Trump's impeachment pt. 2

[tendril]

Not seeing a dedicated thread for this so thought I'd start one.

So, this time the impeachment will make Senate trial. 45 GOP senators have voted not to hold it, egged on no doubt by that odious toad Paul Rand.

So it may get heard but doesn't look like it will get enough GOP defectors to pass.

 

[stavros]

It was never likely to, was it?

Hopefully there's more weight in prosecuting him for something for which he can get a tangible punishment.

 

[spring-peeper]

It's late and I'm tired.

Here is the link...

First on CNN: Trump's impeachment defense team leaves less than two weeks before trial

Former President Donald Trump's five impeachment defense attorneys have left a little more than a week before his trial is set to begin, according to people familiar with the case, amid a disagreement over his legal strategy.

www.cnn.com

 

[Yossarian]

The 'QAnon Shaman' is so angry about not getting a pardon that he's willing to testify against Trump.

“QAnon Shaman” Willing to Testify at Trump Impeachment Trial

Jacob Chansley has suggested he took orders from Trump.

www.mynews13.com

 

[Badgers]

 

[Dom Traynor]

I knew there were a lot of lawyers but is that a disproportionate number?

 

[Nylock]

It's around 1 for every 250(ish) people. That does seem pretty high but then again lawyering is almost an industry over there. Or at least that's the impression given...

 

[Sprocket.]

It appears Trump can’t secure a legal team!

Analysis: Trump loses his impeachment team amid unfaltering loyalty from the GOP

Former President Donald Trump's lies and his insistence that the November election was rigged against him may have turned out to be a bridge too far for the attorneys who were slated to defend him in his upcoming Senate impeachment trial in a little more than a week.

www.cnn.com

 

[Badgers]

#goingwellthen

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

#notlookinggoodforthedems

 

[maomao]

It appears Trump can’t secure a legal team!

Analysis: Trump loses his impeachment team amid unfaltering loyalty from the GOP

Former President Donald Trump's lies and his insistence that the November election was rigged against him may have turned out to be a bridge too far for the attorneys who were slated to defend him in his upcoming Senate impeachment trial in a little more than a week.

www.cnn.com

He doesn't need one. There isn't a chance in hell of them getting 16 (or 17?) Republican senators to convict. Happy to take anyone's money on that.

 

[Sprocket.]

He doesn't need one. There isn't a chance in hell of them getting 16 (or 17?) Republican senators to convict. Happy to take anyone's money on that.

I think the whole debacle is just a circus that ultimately will give Trump more kudos. I would much rather see him be found guilty in a future criminal court.
I just find it amusing that lawyers are now distancing themselves away from the misogynistic, racist pig.

 

[maomao]

think the whole debacle is just a circus that ultimately will give Trump more kudos. I would much rather see him be duly found guilty in a future criminal court.

Personally would rather see him assassinated than convicted by the racist, misogynistic US court system.

 

[Sprocket.]

Personally would rather see him assassinated than convicted by the racist, misogynistic US court system.

In reality you are probably more at risk from Republican angst saying that, than Trump is of being found guilty

 

[maomao]

In reality you are probably more at risk from Republican angst saying that, than Trump is of being found guilty

Not a lot of Republican angst on these boards. Though I'm hoping this trial will go some way to exploding the myth of reasonable republicans which is still too widely believed around here. The only Republican senators who will vote to convict are the few that have set themselves against him for the last five years. The rest will vote with their party.

 

[Sprocket.]

Not a lot of Republican angst on these boards. Though I'm hoping this trial will go some way to exploding the myth of reasonable republicans which is still too widely believed around here. The only Republican senators who will vote to convict are the few that have set themselves against him for the last five years. The rest will vote with their party.

I should have put a grinning emoji after my post, I wasn’t being serious.

 

[maomao]

I should have put a grinning emoji after my post, I wasn’t being serious.

I didn't really mean you tbh.

 

[Ted Striker]

This likely acquittal is going to be spun (and carved in right-wing stone) the Senate concluded "it wasn't Trumps fault".

Feeling more like this is just another layer of 'surely he can't do anything worse than this', and won't move any political needle other than the wtf-ery and exasperation of non-trumpers.

At least the twat has no power and no twitter mouthpiece. And for that I thank the Lord.

 

[Chilli.s]

I'd like: impeached-guilty, prosecuted-guilty, jailed, bankrupted, assassinated.

 

[tendril]

The 'QAnon Shaman'

Or Qbacca as he's being known as now

 

[petee]

lawyering is almost an industry over there.

almost?

 

[danny la rouge]

almost?

You must have seen the adverts:

“Come to the US. Lawyering isn’t quite an industry here”.

 

[Nylock]

almost?

Well, y'know, since I don't live there I didn't want to make a definitive statement about it...

 

[petee]

Well, y'know, since I don't live there I didn't want to make a definitive statement about it...

i once heard a actual law professor say "there are a million lawyers in america, so it can't be that hard!"

 

[tendril]

Or Qbacca as he's being known as now

Due to his alleged gut reaction to non organic foods he's also being known as Bravefart

 

[tendril]

‘QAnon Shaman’ Pleads Not Guilty, Asks Federal Judge for Organic Food Behind Bars After Not Eating All Week

An attorney for Jacob Chansley, the so-called "QAnon Shaman" who was photographed profusely during a siege on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, asked a federal judge on Friday to ensure Chansley was being fed organic food while in jail in Washington, D.C., pending trial.

lawandcrime.com

 

[Badgers]

Trump Shifted Campaign-Donor Money Into His Private Business After Losing The Election

Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, which never received a cent from the former president, has now moved an estimated $2.8 million of donor money into the Trump Organization—including at least $81,000 since Trump lost the election.

www.forbes.com

Interesting

 

[spring-peeper]

and we are off!!!

Fact check: How Trump's lawyers twisted the facts in their anti-impeachment filing

In a new legal filing, lawyers for former President Donald Trump accused the House Democrats who are leading Trump's impeachment trial of playing "shamefully fast and loose with the truth."

www.cnn.com

 

[VfromtheG]

Democracynow are streaming in 1 min

 

[belboid]

89-11 to go ahead. Four hours of debate about whether they can really have a debate now follows.