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So what happens if congress prosecutes Trump?

Posted on 4/19/19 at 6:10 pm
Posted by Tunasntigers92
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 6:10 pm
Posted by thebigmuffaletta
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 6:11 pm to
Does Congress even have prosecutorial powers?
Posted by jamboybarry
Member since Feb 2011
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 6:12 pm to
quote:

if congress prosecutes Trump?


Wat
Posted by Doctor Strangelove
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 6:13 pm to
If Trump is somehow removed from office by Dems and Republicucks there may well be a revolution.
Posted by Godfather1
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 6:15 pm to
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So what happens if congress prosecutes Trump?


It’s called impeachment. Which is basically the House returning an indictment. In which case the Senate tries the case and he’s acquitted, because conviction requires a 2/3 majority.

If they try this, Trump will win 2020 in a landslide and it will be a bloodbath for House Dems.

ETA: the headline for your link is not only misleading, but borderline retarded. Whoever wrote it should be shunned in journalistic circles for their ignorance, but more likely, will be celebrated.
This post was edited on 4/19/19 at 6:19 pm
Posted by Uncle Don
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 6:15 pm to
They lose Congress in 2020 in a huge landslide
Posted by Tunasntigers92
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 6:16 pm to
So the senate will keep him from being impeached?
Posted by HailToTheChiz
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 6:17 pm to
Congress doesn't prosecute.....
Posted by More&Les
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 6:18 pm to
They can vote to impeach, which moves it to the Senate for trial and a vote for removal, which requires 67 votes.

The American people were not happy with Republicans who impeached but failed to remove Clinton. If they attempt to go after Trump because he was mad about being falsely accused you can kiss the Democrats goodbye for the foreseeable future.

Do it Dems, peach fottyFie, peach fottyFie!!
Posted by LuckyTiger
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 6:19 pm to
They fail and we laugh?
Posted by mtntiger
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 6:20 pm to
The Dems will lose their asses even worse in 2020 If they do this.

I say, "Go for it."
Posted by Tunasntigers92
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 6:20 pm to
I wouldn’t put it past the dems to have a vote to impeach.
Posted by Tunasntigers92
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 6:21 pm to
You have to wonder if any Republicans would vote to impeach in the senate.
Posted by Godfather1
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 6:22 pm to
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So the senate will keep him from being impeached?


No.

Once again...

The House can impeach, which is essentially acting as a grand jury and returning an indictment. The Senate can then opt to try the indictment and if they convict, can remove him from office. Conviction requires a 2/3 majority vote...which will never happen.

BTW, impeachment is a purely political process...meaning that no crime, in the truest sense of the word, is required to have been committed. The House determines what an impeachable offense is.

But, FTR, “impeachment” does not necessarily mean “removal from office”. That’s a common mistake people make. It’s merely the trial process.
This post was edited on 4/19/19 at 6:26 pm
Posted by TrueTiger
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 6:50 pm to
The House Bolsheviks could move forward with impeachment,

but removal will never happen in the Senate.

The net result?



Posted by genuineLSUtiger
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 6:51 pm to
quote:

If Trump is somehow removed from office by Dems and Republicucks there may well be a revolution.


That's the day guns start blazing in this country.
Posted by Tunasntigers92
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 6:54 pm to
Who would win
Posted by gthog61
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 6:54 pm to
When this happens what happens to all the ones who got elected by faking being "moderate"?
Posted by Tunasntigers92
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 7:00 pm to
I feel like no one runs as a moderate anymore
Posted by TbirdSpur2010
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 7:01 pm to
We throw our heads back and laugh heartily.

For a long time.
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