All Things Trump: Is it over yet?

[Seabass]

Kellyanne Conwoman's hubby, Republican George Conway:

Trump has done plenty to warrant impeachment. But the Ukraine allegations are over the top.

Among the most delicate choices the framers made in drafting the Constitution was how to deal with a president who puts himself above the law. To address that problem, they chose the mechanism of impeachment and removal from office. And they provided that this remedy could be used when a president commits “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”

That last phrase — “high Crimes and Misdemeanors” — was a historical term of art, derived from impeachments in the British Parliament. When the framers put it into the Constitution, they didn’t discuss it much, because no doubt they knew what it meant. It meant, as Alexander Hamilton later phrased it, “the abuse or violation of some public trust.”

Simply put, the framers viewed the president as a fiduciary, the government of the United States as a sacred trust and the people of the United States as the beneficiaries of that trust. Through the Constitution, the framers imposed upon the president the duty and obligation to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed” and made him swear an oath that he would fulfill that duty of faithful execution. They believed that a president would break his oath if he engaged in self-dealing — if he used his powers to put his own interests above the nation’s. That would be the paradigmatic case for impeachment.

That’s exactly what appears to be at issue today. A whistleblower in U.S. intelligence lodged a complaint with the intelligence community’s inspector general so alarming that he labeled it of “urgent concern” and alerted the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Though the details remain secret, apparently this much can be gleaned: The complaint is against the president. It concerns a “promise” that the president made, in at least one phone call, to a foreign leader. And it involves Ukraine and possible interference with the next presidential election. The complaint is being brazenly suppressed by the Justice Department — in defiance of a whistleblower law that says, without exception, the complaint “shall” be turned over to Congress.

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[L'Emmerdeur]

It's not illegal blah blah blah. Furthermore it seems pretty clear that the Democratic congressional leadership live in fear of the Trumpenproletariat. The US marches on to the glorious future as a giant banana republic.

[Seabass]

Yeah, but we're the best, most luxurious, and most tremendous giant banana republic in the history of... well, all the histories... that I can tell you...

[Seabass]

It is ASTOUNDING that Pelosi still won't impeach. What the fuck will it take? What the hell is going through that broad's head? Apparently she wants to change the law so that a sitting president can be indicted, but no one has any idea she would do it...

[Brian Peacock]

Kellyanne Conwoman's hubby, Republican George Conway.

That's going to make for an awkward breakfast.

[Tero]

Trump crashes climate change party he was not welcome at:

Earlier Monday morning, White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham raised the possibility that Mr. Trump might find time to appear at the climate change summit. "His schedule is ever changing, but it wouldn't surprise me if he popped by," she said in an appearance on Fox News.

And Mr. Trump did end up dropping by a morning session, where he was seen listening to the climate discussion inside the General Assembly Hall. Seated with new U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft and Vice President Mike Pence, the president listened intently for about 10 minutes before departing for his religious freedom event.

[Brian Peacock]

If looks could kill...

[Sean Hayden]

[Seabass]

She should've gone for the throat...

[Joe]

She should've heckled him. "Down in front, fat-ass!"

[Tero]

Trump business at UN: block abortion so as to maximize babies and global warming.

[Brian Peacock]

Red herring.

[Tero]

And once again they are right!

“It’s completely unacceptable for Ukraine’s leaders to engage in these potentially criminal talks that have pushed us perilously close to taking action against the president,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, telling reporters that the bill, H.R. 2995, would “send a powerful message” to any nation or individual who would attempt to force Democrats’ hands at conducting oversight. “If these allegations are true that Ukraine allowed itself to be blackmailed by President Trump, we have no choice but to denounce these actions in the strongest possible terms. It’s deeply reckless for Ukraine to push us towards investigating criminal behavior, especially so close to an election year, and we hope this resolution will put an end to that.” At press time, Pelosi had expressed her satisfaction that the bill had been approved after receiving widespread Republican support.

[Animavore]

Apparently Pelosi is talking about moving toward impeachment. And this -

[Joe]

It would be really good to know just what Trump promised.