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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump on path to acquittal despite stunning evidence
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Jim Roberts
@nycjim
·
Feb 11, 2021
*The evidence against Donald Trump is powerful; overwhelming; damning. But that will never change the minds of Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Mike Lee et al.
*Sen Paul: "Everybody is horrified by that violence. But the question is: Did the president incite that?
https://politico.com/news/2021/02/10/trump-acquittal-despite-stunning-evidence-468540
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Jim Roberts
@nycjim
State and local GOP committees attack any Republicans who dare turn on Donald Trump.
State and local GOP committees attack any Republicans who dare turn on Trump
A blizzard of censures and denunciations has been met by pushback from some elected leaders in Washington as internal clashes threaten to mar midterm elections.
washingtonpost.com
5:39 AM · Feb 11, 2021
Jim Roberts
@nycjim
·
Feb 11, 2021
*The evidence against Donald Trump is powerful; overwhelming; damning. But that will never change the minds of Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Mike Lee et al.
*Sen Paul: "Everybody is horrified by that violence. But the question is: Did the president incite that?
https://politico.com/news/2021/02/10/trump-acquittal-despite-stunning-evidence-468540
Image
Jim Roberts
@nycjim
State and local GOP committees attack any Republicans who dare turn on Donald Trump.
State and local GOP committees attack any Republicans who dare turn on Trump
A blizzard of censures and denunciations has been met by pushback from some elected leaders in Washington as internal clashes threaten to mar midterm elections.
washingtonpost.com
5:39 AM · Feb 11, 2021
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Trump on path to acquittal despite stunning evidence (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Feb 2021
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mn9driver
(4,848 posts)1. The Senate GOP will fail, but hopefully
the criminal justice system will do the right thing.
mitch96
(15,802 posts)2. This just opens the door to any prez who has a majority in the senate to just do what ever
He/she wants and get away with it... Congress will impeach and the Prez's senate will do nothing.. Repukes will rue the day when a dem prez and dem senate pulls something they don't like... My take, ymmv
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bigtree
(94,261 posts)3. why give stuff like this oxygen?
...seriously, why?