#Impeachment

Judd Legum

JuddLegum

1. Senate Republicans do not want to defend Trump's conduct because he incited a riot that killed 5 peopleBut they also don't want to convict Trump because Trump is still

Stephen Reicher

ReicherStephen

Speaking on BBC World Service about how Trump's speech constitutes incitement. This is not just a matter of individual quotes but how the speech as a whole creates a model

Palmer Report

PalmerReport

Trump’s impeachment trial will drive his approval rating even lower, and boost public appetite for his criminal prosecution. So it’ll be a loss for him whether he’s convicted or not.

Grace Segers

Grace_Segers

The Senate just voted 50-49 to proceed with debate for the budget resolution. Now we get 50 hours of debate, and then a "vote-a-rama" where senators vote on a bunch

Jennifer Taub

jentaub

"This was not a protest; it was an insurrection. . .I saw evil . . .these were traitors. . . And they were acting under the orders of Donald Trump."

Politicsrus

Politicsrus4

1/8 Good morning friends. Day 2 of the impeachment trial was an example of forensic presentation of evidence. It was a masterclass in weaving a compelling narrative that absolutely chilled

Zack Beauchamp

zackbeauchamp

1. The problem with the Ben Shapiro Playbook isn't primarily the author. It's that the *content* of the piece is bad, in a way that was eminently predictable given the

Amanda Marcotte

AmandaMarcotte

I'm seeing a lot of people out there assuming that Pelosi is dragging her feet. And maybe! Another possibility is that it's a lot harder to wrangle a caucus of

Akiva Cohen

AkivaMCohen

This piece is terribly reasoned, with most of the logical errors flowing from a factual sleight-of-hand.Trump was not a "former president" when he was impeached. He was in office.https://twitter.com/EVKontorovich/status/1355122935

Pradheep J. Shanker

Neoavatara

I'll wait for the Trump team's defense, but man...not sure how any honest evaluation of these facts, videos, and evidence doesn't lead you to believe someone in power doesn't deserve

Dan McLaughlin

baseballcrank

Four impeachment votes in, no Democratic Senator in American history has ever crossed party lines. Proud of the seven Republican Senators who did the right thing, against partisan interest. This

Barrister's Horse

BarristersHorse

Trump thread:1. If the impeachment process were successful, Trump would be removed from office. But as hearings in the Senate last many days, if not weeks, Trump will have left

Jennifer Skinner

BigBillsGirl

The ashes were still falling. I did awful things as a young teen. One of them included lighting a match and setting The Meadowlands on fire. My Dad's reaction when

Paul McLeod

pdmcleod

Today we saw dozens of videos/tweets of Trump saying the election was stolen and the electoral college count needs to be stopped, urging supporters to “fight like hell” and “stop

Liza Sabater 🇵🇷👸🏾🌹

blogdiva

WHITES NEED TOSTOP TALKING THEIR FUCKED UP NOTIONOF NON/VIOLENCEfascist violence has ALWAYS been herey'all call it prisons, detention camps, mass shootings, killer copsy'all just call fascism that thing happening to

Amy Washburn

AIWashburn

THREAD/RANT:1) Could people please stop making factual/legal errors all over the place this morning? I have a headache already. *grumble* 2) An impeachment in a presidential prosecution is like an

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