The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is now underway with the Republicans forwarding key argument regarding the legitimacy of the proceedings. Trump advocates have argued it is unconstitutional to impeach a President after he has left office for something he did in office, a claim which has been condemned by the Democrats who believe this would create what they have labelled a "January exception".
The Senate trial will open with four hours of debate followed by 16 hours for both parties to present arguments and will conclude with four hours for questions and four hours of closing arguments. The proceedings will finish with a final vote to decide whether the President should be convicted or acquitted of the charges laid against him. For Donald Trump to be convicted, 17 Republicans would need to cross the floor which is currently deemed very unlikely.
Haven’t the Democrats got more pressing things to do? Like stopping America from falling into the economic abyss.
Ooh they have kangaroos again!
Trump is not sitting. They are impeaching a private citizen. Opens the door to impeaching Obama for Benghazi
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Impeachment trial to dredge up clips of Democrats using ‘similar rhetoric’ to Trump | Sky News AustraliaFormer White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney says during the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump his legal team will play clips where Democrats employ similar rhetoric to the former president before the Capitol Hill riots.\n\nDuring the Trump rally in Washington, which has since been labelled a primary trigger for the Capitol Hill riots later in the day, Mr Trump used phrases like “stop the steal” and “fight like hell” while speaking to a group of supporters. \n\nMr Mulvaney said, “the argument is going to be today that it is first amendment protected speech and even if it is stuff that might lead people to riot you wouldn’t reasonably expect that to happen”.\n\n“You can expect the President’s defence team to play similar speeches by Democrats over the course of the last several months or several years of his administration encouraging people to take to the streets and to take action.\n\n“That rhetoric under our system doesn’t usually rise by itself to incitement to riot'.\n MickMulvaney The day these Democrats lose their seats will be a good one, major cities need to wake up MickMulvaney The riots were planned and Trump said nothing to incite MickMulvaney We’ve dealt with a 4 year attack on Democracy and they want to cry foul about being stood up to for 3 hours.
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‘Impossible’ to convict Trump due to ‘narrow indictment’ forwarded by Democrats | Sky News AustraliaFormer White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney says the acquittal of former President Donald Trump is a “foregone conclusion” due to the nature of the “narrow indictment” of incitement to riot put forward by House Democrats.\n\n“I was expecting a much more serious trial,' he said. \n\nMr Mulvaney said the role of the House of Representatives during an impeachment trial is to “judge whether or not a trial is justified” whereas the role of the Senate is to act as a juror when the evidence is presented.\n\n“It looks like that is not going to happen. It looks as if the prosecution will focus mostly on politics and not on what actually happened that day,” he told Sky News.\n\n“The dye for that was set when the House of Representatives only sought to charge Donald Trump with incitement to riot which means that only things up to the riot will be relevant.\n\n“There’ll be a vote late this week or later this weekend and Donald Trump will be acquitted a second time.”\n\nMr Mulvaney said a conviction was “not possible” under the charge put forward by the Democrats which will limit the evidence to things said during and in anticipation of the rally before the riots.\n\n“I thought the president’s conduct during the riots was far less than you’d expect of the President of the United States”.\n\n“But that doesn’t go to the heart of this actual impeachment.”\n\n “I still don’t think the president did enough in a timely fashion. I’m not ashamed of saying that but it’s not going to be relevant to the outcome of this impeachment trial.” \n
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Democrats are ‘absolutely terrified’ of Donald Trump | Sky News AustraliaEminent law professor David Flint says any more Republicans who “make a completely fraudulent result of this” and vote to convict Donald Trump will be utterly ostracised in their primary battles.\n\nThe impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump officially got underway in the US Senate on Tuesday (local time) with advocates for Trump arguing an impeachment of a former president is unconstitutional.\n\nProfessor Flint said Speaker Nancy Pelosi is now responsible for 50 per cent of all impeachments in the United States’ more than 300 year history.\n\n“It’s quite extraordinary that she should be pushing this when he’s no longer in office,” he said.\n\n“It’s testament to the fact that they are absolutely terrified of Donald Trump”.\n\nThe first day ended with a vote on the whether the trial was constitutional with the Senate voting 56-44 to continue with the trial meaning six Republicans crossed the floor to vote with Democrats.\n\nProfessor Flint told Sky News host Alan Jones if any more Republicans decide to vote with the Democrats on this issue they will be “completely ostracised” by the party’s voters.\n\n“Members of the Republican Party will just not tolerate this.”\n A private ballet is the answer so no one knows who voted for what. Bullies must not be tolerated and the Trump treats are bully tactics 'Eminent' law professor! Who made him eminent? What criteria was used? Was it ideology and propaganda? Why not notorious right-wing law professor? PS Democrats are not afraid of that shit Trump. Remember - he lost the election. Welcome to the community, new Bitcoiners. Make sure you follow lisaMakT She understand Bitcoin and have an unflinching optimism about it. She is for transparency and trust 💯 “Everything is good for Bitcoin.”
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Democrats are actually ‘cleansing’ Donald Trump | Sky News AustraliaThe Democrats are actually “cleansing” Donald Trump by virtue of stating what is inherently a political process which they cannot win, according to Joe Hildebrand.\n\nThe impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump officially got underway in the US Senate on Tuesday (local time) with advocates for Trump arguing an impeachment of a former president is unconstitutional.\n\nThe first day ended with a vote on the whether the trial was constitutional with the Senate voting 56-44 to continue with the trial meaning six Republicans crossed the floor to vote with Democrats.\n Silence joe More of Joe please! What nonsense to justify trump’s insurrection and lies 🤨
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Democratic lawmaker sues Trump for inciting January insurrection | Sky News AustraliaA Democratic lawmaker is suing former president Donald Trump and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani for conspiring to incite the Capitol Hill riot on January 6.\n\nThe case comes three days after Mr Trump was acquitted in a second Senate impeachment trial.\n\nDemocratic Congressman and Chair of the Homeland Security Committee Bennie Thompson says the insurrection was the result of a carefully orchestrated plan.\n\nHe claims Mr Trump violated the Ku Klux Klan Act which protects against violent conspiracies which interfere with constitutional congress duties.\n ANTIFA false flag operation on Jan 6 is no different to Sandy Hook but compromised judiciary will ignore the evidence When will they stop
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