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36. Some of the missing investigation may have been farmed out, and some may have been outside

Sat Apr 20, 2019, 01:06 PM

Apr 2019

the remit. Outside means that what they found was in the domain of another authority due to security issues, ongoing work by a security agency for instance, or material that must for now remain classified for genuine reasons of national security.

At this point I trust Mueller and his team did good, solid, careful, professional, legal and responsible work. Events may prove me wrong.

It took a long time for Congress and the Nation to both arrive at the point where Nixon's Impeachment was seen as the necessary and legal response to the events which the evidence made clear had actually taken place. There was enormous resistance to pursuing this course by both GOP and institutional interests. The whole question of whether this step was appropriate was new and vexed by political considerations. Accusations were rife that this was a witch hunt by Democrats to smear Nixon and Republicans alike. The press was divided over whether the cover-up rated as a significant crime worthy of constitutional redress.

And bear in mind there was far less evidence than we have in the Mueller Report(redacted or not).

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Impeach or Not? Jonathon Capehart just made a good point. [View all] rufus dog Apr 2019 OP

Public Hearings are What Changed Public Opinion of Nixon dlk Apr 2019 #1

I'm very much in favor of public hearings. NurseJackie Apr 2019 #3

Public hearings on local network television so everyone can see... PeeJ52 Apr 2019 #29

Yup. Time for public hearings. KPN Apr 2019 #30

Yes, and make Tiny testify (if a President can be made to testify about a blow job then Tiny..... groundloop Apr 2019 #33

yes, yes...start the process; get people to understand what the report really says, etc. anarch Apr 2019 #2

We often make fun of low information voters rufus dog Apr 2019 #8

these people are kept "low-information" on purpose (or, you know, mis-leading information) anarch Apr 2019 #15

Part of the dumbing down of America. pangaia Apr 2019 #22

Ditto. KPN Apr 2019 #31

Not everyone is interested loyalsister Apr 2019 #39

Here's that graphic FreepFryer Apr 2019 #4

Thanks FreepFryer rufus dog Apr 2019 #9

Indeed, and it shows that the hearings began shortly after Nixon's peak, after the Paris Peace Talks FreepFryer Apr 2019 #11

Interesting to note that a surreal 24% still approved of Nixon. Just like dumpf. erronis Apr 2019 #41

Agreed! We are being pummeled with BS reasons to consider ourselves optionless. FreepFryer Apr 2019 #42

Poll out todays shows 53% of all voters say Don't Impeach mcar Apr 2019 #5

open hearings but wait till after 2020 election to hold impeachment trial dottie66 Apr 2019 #32

So if national elections can be so easily rigged, how about polls? erronis Apr 2019 #43

It would be great if trumpy followed the Nixon saga.......... riversedge Apr 2019 #6

See post #4 rufus dog Apr 2019 #10

Ride the wave, stay right with the wave... too far in front and you'll stall 4139 Apr 2019 #7

Democrats need to have public hearings NewJeffCT Apr 2019 #12

This! mcar Apr 2019 #28

I just remember Ollie North NewJeffCT Apr 2019 #46

Yeah, need to keep digging and exposing Bradical79 Apr 2019 #13

Public opinion won't change unless we take a stand and call for impeachment hearings. nt SunSeeker Apr 2019 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author stopbush Apr 2019 #16

As all the House investigations ramp up and procon Apr 2019 #17

Change your title to Public Hearings that lead to Impeachment Proceedings Shanti Mama Apr 2019 #18

Public hearings on a gallows so those being questioned pangaia Apr 2019 #24

Start impeachment NOW, work with the momentum, get it all out in public chia Apr 2019 #19

Agree. Start the proceedings. If it makes sense to delay/defer later, then do so. erronis Apr 2019 #45

That would be great if Red Don and Baghdad Barr doesn't stonewall till 2029 uponit7771 Apr 2019 #20

Yes, I agree we need the public (voters) behind us before impeaching. CaptainTruth Apr 2019 #21

I agree. Nitram Apr 2019 #23

You use the process to shift public opinion Fiendish Thingy Apr 2019 #25

Bold. So true. I've been weighing all and recently favor hiring expert sprinkleeninow Apr 2019 #35

The House Needs to do Its Oversight Duty panfluteman Apr 2019 #26

Mueller's Probe DallasNE Apr 2019 #27

Some of the missing investigation may have been farmed out, and some may have been outside Ford_Prefect Apr 2019 #36

Agree On Point About Professional, Solid Work By Mueller Team DallasNE Apr 2019 #40

great discussion - I was listening on TuneIn so could not see who was talking but EveHammond13 Apr 2019 #34

I don't recall her name rufus dog Apr 2019 #37

This is true. The investigations take time and are likely to lead delisen Apr 2019 #38

Charlie Sykes also pointed out that DeminPennswoods Apr 2019 #44