The Impeachment Thread

[1972 Grad]

Ah, look what Kim and Trump have in common

No need to beat him to death. He won't be the nominee.

 

[MontyPython]

Pelosi calls Trump’s actions ‘bribery’ as Democrats sharpen case for impeachment

Pelosi said, “The bribe is to grant or withhold military assistance in return for a public statement of a fake investigation into the elections.

In a message to Trump and response to the GOP criticism, Pelosi said, “If the president has something that is exculpatory — Mr. President, that means you have anything that shows your innocence — then he should make that known.”

 

[luthervol]

I'm pretty sure that most people think Hillary is a despicable human being.

Trump - over 50%.
Hillary - less than 50%.

 

[Septic]

Rrrrrriiiiiiight. In other words no one can point to anything specific because there isn't anything specific. Nothing came out during the Mueller witch hunt on Trump, and nothing more than biased hear say on Ukraine. Ya got nothin'.

It's kind of fascinating how the trumpers jumped on and believed that it's all hearsay while ignoring that the people who can set the record straight, are in hiding.

 

[Septic]

Ah, look what Kim and Trump have in common

I'm donating another $20 to Mayor Pete in Kim's rabid dogs name.

 

[1972 Grad]

I'm donating another $20 to Mayor Pete in Kim's rabid dogs name.

Not another $3 bill for the diminutive mayor?

 

[MontyPython]

Bribery

Definition
Corrupt solicitation, acceptance, OR transfer of value in exchange for official action.

Overview
Bribery refers to the offering, giving, soliciting, or receiving of any item of value as a means of influencing the actions of an individual holding a public or legal duty. This type of action results in matters that should be handled objectively being handled in a manner best suiting the private interests of the decision maker. Bribery constitutes a crime and both the offeror and the recipient can be criminally charged.

Legal Information Institute

 

[Orange_Crush]

I'm pretty sure that most people think Hillary is a despicable human being.

Well, this is every bit as scientific as the numbers luther has posted.

 

[zeppelin128]

I'm donating another $20 to Mayor Pete in Kim's rabid dogs name.

I'd match you again but I bought some Pete gear today.

 

[volfanjustin]

No money was withheld
No investigation was initiated into the Biden crime family
Bribery is impossible

 

[lawgator1]

No money was withheld
No investigation was initiated into the Biden crime family
Bribery is impossible

Attempt is a crime. Only reason he was thwarted is that enough people complained that he'd gone off the rails.

 

[MontyPython]

No money was withheld
No investigation was initiated into the Biden crime family
Bribery is impossible

Mkay Bizarro-world dweller.

Here on planet Earth:

Money was withheld by Trump.

Bribery target was told money would be released when political favors completed.

Trump failed at his bribery, but he's still guilty attempting it.

 

[37L1]

Mkay Bizarro-world dweller.

Here on planet Earth:

Money was withheld by Trump.

Bribery target was told money would be released when political favors completed.

Trump failed at his bribery, but he's still guilty attempting it.

Please link to bold in your post.

 

[C-south]

Mkay Bizarro-world dweller.

Here on planet Earth:

Money was withheld by Trump.

Bribery target was told money would be released when political favors completed.

Trump failed at his bribery, but he's still guilty attempting it.

“And what do you know they fired the sob”

 

[zeppelin128]

Attempt is a crime. Only reason he was thwarted is that enough people complained that he'd gone off the rails.

Apparently in Trump land failed attempts to commit crimes are not actually crimes.

 

[MontyPython]

Please link to bold in your post.

Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, revised his original testimony in the House impeachment probe into President Donald Trump to add that he conveyed to a Ukrainian counterpart that Trump would not release nearly $400 million in foreign aid until the country agreed to launch specific investigations sought by Trump.

"I said that resumption of the U.S. aid would likely not occur until Ukraine provided the public anticorruption statement that we had been discussing for many weeks," Sondland said in a document released Tuesday by the three House committees carrying out an impeachment probe, describing his conversation on Sept. 1 with a top Ukrainian official.

 

[37L1]

Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, revised his original testimony in the House impeachment probe into President Donald Trump to add that he conveyed to a Ukrainian counterpart that Trump would not release nearly $400 million in foreign aid until the country agreed to launch specific investigations sought by Trump.

"I said that resumption of the U.S. aid would likely not occur until Ukraine provided the public anticorruption statement that we had been discussing for many weeks," Sondland said in a document released Tuesday by the three House committees carrying out an impeachment probe, describing his conversation on Sept. 1 with a top Ukrainian official.

Thank you. Not quite what you said in the bolded statement. I was thinking it said something like the money was being withheld until you investigated Biden. No such luck, eh?

 

[VolnJC]

Oh well there goes the whole case...Sondland was their hail Mary pass
U.S. envoy Sondland did not link Biden probe to aid: Ukraine minister

 

[MontyPython]

Thank you. Not quite what you said in the bolded statement. I was thinking it siad something like the money was being withheld until you investigated Biden. No such luck, eh?

Heh. Surely you aren't holding on to the straws of hope that Sondland told Zelensky to investigate someone / something other than the Bidens and Trump's nutball conspiracy theory about 2016 election interference by Ukraine.

 

[VolnJC]

Heh. Surely you aren't holding on to the straws of hope that Sondland told Zelensky to investigate someone / something other than the Bidens and Trump's nutball conspiracy theory about 2016 election interference by Ukraine.

Whoopsie
U.S. envoy Sondland did not link Biden probe to aid: Ukraine minister

 

[37L1]

Heh. Surely you aren't holding on to the straws of hope that Sondland told Zelensky to investigate someone / something other than the Bidens and Trump's nutball conspiracy theory about 2016 election interference by Ukraine.

Surely you can come up with more than just assumptions. Where's the Biden in all of this? "Statement on public corruption" isn't quite it. Maybe it might eventually get there but that's where it's got to go for most people.

 

[37L1]

Whoopsie
U.S. envoy Sondland did not link Biden probe to aid: Ukraine minister

"I have never seen a direct relationship between investigations and security assistance," Prystaiko was quoted as saying by Interfax. "Yes, the investigations were mentioned, you know, in the conversation of the presidents. But there was no clear connection between these events."

 

[Septic]

Heh. Surely you aren't holding on to the straws of hope that Sondland told Zelensky to investigate someone / something other than the Bidens and Trump's nutball conspiracy theory about 2016 election interference by Ukraine.

Pretty sure Rudy was the bagman for trumps dirty deeds, let's get "the human lap-dog" on the stand and see what he has to say.

 

[VolnJC]

Taylor and Vindman should run for POTUS so you know..they could set foreign policy

 

[Velo Vol]

Oh well there goes the whole case...Sondland was their hail Mary pass
U.S. envoy Sondland did not link Biden probe to aid: Ukraine minister

He should testify under oath.