Moral imperative or dangerous precedent? House plans to impeach Trump again.

By EmmaZahn on Mon, 01/11/2021 - 8:23pm |

Thoughtful analysis of the pros and cons of impeachment.

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https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2021/0111/Moral-imperative-or-dangerous-precedent-House-plans-to-impeach-Trump-again

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Daniel Dale on myths gone viral about what impeachment would do:

- Trump won't lose pension if impeached, only if removed by Senate
- Unclear if he loses Secret Service even if removed
- Even removal doesn't auto-ban him from a 2024 run
- He prob doesn't get a big travel allowance anyway

Debunking a mega-viral tweet: https://t.co/n1biUeHKZJ
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 11, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 5:44am

On Monday, non-partisan government watchdog organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) penned an open letter to Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and FBI Director Christopher Wray styled as “criminal sedition complaint.”

Watchdog Group Files ‘Criminal Sedition Complaint’ Against Trump: ‘This Cannot Go Unanswered’https://t.co/HeXaHFXPag
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) January 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 6:30am

Potential Criminal Charges in D.C. Sends Signal That Trump and Allies ‘Can’t Pardon Their Way Out’; D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine (D) revealed his probe during recent interviews with Fox News and MSNBC

‘What Trump Knew’: Potential Criminal Charges in D.C. Sends Signal That Trump and Allies ‘Can’t Pardon Their Way Out’https://t.co/wABNGDHskW
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) January 11, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 6:34am

Maggie Haberman retweeted this including that GOP House is expecting 10-20 GOP members to vote for impeachment:

NEWS — ☀️Punchbowl AM — ⁦@GOPLeader⁩ and ⁦@Liz_Cheney⁩ split on impeachment. McCarthy opposed. Cheney says it’s a vote of conscience.

Rs expecting 10-20 gop lawmakers to vote for impeachment. https://t.co/BCUdPX8qbO pic.twitter.com/QcQuXCtCl4
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) January 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 7:07am

on Senators Angus King & Susan Collins:

Collins — who hasn't publicly called on Trump to resign, hasn't publicly urged @VP & cabinet to consider 25th Am., & has declined to say where she stands on impeachment, citing her role as a juror — said clearly that Trump incited the rioters. https://t.co/ibsruKvECl pic.twitter.com/Bapi7eUEPp
— Steven Porter (@reporterporter) January 11, 2021

Sen. Angus King also hasn't said where he stands on impeachment, but he has called on @VP and cabinet to consider Trump's removal via 25th Amendment. https://t.co/yrK6Csm9wJ #mepolitics
— Steven Porter (@reporterporter) January 11, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 7:55am

House GOP leaders are not whipping their colleagues to tell them to vote against the impeachment resolution tomorrow, per aides. They will let members vote their conscience, a marked departure from the approach in 2019 when GOP leaders pushed their members to fall in line
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 1:38pm

This is an enormous sea change in GOP approach to impeachment. Cheney could move a lot of votes - in the House and the Senate. https://t.co/7vrEh2mxie
— Eamon Javers (@EamonJavers) January 12, 2021

Eamon is a Washington Correspondent for CNBC covering the Trump White House. Economy + Politics = News. Leak to me: http://cnbc.com/news-tips/

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 8:00pm

Moral imperative or dangerous precedent? House plans to impeach Trump again.

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