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Facing impeachment and knowing he would be removed as President, Richard Nixon resigned in 1974. (He also knew if he were impeached and convicted, he would lose the pension that is given to former Presidents.) Facing impeachment, Emperor Trump could likewise resign as President – but we know he won't. However, that doesn't stop Trump-weary Americans from fantasizing.
Stocks would rally if Trump quits, Wall Street investment firm predicts
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/19/inves...ket/index.html
In 1993, the Supreme Court ruled in Nixon vs United States that the impeachment process is a political issue and can not be resolved in the courts. That ruling, however, won't stop Emperor Trump from trying to get the Supreme Court to interfere, especially now that pro-Trump Gorsuch and pro-Trump Kavanaugh sit on the bench.
White House stonewalling? Democrats overreaching? Supreme Court justices may be asked to decide.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ide/ar-AAIV93P
This court has issued decisions involving Watergate, Iran-Contra, the Clinton impeachment, the Voting Rights Act and other important matters and now may determine whether Emperor Trump can continue to hide his financial records, stonewall House investigations and order witnesses to ignore subpoenas and not testify. I'm hopeful the 11-member Court will say he can't.
District of Columbia US Court of Appeals could decide the future of Trump's Presidency
https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/10/20/pol...iry/index.html
Mick Mulvaney told reporters Trump made a quid pro quo offer to Ukraine. Then the news media reported that Mulvaney admitted Trump made a quid pro quo offer to Ukraine. Then Mulvaney declared there was no quid pro quo offer to Ukraine and said the news media "misunderstood" his earlier admission that Trump made a quid pro quo offer to Ukraine. Referring to his statement that Trump made a quid pro quo offer to Ukraine, Mulvaney said, "I didn't say that." This is starting to sound reminiscent of Abbott and Costello's "Who's on first" routine. Appearing today with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday, Mulvaney continued to blame reporters for "misunderstanding" his words. Wallace showed the video of Mulvaney's admission. There was nothing to misunderstand.
Mick Mulvaney's bad week just got worse
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/1...e-house-052708
Trump's advisers craft list of potential Mulvaney replacements
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...y-replacements
Emperor Trump blamed "crazed and irrational hostility" from Democrats and the news media – his two favorite targets – for the reversal of his decision to host the G7 summit at his Doral resort. We now know the real reason: self-preservation.
Trunp reversed course on hosting G7 at his Doral club after learning impeachment-weary Republicans were tired of defending him
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...him/ar-AAJ5bBw
The Los Angeles Times said Trump's cabinet meeting quickly devolved into "71 minutes of gripes, grievances, defensiveness and bold statements about his expansive view of his own powers." Trump also falsely claimed the whistleblower "gave a false account" of the phone call with Zelensky and has been "discredited."
Trump: GOP needs to be tougher on impeachment
During his first cabinet meeting since July, the President said Democrats are trying to hurt Republicans ahead of 2020.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-ne...019/index.html
Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 9 of the Constitution bars public officials from accepting cash or gifts from foreign governments without Congressional approval. Forty-four United States Presidents knew that. The 45th President, however, apparently doesn't even know we have a Constitution.
Trump said the emoluments clause is 'phony.' It's in the United States Constitution.
https://www.businessinsider.com/trum...-phony-2019-10
House impeachment investigators are tracking down new leads on potential witnesses and seeking documents and testimony from officials at the Pentagon, the State Department, the Department of Energy, the White House national security council and the Office of Management & Budget regarding Trump's quid pro quo offer to Ukraine. The big question: "What did they know and when did they know it?" And the noose is tightening.
Democrats see impeachment proceedings taking longer than some initially expected
Some had hoped for a House vote by Thanksgiving but sources say the number of leads for investigators to chase down keeps growing.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/21/polit...ine/index.html
At least 20 Senate Republicans would have to align with Democrats in order to remove Donald Trump from office. That ain't gonna happen. Republicans put Trump and their party above the Constitution, the rule of law, our nation's safety and security and our system of checks and balances. They will continue to be deaf, dumb and blind to Trump's abuse of power, obstruction of justice, contempt of Congress and solicitation of election help from foreign countries.
House Democrats zero in on 'abuse of power' in Trump impeachment inquiry
Pelosi is said to favor one sweeping charge related to Ukraine but there's some debate about the need for additional charges.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...quiry-n1069431
Informed by an aide that Nancy Pelosi released a "fact sheet," Emperor Trump reportedly said, "'Fact sheet'? I know what 'sheet' means, but what the heck is a 'fact'? I'm not familiar with that word."
Pelosi releases 'fact sheet' saying Trump has 'abused his oath of office'
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4...oath-of-office
Trump rages at Republican defections as Democrats press on with impeachment
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ent/ar-AAJ7NEW
Lev Parnas is one of two Ukrainian-born associates of Rudy Giuliani who were indicted last week for making illegal campaign contributions. But wait – there's more!
