Today Impeachment, predicting pardons tomorrow

they are fools if they dont have obstruction of justice article written already.
if he pardons any involved in '16, throw that on the pile.

The fact that the Republicans are basically asserting that there will be one set of laws for Republicans and another for everyone else is in itself nauseating.

I can understand an attempt to argue on Article I but Article II should have unanimous assent. Even Republicans should be unanimous on the point of process and accountability.

It makes my stomach turn.

He doesn't care about any of the other fools he associates himself with. He has no loyalty to them and thinks they are idiots for getting caught.

Especially with Flynn. The Judge is going to throw the book at him and Trump will be santa next week. Smh

Pardons (if any) will most likely occur right after election day (win or lose).

Unless there becomes a reason to think that one would help him with his base.

Federal employees were given off on December 24th (plus would sign the appropriations that includes a 3.1% pay increase for federal employees.

ETA - https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2019/12/surprise-move-trump-gives-federal-employees-christmas-eve/161974/

The Christmas Eve "off" usually happens if it occurs on a Monday (with Christmas Day on a Tuesday) and a day off has been given in the past if Christmas Day is on a Thursday (and the administrative day will become that Friday the 26th). So this is an odd one (often Departments have given 2-hours off on Christmas Eve but had never experienced a near-middle of the week complete day off like this).

DU constitutional scholars, is that correct or can he continue the rampage?

He'll either be a lame duck or in full on burn it down to the ground mode.