Rude Pundit: Unless You Start Arresting People, Impeachment Is the Only Play Left for Congress

[sinkingfeeling]

http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2019/05/unless-you-start-arresting-people.html?m=1

Right now, impeachment is the only play left for Congress, unless the House Democrats are willing to arrest people like Don McGahn and even William Barr for failing to show up for subpoenaed testimony or Steve Mnuchin for not turningover Trump's taxes. Even then, Trump would let everyone go to jail to protect his lying, voluminous ass. Besides, what happens after they do testify? Oh, right. Fucking impeachment.

By not impeaching, by allowing the president to order his lackeys and even ex-lackeys to defy subpoenas, Pelosi is letting Trump get away with a level of audacious corruption that would make Boss Tweed blush. Embedded in Pelosi's refusal to go down impeachment road is a belief in the better angels of democracy. Those angels never existed. And if they did, Trump would have pulled their wings off and grabbed 'em by their pussies, daring anyone to stop him.

His actions demand action. Trump brought this on. He is not the victim in this story, no matter how much he whines that he is. He is the villain. Treat him like one.

[Historic NY]

1. The first few brought in in cuffs will change the entire....

complex of the obstruction. Witness will be lining up, because they know they can't obfuscate Congress.

[Mc Mike]

2. I want impeachment, but daily levies of fines would be fun to see, too.

I want to watch those funds actually get seized, show the finepayers' account balances go down.

Must see TV.

[watoos]

3. Who would collect the fines?

Congress can cut off funds to departments though.

Holding an impeachment inquiry will get Congress the grand jury evidence, that in of itself is enough reason to do it.

[EarlG]

4. Is Pelosi refusing to go down impeachment road?

Looks to me like she is marching straight down it. Running multiple investigations of Trump and his businesses, accusing him of a "cover-up", using the words "impeachable offense" -- these are meaningful actions.

Impeachment is almost the only play left, but there are still loose ends to tie up. The goal is to either remove Trump from office or severely damage him politically. Maximize those chances by giving the public a good long look at all the ways you have painstakingly tried to get Trump to cooperate, leaving you no choice but to finally act to defend the Republic from his corruption and malfeasance.