I doubt it's soul crushing for Trump. He was never welcomed into New York's higher society. As a resort operator he was always seen as the help, no matter how much money he had. If he can shrug off massive bankruptcies and laying off hundreds of people, impeachment (which is overall a useless endeavor that accomplishes nothing) isn't going to move his needle too far along the scale. Know what Trump does when his wife doesn't want to have sex? He calls a whore. He's done this all along, Stormy wasn't the first. When his wife has had enough, he gets another one, younger. Impeachment is just not the heartbreak so many leftists are drooling over.
the 'rats running for election should not be permitted to join the senate trial , it is a conflict of interest
So far the most learned legal minds on the left are trying to do just that. And they are failing miserably as they employ a playbook from the 90s, hastily merged with "woke-ness" and social justice based on conflict. While an interesting show on its own, it's failing to make a dent in Trump (who used to be the democrats' best friend among billionaires). Can you imagine what democrats might have achieved over the last 3 years if their primary aim wasn't to "get" the guy who humiliated them in their own stadium? Instead, we get strong-arm politics for cash and prizes. Remember Flint Michigan's horrible (but self-made) water crisis that simply HAD to be the result of "racism"? That "scandal" scored them $650 million to fix the problem. It cost a little over $50 million to actually do it, even replacing all of the damaged underground piping (it looked like a war zone for months). The rest of the money, enough to enrich every citizen of Flint, was squandered into kickbacks. Thankfully the water is clean again.
It's a campaign stun grenade lobbed by Pelosi to let her long-time buddy slide easily into the nomination. But if they are exempted from the trial, they won't have anything better to do than campaign. And whine about Trump.
I'm sure onceburned would be delighted if he could convince even one fellow forummer. Not sure if that day will come, but also not sure he's making a serious effort
How is it not a conflict of interest for republican senators who've already admitted they're going to acquit without even looking at the evidence during Trump's reelection?
there is no real evidence all you hear is trump colluded, trump did a quid pro quo, none of the "witnesses" said they heard or saw anything
"The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989, is a United States federal law that protects federal whistleblowers who work for the government and report the possible existence of an activity constituting a violation of law, rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority or a substantial and specific danger to public health and safety. A federal agency violates the Whistleblower Protection Act if agency authorities take (or threaten to take) retaliatory personnel action against any employee or applicant because of disclosure of information by that employee or applicant." So, pretty much you want your guys to break more laws...
no one has been threatened or retaliated against anyone. just want the whistleblower to state his or her view of what they heard or saw. Trump has a right to confront the accuser just like all of us have the right to face our accusers
US Senator is an elected position, to a 6-year term of office. The number of sitting Senators who didn't reach that office through public election and who aren't running is zero. The number whose terms are expiring within the next year and who aren't running for re-election is only 4. Only two sitting Senators were appointed rather than elected to that office (appointed by their state governors to serve for the unexpired term of one elected Senator who died in office and another elected Senator who resigned for health reasons). However, both appointed sitting Senators are declared candidates in November 2020 elections for the offices they now hold.. Article 1, Section 3 of the Constitution was modified by the 17th Amendment though ratification in 1913. If you say that you learned in school that Senators are appointed by state legislatures, rather than elected by public vote, you're claiming to be older than any living US resident. Under your senate trial, which bears no resemblance to what the Constitution states, there are only the four retiring Senators (those not "running for election") participating as jurors, but to what end?
Didn't you got proven wrong about this after stating this repeatedly and someone (i think MeAgain) bothered to type it out in a reaction to your bullshit? Do you think people don't notice you are ignoring that shit like you weren't adequately set straight and continue to repeat the exact same drivel? Reeks of trolling. Why you might wonder. Because you as a right leaning minority on here are only affirming stereotypes about the american conservative right. And it seems to suit you.
What witnesses? Trump (with the help of Mitch McConnell McConnell in the Senate trial) has blocked most from testifying
I want to see the 'rats witness. the one who started it all. ( might include all of the "rats in the house)