah, at this point it would be about DQing him for running in 2024. Honestly, in purely political terms it benefits some of the higher profile Republicans to convict him since he'll likely dominate any primary in 2024.