#Acquittal

TRHL™

TRHLofficial

We are seeing a letter from state governors circulating that is demanding federal troops leave their cities. So let’s talk about what the president can and can’t do and why

Old Salty Chief, OSC (SW) USN Ret

old_osc

@SenatorBurr , @SenBillCassidy @SenatorCollins @lisamurkowski @MittRomney @SenSasse @SenToomey @Mike_Pence [Thread]I have spent a long time think of this an many months writing and rewriting it I have found it very

Tia Mitchell, AJC’s Washington Correspondent

ajconwashington

The impeachment trial is currently at a standstill nearly an hour after this vote. Members trying to figure out what is next and what that means for the trial’s timeline.https://twitter.com/zachary_cohen/status/1360613311675564036

Michael J. Evans

EvansMichaelJ

1/ Thread @TheRickyDavila @sampson_elaine @BrianZahnd @TrickFreee @PreetBharara @SethAbramson @gregolear First thoughts on Trump's acquittal at the impeachment trial. 2/ McConnell's closing speech clearly implicates Trump in crimina

Teri Kanefield

Teri_Kanefield

Here's my thoughts about McConnell stalling. If McConnell did hold a trial immediately, I doubt it would result in Trump being removed much sooner. Trials take time. Clinton's lasted a

Joyce Alene

JoyceWhiteVance

1/ The statement accompanying Roger Stone's commutation is a piece of work, even for Trump. The full text is worth a read. Here are the final sentences, where Trump plays

Daniel I. Weiner

DanWeiner329

Yesterday’s #Acquittal of Fmr. President Trump (by senators representing barely 1/3 of the country) underscores the urgent need to repair American democracy, beginning with swift passage of the landmark #ForThePeopleAct

علي

OpusOfAli

"Do we want to become like Pakistan?" is a Sanghi trope, a dog whistle against Muslims in general. Pakistan is not perfect, but it is also not a hellhole as

abolitionism = spicy reformism

no_slave_coasts

Black Liberation: A Reminderby Muntu (Phil Holder)February 20, 1975The Paper | City College of New York (CCNY) Sister Martha Pitts, an activist in the Black Liberation struggle here in America,

Yossi Gestetner

YossiGestetner

A reminder why it’s cool for GOP voters that @SenateGOP lost control after the GA runoffs.No reason for weak-kneed, self-serving, attention-hungry useful idiots to be in the majority.https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1359262772668882945 T

Laura Walker ⚖🍸🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

LauraWalkerKC

As Trump was on trial for inciting violence, Joseph Cua said he "should've known better" than to believe the bogus claims that brought him and his son Bruno Cua to

Erin You Ain't Pro Life Without A Mask

chargrille

How far down Democratic Senate leadership do we have to go to get a Senate Majority Leader who remembers what Mitch McConnell did to UTTERLY DISEMPOWER the minority for the

Eric Garland

ericgarland

This means the GOP knew Trump wasn't stopping Russia from paying to kill U.S. troops WHEN THEY VOTED TO STOP THE IMPEACHMENT AND KEEP HIM AS PRESIDENT. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/28/us/politics/russian-bounties-warnings-trump.html

Teri Kanefield

Teri_Kanefield

The best answer I know:No, the pardons can't be overturnedCorrupt pardons can be prosecuted as a separate crimeTrump can't pardon himself, so if he pardons all the insurrectionists, he'll be

Leke Alder

LekeAlder

1. It’s virtually impossible to appreciate the full ramification of the New Testament without recourse to the legal construct undergirding it. The New Testament is resolutely mounted on a tripod

Andrew Feinberg

AndrewFeinberg

[YEAR IN REVIEW THREAD — will be adding to it over the next 24 hours. Watch this space.] So, this year sucked. Started/ended it in freelance hell, with most of

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