Michael

He abused his power by illegally withholding aid approved by Congress to compel a foreign country to investigate a political rival. And he obstructed ...

Here's a relevant paper by the Congressional Research Service about the matter: Impeachment and Removal

Then I'm confused, because I never suggested that "only Dems can be partisan". "High crimes and misdemeanors" is, which covers such things as abuse of...

I assume you meant non-partisan? I don't claim that they are. I think that they certainly have partisan motivations, but I think that the facts are no...

Yes. McConnell has said "Everything I do during this, I’m coordinating with the White House counsel. There will be no difference between the president...

No, she wants a fair trial, the same as the inquiry.

The simplest answer is that the Republicans don't care what Republicans do to advance the Republican agenda. Everything they say and do makes perfect ...

She wants a fair trial, and McConnell has already made it clear that it won't be a fair trial, given his comments that he isn't impartial and that he ...

What does the 6th Amendment have to do with it? Impeachment isn't a criminal trial.

Then what you're saying has nothing to do with the point of the article, which is that Republicans don't want witnesses because they're concerned that...

I'm not sure how you got that from "possibly reveal new information might make it more difficult to acquit Trump."

We’ve been over that before, but that’s not the point of my comment. The Republicans don’t want witnesses because they’re worried that (more) impeacha...

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/mcconnell-white-house-privately-at-odds-senate-trial-format 1https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-senators-seek-quick-a...

Words are cheap. Is he actually carrying out policies that practice what he preaches? Maybe talk about them.

You're not explaining what Trump is doing to promote the ethos.

I think the issue is that this is all so vague as to be meaningless. Perhaps you can offer something more concrete, like "his tax cuts has given the a...

Why is he immune to it? Is it that the voters don’t care if he does it, but do if others do it? Is it that others are too quick to apologise and resig...

Here’s hoping he blows off Rees-Mogg. Who I haven’t actually heard much of recently. Didn’t lose his seat did he?

I’d say the rich have the financial luxury to be principled. They’re hardly going to struggle if their taxes go up. But poorer voters are going to hav...

Where are all the liberal populists at?

You're right about them not being told. My source was outdated.

I was addressing your claim that "they didn’t tell the victims of the crime." They were there to "get General Flynn to inadvertently offer information...

He was warned in August (17th?) https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/31/politics/trump-2016-russia-warnings/index.html The investigation itself was only op...

Did you know that the word "stupid" comes from the Latin word "stupere" meaning "be amazed or stunned"?

Oh. Maybe it's an accent thing. I pronounce "my call" like "my cool" and "Michael" like "my cull".

The Executive is bound by laws passed by Congress unless the Constitution explicitly says otherwise. Does the Constitution explicitly protect the Exec...

If I'm earning £30,000 a year and I buy a £500,000 sports car in cash then the government is warranted to open an investigation to determine if I have...

Also, they weren't the ones making accusations. It started with the whistle-blower complaint which was deemed by the IG to be urgent and credible. It'...

He wasn't just protesting. He was refusing subpoenas or ordering others to refuse subpoenas. Even someone who's innocent can be guilty of obstructing ...

18 U.S. Code §?1505.Obstruction of proceedings before departments, agencies, and committees

Yes. Even the admins obey my demands. This isn't a democratic institution.

And Trump isn't being impeached for bribery. I'm not sure why it matters what was said prior to the impeachment articles being drafted. Who is being i...

Sure, like Trump accusing people like Schiff of treason. But that’s not really of relevance any more. What matters is if Trump is guilty of the impeac...

I think Democrats exaggerate for the media just as Republicans downplay. But when it comes to the official impeachment articles they have to be more r...

Probably because those kind of crimes require greater evidence.

What do you mean by this? The first article (abuse of power) reads:

We don't want posts that are worthy of deletion showing on the site. That's why we delete them.

That was mentioned at my work yesterday. Weird coincidence.

In a way that suggests that the former are more biased than the latter?

As you felt the need to point out that Horowitz is an Obama-appointee, will you also point out that Barr is a Trump-appointee? I ask only because I re...

As for the FBI's supposed "bias" against Trump, there were also agents invoved who favoured Trump: It's almost as if there are a varied bunch of peopl...

How the above relates to the report:

https://twitter.com/juliamacfarlane/status/1204104501172559873 That's just too funny.

If you click on your name in his quote it will take you to your comment.

I'll tell you anyway. To trump means to fart.

This means something else in the UK.

I know the feeling. Unlikely to make that 13th December deadline. Sorry boss.

Or I guess money laundering. I hear that's a big thing in the art world.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-50704136 Have I ever mentioned how much I think art is bullshit? Why would anyone pay £91,000 for a banana ...

That was the Wall Street Journal again (although they reported 14,000, not 12,000). They're not doing very well at the moment.