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116. I want him gone, but a failed impeachment will give the criminals 10 more years to destroy democracy

Repost from yesterday. Bear with me....


Here's the impeachment process in a nutshell, and what happens if we don't get it right.

1. President commits impeachable acts

2. House votes to initiate an impeachment inquiry - an investigation, kind of like Grand Jury
• For each impeachable offense, evidence is gathered, analyzed and judged whether it is sufficient to convict. There are no re-dos. You get one shot at it.
- This is occurring now, informally, under Jerry Nadler.
• Currently, evidence is still being subpoenaed, gathered and analyzed – Deutsche Bank records of money laundering, tax returns, testimony from various witnesses. You don't impeach before you have ironclad evidence.

3. House votes on Resolutions of Impeachment.
- Resolutions of Impeachment specify the criminal charges - the Articles of Impeachment.
- Articles of Impeachment must meet strict constitutional criteria, and convince 2/3 of the Senate to convict.

4. The House votes to Impeach.
- Requires majority vote. Right now, we are still short the votes.
- If they lose the vote, Trump is free to finish destroying democracy for Putin.

5. House appoints and funds "managers" - prosecutors to try the case in the Senate. (Stellar team is in place - they are just waiting for the bat-signal)
- Daniel Goldman (former SDNY deputy chief of organized crime)
- Daniel Noble (former SDNY co chief of complex frauds and cybercrime)

6. President is served with a summons and the Articles of Impeachment.
- They get one shot at this. If they can't persuade the senate to impeach, Trump and the republican criminals have free reign, and ammunition for reelection.


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Senate Impeachment proceedings
• The Senate has the power to conduct a trial of the impeachment.
• The Chief Justice presides over the Senate trial and decides on procedures.

The impeachment Trial
1. Both sides present evidence, cross examine witnesses and present closing arguments.
2. At the conclusion of the trial, the Senate goes into closed session to deliberate.
3. The Chief justice calls for a vote
4. 2/3rds vote of the Senate is required to remove the president.
5. If Trump is removed before the 2020 election, Pence becomes president, then runs for reelection in 2020 and 2024.
->THIS IS WHY THE REPUBLICANS WOULD LIKE TO JUMP START IMPEACHMENT - another decade in power.


IOW, beware of people trying to push Nancy and the democrats to jump into impeachment too soon. If they succeed too early, we could get a President Pence until 2028. It's a trap. Don't go there.

We have to both win the case AND the election. Nancy knows this. That's why she is being so cautious.