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JohnnyRingo

(18,657 posts) Sat Feb 13, 2021, 11:16 AM Feb 2021

So on one hand, McConnell says Trump must be held responsible...

...for crimes committed while in office after Trump leaves office.
But on the other hand, since impeachment is a tool primarily for removal, we lack the jurisdiction to hold the president responsible.

This is a republican catch 22, in that this double speak would never fly for a democrat.

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So on one hand, McConnell says Trump must be held responsible... (Original Post) JohnnyRingo Feb 2021 OP

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He's also saying that he doesn't have jurisdiction to convict but he has jurisdiction to acquit StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #2

Conviction in the impeachment wouldn't hold Trump appropriately accountable. TwilightZone Feb 2021 #3

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StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

2. He's also saying that he doesn't have jurisdiction to convict but he has jurisdiction to acquit

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Sat Feb 13, 2021, 11:18 AM

Feb 2021

He's full of it.

TwilightZone

(25,493 posts)

3. Conviction in the impeachment wouldn't hold Trump appropriately accountable.

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Sat Feb 13, 2021, 11:22 AM

Feb 2021

The available punishment options don't fit the crimes. The only way for him to face anything commensurate to what he's done is prosecution. That was always going to be the case.

That being said, McConnell is just trying to shirk responsibility.

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