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TomSlick

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20. The Speaker is correct.

Reply to GaYellowDawg (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 09:41 PM

Mar 2019

An impeachment without a conviction would strengthen Trump.

The Speaker knows her business. Let the investigations, both the Special Counsel and the House, run their course. The investigations will produce the necessary evidence if it can be done. Let the facts develop.

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Please, before you express an opinion on impeachment... [View all] GaYellowDawg Mar 2019 OP

Agreed. TDale313 Mar 2019 #1

Wait ok but have one problem with it. Bush produced Trump.& Trump is a mob boss onit2day Mar 2019 #9

The OP seemed to be saying TDale313 Mar 2019 #13

Even before that, the House Judiciary Committee has to put together and vote on The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #2

How many "smoking gun" pieces of evidence (or rather PufPuf23 Mar 2019 #18

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2019 #21

YESSSS, precisely!! Someone who gets it!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #3

Devil's Advocate Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2019 #4

I agree. Hold the damn hearings. That will expose him. We don't need a failed impeachment attempt pnwmom Mar 2019 #7

I don't think there would be any value to a trial that FAILED to result in a conviction. pnwmom Mar 2019 #5

It's not just a trial that fails to result ... Whiskeytide Mar 2019 #22

There is a good article up on alternet agrees with you.why Nancy is wrong. There are overall notdarkyet Mar 2019 #6

There is no benefit to a simple impeachment without a conviction. That is what happened to Clinton. pnwmom Mar 2019 #23

Clinton won bc he was a stellar president. 22 million jobs etc. Chin music Mar 2019 #27

Nancy has left the door open for impeachment after "all the horrid details." pnwmom Mar 2019 #28

I thought we were waiting on muellers report, that none of us will see? Hows that compelling? Chin music Mar 2019 #30

Not most of Mueller's report -- no one knows how much we'll see of that. We have begun pnwmom Mar 2019 #33

Meanwhile...see the judges getting seated. Chin music Mar 2019 #34

this from 2018 orleans Mar 2019 #8

I agree with you. mgardener Mar 2019 #25

I think the democrats in the house should draw up articles of impeachment. aidbo Mar 2019 #10

I had an idea bounce around in my head lately..... lastlib Mar 2019 #11

What would be the benefit of that? Just to be able to say he was impeached? WillowTree Mar 2019 #14

At least future presidents would be put on notice...... lastlib Mar 2019 #16

but,but IMPEACMENT WOULD DIVIDE THE COUNTRY! I guess trump isn't dividing it already, so it's OK BamaRefugee Mar 2019 #12

There are 2 narratives I've seen about Speaker Pelosi RE: Impeachment- Amimnoch Mar 2019 #15

True bluescribbler Mar 2019 #17

+1 Chin music Mar 2019 #29

"I completely disagree with the idea that impeachment is off the table without a sure conviction" Nitram Mar 2019 #19

The Speaker is correct. TomSlick Mar 2019 #20

I know what impeachment is DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #24

Did you see the Cohen hearings? They were investigating Trump's crimes as well as Cohen's. ehrnst Mar 2019 #26

I agree with Speaker Pelosi, to wait, watoos Mar 2019 #31

There are still a lot of open investigations and Mueller's too. I think it would be a good thing... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #32

Good post. Nancy Pelosi is right. Oneironaut Mar 2019 #35

trump can't use impeachment as a talking point now, yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2019 #36