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Former President Trump incited a violent insurrection against our democracy. He charged up a violent mob to attack the Capitol to stop the Congress from fulfilling our Constitutional duty to count the electoral ballots that have duly elected the next President & Vice President 1/ 
The mob violently attacked law enforcement and smashed its way into the Capitol, calling for the hanging of the Vice President and hunting the Speaker and Members of Congress. 2/
#Capitol #ImpeachAndConvict
#Capitol #ImpeachAndConvict
Five Americans have died following this violent attack and more than 50 police officers were seriously injured, including 15 officers who were hospitalized – and without law enforcement’s heroism, the attack could have been even worse. 3/
#Capitol #ImpeachAndConvict
#Capitol #ImpeachAndConvict
#SenateTrial Day 10:
Final arguments 11am Monday. Final vote Wednesday at 4pm.
Last March Rep. Schiff said there was “little to be gained by putting the country through” the “wrenching experience” of a partisan impeachment.
But then they decided to do it anyway.
Final arguments 11am Monday. Final vote Wednesday at 4pm.
Last March Rep. Schiff said there was “little to be gained by putting the country through” the “wrenching experience” of a partisan impeachment.
But then they decided to do it anyway.
The House admitted they didn’t try to enforce testimony of witnesses in court because it would tie them up in litigation for a year. But then spent weeks demanding the Senate do it now. We were never going to play this stupid game with them
The same people to say “how dare Trump disagree with our intelligence professionals” are also the ones doubting the “intelligence professionals” on Soleimani planning an imminent attack.
Can the Senate Decline to Try an #impeachment Case?
The Constitution does not by its express terms direct the Senate to try an impeachment.
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The Constitution does not by its express terms direct the Senate to try an impeachment.
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@realDonaldTrump
@senatemajldr @SaraCarterDC @TomFitton @DevinNunes @TuckerCarlson
In fact, it confers on the Senate "the sole power to try,” which is a conferral of exclusive constitutional authority and not a procedural command.
#SenateTrial #TrumpLandslideVictory2020
#SenateTrial #TrumpLandslideVictory2020
The Constitution couches the power to impeach in the same terms: it's the House’s “sole power.” The House may choose to impeach or not, & an argument that the Senate is free in the exercise of its own “sole power" to decline to try any impeachment that the House elects to vote.
The 1999 #SenateTrial: There is an incomplete account of the 1999 Clinton trial circulating. It leaves the impression that Repub leader Lott and Dem leader Daschle amicably produced a unanimous vote for a rules to govern the trial.
Note: Senate rules governing a trial do NOT provide for a "motion to dismiss." Supplementary rules must be adopted to create such a motion. Witnesses & a motion to dismiss, and the timing of each, were controversial within both parties in late 1998.
Only once the trial was officially started did a set of rules gain support. It provided for a motion to dismiss and motions to allow witnesses AFTER the two sides presented their cases and senators had an opportunity to question them.
