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matt819

(10,749 posts)
Wed Nov 20, 2019, 12:51 PM Nov 2019

I'm getting ahead of things here, but I can't help but wonder

Ok, let's say Trump is impeached and removed from office, or that he resigns "for health reasons."

Or, let's say Trump is impeached and not convicted in the Senate.

Then what?

With everything that's coming out, it seems pretty certain that Pence was in on the extortion plan and that Barr and Pompeo have probably committed any number of crimes and/or impeachable offenses.

What does the House do? Leave things along after the final outcome - whatever it is - or run out the clock, so to speak, with impeachment hearings on all the other dirtbags?

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I'm getting ahead of things here, but I can't help but wonder (Original Post) matt819 Nov 2019 OP
We have to see if the public will take this seriously. If not they could win by mucifer Nov 2019 #1
There won't be more impeachment hearings after these. Skinner Nov 2019 #2
Skinner thank you for some sanity in the echo chamber. redstatebluegirl Nov 2019 #4
The AOI in the House *could* include Pence and others, could they not? Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2019 #3

mucifer

(23,374 posts)
1. We have to see if the public will take this seriously. If not they could win by
Wed Nov 20, 2019, 12:53 PM
Nov 2019

killing it all in the senate.

Remember we are in an echo chamber in here at DU

Skinner

(63,645 posts)
2. There won't be more impeachment hearings after these.
Wed Nov 20, 2019, 12:56 PM
Nov 2019

This is our one shot. Trump is (almost certainly) going to get impeached and then the Senate will have its say. If the Senate does not remove Trump from office, the House is not going to try a second time.

Trump goes down in history as the third president to get impeached. Then we have a presidential election in November of next year.

All of these folks, including President Trump, might be subject to criminal prosecution at some point in the future, but that is far from certain.

redstatebluegirl

(12,264 posts)
4. Skinner thank you for some sanity in the echo chamber.
Wed Nov 20, 2019, 01:15 PM
Nov 2019

When we go somewhere like DU, we are all on the same page pretty much so we lose sight of reality. What you said is reality. Thanks for this .

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