JUST IN: Trump says he wants Senate trial if House lawmakers vote to impeach him

[mahatmakanejeeves]

I'm pretty sure that's how this works.

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JUST IN: Trump says he wants Senate trial if House lawmakers vote to impeach him http://hill.cm/ecK9qEH

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Fun fact: The US Senate rules currently require a trial

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[StarfishSaver]

1. Of course he does. His Senate lackeys have promised him to turn it into a circus

[FreepFryer]

3. Yup. Nevertheless, this is where we r... trump welcomes Senate imp trial. That's political progress.

Imho!

[pandr32]

9. Yup, and they've already started

We can expect all three rings to be operating at the same time: the Senate trial covered live, Fox News, and the round of appearances on all the "fake news" shows.

[hibbing]

27. With plenty of (Nazi like) rallied thrown in n/t

[pandr32]

46. Sadly, yes!

[Mike 03]

13. Trump had lunch with important Senators this week, including some who've pushed back:

including Romney, Collins and Grassley. Guess he was shoring up his "support."

[Volaris]

30. Those lackeys will get to sit there n keep their mouths shut.

They're the jury, they don't get to make noise.

[beachbumbob]

2. Pelosi should call for a committee investigation NOW into

Russian money, Russian operatives, NRA and GOP politicians involved. Gotta do it NOW.

McConnell up to his neck in it, start casting a wide net

[pandr32]

12. We do need more exposure of the traitors

There should be no quarter for any of them. We need to be relentless.

[beachbumbob]

47. Schiff needs to issue subpeona to Nunes after testimony is in the record of Nunes involvment in

this.

This is how you play hardball and we need players who will, or all will be lost

[kentuck]

4. Looks like he might get his wish?

A trial in the Senate.

[pandr32]

16. He'll probably take credit for it

Being the show pony he is he takes credit for everything he likes, is just discovering, or can use to his advantage. Hopefully this time it will blow up in his face.

[woodsprite]

5. Which probably means he has an "agreement" with those Repubs he lunched with yesterday. nt

[mucifer]

7. yup, russians probably got dirt on them all

[Mike 03]

15. Exactly.

That lunch included Romney, Collins and Grassley.

[crickets]

17. +1

[Arkansas Granny]

6. For starters, he doesn't really know how this works, does he.

In addition, he thinks he will be safe with a Republican led Senate, and he's probably right. So far, I haven't heard the bombshell testimony that would result in a 2/3 majority vote for impeachment in the Senate.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

10. No.

Fun fact: The US Senate rules currently require a trial

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[thecrow]

8. He thinks because he said this

He’s in charge of it

[mr_lebowski]

18. Trying to look tough (and innocent) to the knuckle-dragging cult members ...

Look, I'm ASKING for a TRIAL cause I'm SO innocent!

(nevermind that it's completely rigged).

He HAS NO CHOICE if the House impeaches, but a good % of Cult 45 don't know shit from shinola, so ...

So fucking transparent.

[TheCowsCameHome]

11. Wouldn't he be surprised if the threw his pasty ass out?

Hey, I can dream, right?

[malthaussen]

14. Thanks for the permission.

This is of a piece with Mr Trump's behavior: how often has he taken credit for something he has had nothing to do with? But now his supporters (who have no more idea of how impeachment works than he) can argue he is bravely demanding that the truth be found.

-- Mal

[mr_lebowski]

19. YUP! (nt)

[Arkansas Granny]

21. In a nutshell.

[A HERETIC I AM]

24. Some idiot on a Twitter thread I saw said Obama needs to be impeached

Yes, they’re THAT fucking stupid

[NYC Liberal]

25. His "compromise" for ending the shutdown was reinstating DACA,

even though he had already been ordered by the federal courts to do it.

[drray23]

20. Dumb as a fence post

That's how the impeachment process work. No need for Trump to ask for it. He really thinks he is king.

[Thomas Hurt]

22. the jack@ss was always going to get a trial in the Senate...if he was impeached in the House

part of that due process he said he was not getting

[gratuitous]

23. Trump further issues an executive order for the sun to come up in the east tomorrow

Next stop, King Canute. King Canute, next stop for the Trump Train.

[Garrett78]

26. And I want to be less thirsty after drinking water.

[VMA131Marine]

28. Trump will never take the stand, unfortunately

President Queeg anyone?

[0rganism]

29. good news Donwald, i think the deep state can fulfill your request this time

for once, your expressed desires appear to align with what the constitution requires

[spanone]

31. NOTHING is up to him.

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Of course, his minions in the senate will do want he wants, but it's not his call.

If shit for brains had any brains he would know there is a trial in the senate....but don't tell him.

[Turbineguy]

32. Wow!

Somebody must have told him how it works.

So now he knows he needs to do some jury tampering.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

33. That's already happening:

White House and Republicans discuss limiting impeachment trial to two weeks

[EndlessWire]

42. LOL! n/t

[Initech]

34. Apparently things like "the Constitution" and "due process" don't matter to the conservatives.

You can get away with murder as long as you have an "R" next to your name.

[Raftergirl]

35. He's a

fucking moron.

[NewJeffCT]

36. of course

he knows the senate vote is rigged for him

[Johnny2X2X]

37. He doesn't have a choice

He’s powerless. Not his choice.

[flotsam]

38. I am more in favor

of binding him hand and foot and throwing him in the mill pond and if he floats he IS a witch and we win...on the other hand if he doesn't float, uh-we WIN!

[femmedem]

39. He's saying this for his base. He knows how it works.

He hates being seen as weak, therefore he hopes that if he says he wants a Senate trial if he's impeached, it won't look to his base as if this is spinning out of his control. And they've probably already emailed talking points about how this proves he is innocent; if he was guilty he wouldn't welcome a trail, yada yada.

[EndlessWire]

43. I agree.

But also, maybe he has to buy time to get to the yacht docked waiting for him and his spawn.

[smirkymonkey]

40. Such a fucking idiot.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

41. will he stamp his feet and cry?

The House can impeach but simply not submit the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate. Crybaby Donald may have a tantrum, but he cannot tell the House what to do.

[bluestarone]

44. I say OK! BUT rememeber

WE have NO control over senate rules!

[marlakay]

45. He says this after having lunch with the few

Only senators that might possibly vote to impeach.

Wouldn’t we love to hear what he said to them? A threat? A bribe?

He must know 100% of republicans are on his side to say that.