Trump Acquitted

[Subduction Zone]

That could be the best possible outcome.
When courts accept, on the basis of McConnell's comment, that Trump wasn't acquitted but the Senate declared itself as not competent, then a thorough investigation* can be conducted and Trump be indicted before a real court. If that happens, Trump will wish he'd have been convicted by the Senate.

*We know that the storm on the Capitol was well planned. We don't yet know how much Trump or other high-ranking GOP members were involved in or informed about that planning.

And if Trump had not riled up his sheeple and promised to march with them to the Capitol then planned or not it would not have happened. The huge crowd of useful idiots, and this time the phrase is spot on,was needed for the planned insurrection to have any success at all.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

And if Trump had not riled up his sheeple and promised to march with them to the Capitol then planned or not it would not have happened. The huge crowd of useful idiots, and this time the phrase is spot on,was needed for the planned insurrection to have any success at all.

If he wouldn't have lied it wouldn't have happened.
And it is pathetic that after years of complaining about widespread voter fraud and it being so easy to do, Republicans had their big day to prove it. They didn't, they fell flat on their faces, and still believe in widespread fraud.

 

[Hockeycowboy]

I wish I could spontaneously vomit.

You can....
Just open your mouth, stick your finger WAY DOWN your throat, and voila!

Lol! Jus’ playin’.

 

[Martin]

So what next? Will he set up his own social media platform, and name it "The Farting Trumpet"? Or will he return to his home planet?

 

[Heyo]

And if Trump had not riled up his sheeple and promised to march with them to the Capitol then planned or not it would not have happened. The huge crowd of useful idiots, and this time the phrase is spot on,was needed for the planned insurrection to have any success at all.

Yes, it all came miraculously together - not. Someone knew something.
And I guess a real court may want to look into that and even if there is nothing to connect Trump to, a court may have a different view on allowed free speech than some Senators.
It now all comes down if a court will take the case. If Trump was acquitted by the Senate, he can't be tried again for the same crime. (Though he may face charges if there is evidence for conspiracy.) If the Senate declared itself not competent the way to the courts is free. It will come down to interpretation.

 

[Mock Turtle]

So what next? Will he set up his own social media platform, and name it "The Farting Trumpet"? Or will he return to his home planet?

Can't wait for his new book - Trumpery: The Theory and the Practice (Or how one lies so blatantly it just amuses others).

 

[Shadow Wolf]

It now all comes down if a court will take the case. If Trump was acquitted by the Senate, he can't be tried again for the same crime. (Though he may face charges if there is evidence for conspiracy.) If the Senate declared itself not competent the way to the courts is free. It will come down to interpretation.

That wasn't a criminal court so I'm not sure if double jeopardy applies.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

How many Republicans voted not guilty?
How many Republicans voted guilty?

now I understand how this may be the difficult part, but which of those two numbers is bigger?
Wait, not done yet, now is the larger number more than half the total number of voting Republicans?
If yes, then guess what?
Most Republicans are just fine with that.

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Ah, you meant only Republicans in Congress, who think that Trump can negatively impact their next election! The ones who put themselves far above the nation and the Constitution!

I thought you meant honest Republicans out there on the street. Silly me.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

But, the Senate voted 56-44 not to adopt the Trump team’s arguments.

And then, as did McConnell, went on to say, basically, "well, yes, the Trump team proved their case, but there was this jurisdictional issue," an issue most legal minds deem to be false. They did it for their own benefit, not the nation's -- just as you would expect.

Give me a Liz Cheney or Mitt Romney any day of the week, who do the right thing, even though it might cost them personally.

 

[Secret Chief]

In 2024, what kind of candidate will the 74 million vote for?

 

[robocop (actually)]

One thing it tells us is the Democrats in the Senate voted as partisans.

Or maybe it was the Republicans who didn't vote to indict him that voted as partisans.

 

[Shaul]

Or maybe it was the Republicans who didn't vote to indict him that voted as partisans.

Since Republicans split that shows they couldn’t have voted as partisan. The fact that all Democrats voted the same way means they are partisan.

 

[Shaul]

Look at all the Trump haters blathering. They are pathetic really. They are just mad because this was probably the last official time to “get bad Orange man” and it failed. Just like all their previous attempts. Now these losers know they will need to get a new hobby. The game’s over. Time to move on. But they can’t. Like sad hangers on after the party has ended. They now face their morning hangovers and the reality of their own irrelevance. Boo hoo hoo. People are laughing at them and they are so deluded they think people are laughing with them.

 

[Shaul]

Digest your hate, mate. We are laughing at you (and the rest) who supported this idiot - and no doubt you will support him again if he does run for office again. The outcome was mostly a foregone conclusion. He's just made lies more fashionable for the many who don't have the wherewithal to recognise such or the decency to say so. Can't wait for the Democrats storming the Capitol and the Republicans complaining.

LOL!

Since I don’t harbor hate this comment is meaningless. Since I never voted for Trump and am not a Trump supporter this is meaningless and silly.

But thanks for proving my point. Trump haters like you can’t move on. How sad. I feel sorry for you. I really do.

 

[Inquire of God]

In 2024, what kind of candidate will the 74 million vote for?

That's the $74MM dollar question.

 

[Mock Turtle]

LOL!

Since I don’t harbor hate this comment is meaningless. Since I never voted for Trump and am not a Trump supporter this is meaningless and silly.

But thanks for proving my point. Trump haters like you can’t move on. How sad. I feel sorry for you. I really do.

I'm sure you could have fooled many. Don't need your sorrow. I'm sure it benefits you more.

 

[Inquire of God]

People are complaining about partisanship as though
it's out of the ordinary. Did they complain about it
when Bill Clinton wasn't convicted? The Constituiton
was designed to make impeachment trials partisan
by conducting them in the Senate.

Caution:
I'm not saying the system should be this way.
It just is. And tis useless to expect otherwise.

There is a lot of truth in that.
But, I have a feeling Nixon resigned because he knew the gig was up and he was going to be successfully impeached.

 

[robocop (actually)]

Since Republicans split that shows they couldn’t have voted as partisan. The fact that all Democrats voted the same way means they are partisan.

It depends on who was right, and the vote was overwhelming that trump incited insurrection and insurrectionists wanted to kill Nancy Pelosi and Mike pence.

 

[Revoltingest]

There is a lot of truth in that.
But, I have a feeling Nixon resigned because he knew the gig was up and he was going to be successfully impeached.

Could be.
Or he just wanted to avoid the disgrace of impeachment.
Perhaps he was one of the few politicians capable of
feeling shame?

 

[Stevicus]

There is a lot of truth in that.
But, I have a feeling Nixon resigned because he knew the gig was up and he was going to be successfully impeached.

In retrospect, Nixon was quite foolish to have an electronic taping system in the White House anyway. They found the "smoking gun" which was evidence to convict him - and there was no spinning it away or leaving it open to interpretation. Even staunch Republican supporters like Goldwater knew it was all over, which is when he visited the White House, and Nixon resigned shortly thereafter.