Private photos of indicted donor depict ties to Trump, Giuliani
https://www.wsj.com/video/private-ph...6DCC1488E.html
Impeachment is a Constitutional process whereby an official of the executive branch or judicial branch can be charged with misconduct such as bribery, treason or other "high crimes and misdemeanors" and may be removed from office. Emperor Trump, who is the target of an impeachment investigation and who knows nothing about the Constitution, calls the process a "coup," a "hoax," a "witch hunt" and, now, a "lynching." Yes, Emperor Trump puts himself in the same category as the 4,743 people, the majority of whom were black, who have been lynched. Welcome to Trumpworld.
Trump compares impeachment probe to 'lynching,' draws widespread condemnation
https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...5ce_story.html
Attorney Gregory Craig led the legal team defending Bill Clinton, who was impeached in December 1998. Craig now has advice for both sides in the 2019 impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump:
Bill Clinton's impeachment lawyer advises Democrats going after Trump to focus on Ukraine
https://www.newsweek.com/clinton-imp...-trump-1466943
'When you're in a hole, stop digging': Clinton lawyer Greg Craig to President Trump
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hole...ry?id=66417523
And the damning testimony just keeps on coming.
Ambassador testifies he was told 'everything' depended on Ukraine announcing investigations
CNN, Oct 22 2019 3:28 PM ET
Acting US Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor, testifying today before three House committees, said Gordon Sondland told him President Trump wanted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to publicly state he would investigate Bursima and the 2016 election in order to provide the Ukrainians with a meeting and security assistance, according to a copy of Taylor's opening statement obtained by CNN.
"During that phone call Ambassador Sondland told me that President Trump had told him that he wants President Zelensky to state publicly that Ukraine will investigate Burisma and alleged Urkainian interference in the 2016 US election," according to the testimony from earlier today.
Sondland, US ambassador to the European Union, told Taylor he'd also made a mistake earlier by telling the Ukrainian officials that a White House meeting with Zelensky "was dependent on a public announcement of the investigations." "In fact, Ambassador Sondland said 'everything' was dependent on such an announcement, including security assistance," Taylor testified, adding that Trump wanted Zelensky "in a public box" by making a public statement about ordering the investigations. Democrats described Taylor’s testimony as damning to the President.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-ne...019/index.html
Just as he tried to discredit the Mueller investigation by questioning its legitimacy, calling it a "witch hunt," attacking the credibility of every witness and insisting he's done nothing wrong, Emperor Trump is trying to discredit the impeachment inquiry by questioning its legitimacy, calling it a "witch hunt," attacking the credibility of every witness and insisting he's done nothing wrong. At least Emperor Trump is consistent.
White House slams Ambassador William Taylor's testimony as 'triple hearsay'
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...say/ar-AAJaJU9
Taylor named names – and he's one of several diplomats and government officials who have corroborated the whistleblower's report: Emperor Trump withheld Congressionally-approved military aid from Ukraine, then pressured Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden, his potential opponent in 2020. Trump also demanded an investigation of reports that Ukraine is in possession of a DNC server. That is a conspiracy theory which has long since been debunked – "fake news," you could say – but Trump continues to believe it. He repeated it last night on Sean Hannity's Fox News program.
5 explosive lines from Bill Taylor's 15-page statement
The diplomat says his office's dealings were constantly undermined by "an irregular, informal channel of US policy-making" led by Rudy Giuliani.
https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/10/22/pol...nes/index.html
We all know Emperor Trump continually obstructs justice by trying to interfere with investigations. Today, a large group of Trump's blindly loyal Congressional Republicans decided to do the same, delaying testimony while declaring Trump has done nothing wrong and accusing Democrats of attempting to "overturn" the 2016 election. Can someone please point out to Trump and his deaf-dumb-and-blind toadies that (1) seeking election help from a foreign government is wrong, illegal, an abuse of power and a violation of the oath of office and (2) the impeachment process is clearly spelled out in the United States Constitution?
Republican protest delays impeachment testimony from Pentagon's Ukraine expert Laura Cooper
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ert/ar-AAJdUKC
Let's make a brief visit to Trumpworld and see how the dangerous, deranged, demented, delusional dotard is doing today.
Trump blasts 'Never Trump' Republicans as 'human scum'
https://thehill.com/homenews/adminis...-as-human-scum
Trump lawyer says President couldn't be prosecuted for shooting someone on Fifth Avenue
https://thehill.com/regulation/court...avenue-and-not
The Daily Caller contacted all 53 Republican Senators and only seven said they're opposed to impeaching and ousting President Trump. The other 46 were either noncommittal or did not respond. Hmmm.
Only 7(!) Republican Senators are ruling out removing Donald Trump
https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/10/23/pol...ler/index.html
Riddle: How many Republicans does it take to screw up an impeachment investigation?
Laura Cooper's impeachment probe deposition under way following Republicans storming hearing room
The President had advance knowledge of two dozen Republicans' plan to crash a closed-door hearing and refuse to leave, a source says.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/23/polit...per/index.html