- Apr 1, 2009
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- Whatever, just wash your hands.
So after trump whipped his supporters into a frenzy and they decided to attempt the most pathetic coup, which resulted in 5 dead. It looks like trump might be a bit too dangerous to leave as a lame duck for the next 2 weeks. There were two options being discussed, using the 25th amendment to remove trump, which allows a majority of cabinet members and the vice president to remove power from a president who is incapacitated or unwilling to fulfill the duties required, but Pence has said he has no interest in pursuing such an action. So it sounds like house democrats are writing up articles of impeachment again and will have those ready by next week.
EDIT: Adding info about the impeachment time table, will edit as more happens.
Time frame for impeachment.
Ok, so we have a good timeframe and methodology laid out for the democratic plan for this coming week.
Apparently on Monday democrats will introduce a legislative act requesting Mike Pence to invoke the 25th amendment. If house republicans balk then Democrats will hold a formal vote on Tuesday which will make it through since democrats control the house. If Pence refuses, which seems likely, then we move onto impeachment. The problem with impeachment is that you need all 50 democrats and 17 republicans to back it for removal, and the Senate is in recess till the 19th. Senators having to debate this would impact Biden being able to set appointments and impact his early legislation and priority legislation such as dealing with Covid. Democrats could hold onto the impeachment for 100 days though. Either way, going to be weird.
Edit again: Sounds like the impeachment trial in the senate will take place February 8th.
EDIT:
So in some fun new impeachment news. By this point we know that a couple of attorneys that were assisting trump against the impeachment have left and now we just found out who is replacing them.
The new lawyers are David Schoen and Bruce Caster. Now those names probably aren't familiar because who remembers the names of lawyers in cases but they both have some interesting history. Schoen previously represented Rodger Stone.
Caster is the more... lets say interesting. He is a former Pennsylvania district attorney, known for his decision not to prosecute Bill Cosby in 2005 after Bill was accused of sexual assault. Then in 2017 he also sued Cosby's accuser for defamation, claiming that she destroyed his political career in retaliation.
So yeah, they fit trump to a T.
Top U.S. House Democrat says House prepared to impeach Trump: CNN interview
U.S. House Democrats are prepared to move forward with impeachment proceedings against Republican President Donald Trump as early as next week following his supporters' siege at the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Assistant House Speaker Katherine Clark said on Friday.
www.reuters.com
EDIT: Adding info about the impeachment time table, will edit as more happens.
Time frame for impeachment.
Ok, so we have a good timeframe and methodology laid out for the democratic plan for this coming week.
Apparently on Monday democrats will introduce a legislative act requesting Mike Pence to invoke the 25th amendment. If house republicans balk then Democrats will hold a formal vote on Tuesday which will make it through since democrats control the house. If Pence refuses, which seems likely, then we move onto impeachment. The problem with impeachment is that you need all 50 democrats and 17 republicans to back it for removal, and the Senate is in recess till the 19th. Senators having to debate this would impact Biden being able to set appointments and impact his early legislation and priority legislation such as dealing with Covid. Democrats could hold onto the impeachment for 100 days though. Either way, going to be weird.
Factbox: What to expect when Congress moves to force Trump from office this week
Democrats in the U.S. Congress will try to remove President Donald Trump from office this week, either by pressuring Vice President Mike Pence or in a historic second impeachment attempt, after Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol building.
www.reuters.com
Edit again: Sounds like the impeachment trial in the senate will take place February 8th.
EDIT:
So in some fun new impeachment news. By this point we know that a couple of attorneys that were assisting trump against the impeachment have left and now we just found out who is replacing them.
The new lawyers are David Schoen and Bruce Caster. Now those names probably aren't familiar because who remembers the names of lawyers in cases but they both have some interesting history. Schoen previously represented Rodger Stone.
Caster is the more... lets say interesting. He is a former Pennsylvania district attorney, known for his decision not to prosecute Bill Cosby in 2005 after Bill was accused of sexual assault. Then in 2017 he also sued Cosby's accuser for defamation, claiming that she destroyed his political career in retaliation.
So yeah, they fit trump to a T.
Trump names new lawyers to lead his impeachment defense team
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday named two new lawyers to lead the defense in his upcoming Senate impeachment trial after abruptly parting ways with his prior counsel.
www.reuters.com
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