Thread by @PuestoLoco

Now we have our answer to a question a lot of people have been asking.

ANSWER: No!
QUESTION: If Trump were to be impeached, would he leave the White House?
thehill.com/homenews/admin…

“You don’t even have to be convicted of a crime to lose your job in this constitutional republic..Impeachment is not about punishment. Impeachment is about cleansing the office. It's about restoring honor & integrity to the office”– @LindseyGrahamSC 1999
washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/…

5 examples of why @SpeakerPelosi’s “investigate more, impeach later (maybe)” is weak. “Current rules & case law aren’t well equipped to deal with pure, cold stonewalling ..the White House’s posture with respect to all questions or information now.”
washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/…

The House can vote to hold Trump officials in contempt of Congress with a 50% +1 vote. BUT in 1983 Reagan’s DOJ refused to prosecute Justice Gorsuch’s mother. AG Barr will block US Attorneys from prosecuting Dem Contempt Citations.
nbcnews.com/id/19693051/ns…
thedailybeast.com/william-barr-i…

Why Dems may never get the full Mueller Report – @RepJerryNadler has not invoked a “judicial proceeding.”
“Sirica devoted extensive attention to the notion of ‘judicial proceeding’ & whether a judicial proceeding was unfolding in the House Judiciary.”
lawfareblog.com/mueller-report…

Trump’s posture of “pure, cold stonewalling” will flout any investigations –
“Part of the problem for Congress is that it lacks a robust criminal enforcement mechanism.” EXCEPT for Judicial proceedings under their constitutional powers of impeachment.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/…

JUST IN:
Faced with @StevenMnuchin1’s 2nd refusal to turn over Trump’s tax returns House @WaysMeansCmte Chair @RepRichardNeal’s invokes aggressive 3rd step:
1- Ask nicely
2- Say pretty please
✔3- Consult with counsel
4- Thoughts & prayers
waysandmeans.house.gov/media-center/p…