Why even bother with a trial in the Senate, why not just indict him for multiple crimes? (Reply #1)

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Fri Jan 22, 2021, 09:47 PM

still_one (78,270 posts)

1. Why even bother with a trial in the Senate, why not just indict him for multiple crimes?

This was presented on Chris Hayes 30 minutes ago, and I believe they said it was on the same day that trump called Georgia election officials to overturn the election

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26 replies	Author	Time	Post
Trump and Justice Dept. Lawyer Said to Have Plotted to Oust Acting Attorney General [View all]	lanlady	Jan 2021	OP
Why even bother with a trial in the Senate, why not just indict him for multiple crimes?	still_one	Jan 2021	#1
Let Georgia convict Trump for felony election fraud.	sarcasmo	Jan 2021	#2
Why not both Federal and State	still_one	Jan 2021	#3
I don't think we can get 17 Republican Senators for Impeachment.	sarcasmo	Jan 2021	#4
I was not talking about the impeachment trial, I am talking about indicting trump in Federal and	still_one	Jan 2021	#6
Yes, Andrew Weissman was on TV,	gab13by13	Jan 2021	#10
This is what I hope happens.	Ilsa	Jan 2021	#11
He read the statute right out of the book, too	DeminPennswoods	Jan 2021	#17
I'm thinking you got a damn good point...and we're only into Biden's term for a couple of days	SWBTATTReg	Jan 2021	#13
It isn't going to happen because it is already in n process, wishful thinking	still_one	Jan 2021	#15
I am so happy we don't have to worry	LisaL	Jan 2021	#5
We have to because 2022 is around the corner	still_one	Jan 2021	#7
What makes you think so? Trump's enablers haven't gone to sleep, nor run out of plots, or money	Ford_Prefect	Jan 2021	#16
The evidence is piling up rapidly	orangecrush	Jan 2021	#8
Maybe Graham should also be worried..............just a thought, did he know about this stuff	turbinetree	Jan 2021	#9
Has the shit hit the fan yet!?	burrowowl	Jan 2021	#12
All so his lapdog Clark could overturn the election using the authority of DOJ.	SunSeeker	Jan 2021	#14
So this Jeffrey Clark is Federalist Society garbage	lanlady	Jan 2021	#18
Biden should not nominate anybody who has Federalist Society baggage.	Lasher	Jan 2021	#23
Pennsylvanians want to know who the person	DeminPennswoods	Jan 2021	#19
It was Rep. Scott Perry (R)	Lasher	Jan 2021	#25
Yes, thank you	DeminPennswoods	Jan 2021	#26
Can't wait until we have AG Merrick Garland and all 100 or so of Biden's US attorneys in place	wishstar	Jan 2021	#20
Thus solving the puzzle of Bill Barr detaching a few days early.	Paladin	Jan 2021	#21
Just what I was thinking	Lasher	Jan 2021	#22
If that's not conspiracy, I dunno what is	sakabatou	Jan 2021	#24

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