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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat would happen if the Democrats added obstruction of justice charges to Articles of Impeachment?
What would happen if the Obstruction of Justice charges were from the Mueller Report??
If the Senate was forced to address all the Articles of Impeachment, what would happen when they had to address the evidence given to Mueller by Don McGahn and Corey Lewandowski? Would they be forced to call them before the Senate as witnesses??
Could the Democrats make that demand? Those witnesses must be questioned.
What do the Republicans do then?
babylonsister
(170,960 posts)Democrats discussing multiple articles of impeachment against Trump
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Democrats have floated the possibility of charging Trump with abuse of power for efforts to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate former Vice President Joe Bidens family and the 2016 election, as well as obstruction of Congress for the administrations refusal to comply with subpoenas for records and witness testimony.
They have also weighed an obstruction of justice charge centered on the presidents efforts to obstruct former special counsel Robert Muellers investigation. Muellers findings in the second volume of his report, focused on obstruction, are repeatedly referenced in the report accompanying their resolution laying out the impeachment inquiry.
Some Democrats have suggested that the article charging Trump with obstruction of Congress could resemble the article drawn up on the same charge against President Nixon, and itemize all the subpoenas the administration has defied.
hlthe2b
(101,705 posts)that worked on those 10 obstruction charges in the Mueller report.
kentuck
(110,950 posts)And not just depend on the "transcript" from Trump?
spanone
(135,632 posts)malaise
(267,797 posts)Bribery and extortion
Abuse of power
Obstruction of Justice
Obstruction of Congress
spanone
(135,632 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(15,363 posts)For Trump's lies in his written responses to Meuller's questions. The Stone trial is making this crystal clear, and it would be delicious if Trump was impeached for the same act that Bill Clinton was.
malaise
(267,797 posts)Thanks for #5
northoftheborder
(7,566 posts)beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)He will simply not hold a trial and say 2020 election will be the trial by the American people. As it's his least worse case path to take.