IMO, a non-partisan commission would be best (Reply #57)

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Thu Jan 14, 2021, 11:28 AM

DeminPennswoods (11,786 posts)

57. IMO, a non-partisan commission would be best

This takes the investigation off the plate of both Congress and Biden and DoJ. It would be strictly fact-finding with the ability to make recommendations.

I was thinking about who might serve as chairs. Perhaps Dan Coates, who's respected by both sides, and Doug Jones, also respected by both sides, or Claire McCaskill. Some terrorism experts, maybe the Clint Watts/Chris Krebs of the world, some scholars/academics who study insurgencies, then professional staff trained in investigations.

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58 replies	Author	Time	Post
NO to the suggestion of Biden Agenda in the morning, Senate Trial in the afternoon. [View all]	OnDoutside	Jan 14	OP
If #MoscowMitch was a man of his word	634-5789	Jan 14	#1
He's already re-confirmed that he wouldn't take it up until Biden took over. He's certainly a man	OnDoutside	Jan 14	#2
And that's the problem.	634-5789	Jan 14	#3
For sure. Personally I have always thought the biggest win in Congress would be to see him be	OnDoutside	Jan 14	#9
McConnell won't be in charge	dawg day	Jan 14	#21
You still need 17 Republicans though, and if McConnell says no, you'd be lucky to get one	OnDoutside	Jan 14	#36
What about 1 day a week is Trial Day?	Captain Zero	Jan 14	#52
I would take that, and a lot of evidence would have been collected by then too.	OnDoutside	Jan 14	#54
McConnell is a wiley SOB	njhoneybadger	Jan 14	#4
This isn't about revenge. There was an attempt to kill our Senators and Congress people, and	still_one	Jan 14	#5
Yes, there will be criminal investigations about his complicity,but he could already have received a	OnDoutside	Jan 14	#10
The Senate Trial is a requirement now since trump has been impeached. When the schedule it	still_one	Jan 14	#11
Yes, all I hope is that they do it in a manner that suits their purposes. The clock is stopped in 6	OnDoutside	Jan 14	#14
Pardons have nothing to do with impeachment trial	jcgoldie	Jan 14	#16
We're good then.	OnDoutside	Jan 14	#18
I agree	Rorey	Jan 14	#6
Justice Roberts won't sit around for a weeks long trial.	Klaralven	Jan 14	#7
Articles were delivered on Jan 15, 2020 while the vote took place on Feb 5, 2020. That's 3 weeks and	OnDoutside	Jan 14	#12
Trial in the Senate began 1/22 and ended 2/5, and mornings were reserved for Senate business.	Klaralven	Jan 14	#19
Only because McConnell set a very tight agenda. I include the wider dates because it	OnDoutside	Jan 14	#20
Yes, he would if required. Are we so used to toddlers with	Maru Kitteh	Jan 14	#23
The articles of impeachment are 4 pages, dealing with 2 events.	Klaralven	Jan 14	#47
Norm Eisen was asked about that	DeminPennswoods	Jan 14	#48
Biden's got to get his cabinet confirmed.	octoberlib	Jan 14	#8
There was no investigation done for this Impeachment, they will have to do an investigation	OnDoutside	Jan 14	#13
Why? What is there to investigate? We all saw it.	Squinch	Jan 14	#15
I hear you, but "We saw it on tv" might not be the ideal case to go into a Senate Trial with ;)	OnDoutside	Jan 14	#17
Yes, and that investigation is going to uncover a lot of GOP crimes.	lagomorph777	Jan 14	#35
They can send impeachment to committee	servermsh	Jan 14	#22
Bringing up the impeachment trial 3 months later would not be smart	ecstatic	Jan 14	#24
That depends on what comes out in these next weeks and months.	thucythucy	Jan 14	#25
I don't think that's necessary. They all know what tRump did	ecstatic	Jan 14	#29
You may be right.	thucythucy	Jan 14	#53
There are multiple investigations going on, that won't get anywhere till months from now	uponit7771	Jan 14	#26
But that's the problem, what's the most that Democrats will get out of it, if you start it on Jan 21	OnDoutside	Jan 14	#31
Dragging it out could play into our hands. More and more damning facts will emerge,	lagomorph777	Jan 14	#27
Yes, I agree, get all the facts and start all those criminal cases. I think there's a ton of	OnDoutside	Jan 14	#33
I think DUers need to prepare themselves for the very likely inevitability -	bullwinkle428	Jan 14	#28
I hope not because that's my red line and he would have lost my support	ecstatic	Jan 14	#30
That's two separate things, a Senate Trial versus a DOJ criminal investigation. Garland decides on	OnDoutside	Jan 14	#43
It's far from pointless. It would allow him to be disqualified from ever holding office again	NYC Liberal	Jan 14	#46
It's pointless for the Democratic Party. That would be a huge win for the Republican Party.	OnDoutside	Jan 14	#49
You could be right, about eventually moving on. If they pass all the bills i expect them to, and	OnDoutside	Jan 14	#32
Its not up to Joe Biden	jcgoldie	Jan 14	#37
I don't think Biden will get involved.	Turin_C3PO	Jan 14	#40
Or he might	MyNameGoesHere	Jan 14	#41
Waiting the 100 days makes sense given the fact that it is unlikely to remove Trump earlier	karynnj	Jan 14	#34
Makes sense.	Turin_C3PO	Jan 14	#38
It assumes the Biden agenda will move quicker if there is no accountability for Trump.	kentuck	Jan 14	#39
How so ?	OnDoutside	Jan 14	#42
I don't think it will have much bearing on Biden's agenda.	kentuck	Jan 14	#44
It's the 100 days that I'm more concerned with. The reality is that the time to have a Senate Trial	OnDoutside	Jan 14	#45
If Trump continues to impose himself on Party politics after he leaves office....	kentuck	Jan 14	#51
That's the thing, he would be sticking around Republican Party politics like a bad smell, and there	OnDoutside	Jan 14	#56
I think Schumer and Pelosi should set up a 9/11 style Commission	DeminPennswoods	Jan 14	#50
Or a Special Counsel with actual powers of investigation ? Would a Commission include Republicans ?	OnDoutside	Jan 14	#55
IMO, a non-partisan commission would be best	DeminPennswoods	Jan 14	#57
That would be a pretty great group for sure.	OnDoutside	Jan 14	#58

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