Acquitted

[Bryce]

Trump has been acquitted a second time.

I for one am sorry to see this goat rope end.

As long as they were tied up with this clown show, they couldn't pass legislation that will screw up our country.

[bmw]

You must type faster than me. I deleted my post.

Prosecutors don't ordinarily bring forth cases that are certain to end in acquittal. Why does the same logic not apply in impeachments?

[Bryce]

Extreme hate along with TDS supercedes logic.

[MWmetalhead]

Know who suffers from TDS??? Trump and his brainwashed supporters!!!

So, you're fine with the President Trump sitting with his finger up his ass as the Capitol was being ransacked and militia-type loons were attempting to take hostages?

Trump showed hatred for the rule of law and the Constitution that day.

Some of you are so hypocritical. If Obama were in the White House and antifa or Black Lives Matter types were engaged in such conduct at the Capitol, and Obama did next to nothing to discourage that abhorrent behavior as it was unfolding, you guys would express outrage at the President.

[Matt]

Know who suffers from TDS??? Trump and his brainwashed supporters!!!

Did you ban Bidet to steal his comebacks?

[bmw]

Know who suffers from TDS??? Trump and his brainwashed supporters!!!

So, you're fine with the President Trump sitting with his finger up his ass as the Capitol was being ransacked and militia-type loons were attempting to take hostages?

Trump showed hatred for the rule of law and the Constitution that day.

Do you think he should have been convicted?

[audiophile]

Know who suffers from TDS??? Trump and his brainwashed supporters!!!

Did you ban Bidet to steal his comebacks?

Ouch!

[audiophile]

You must type faster than me. I deleted my post.

Prosecutors don't ordinarily bring forth cases that are certain to end in acquittal. Why does the same logic not apply in impeachments?

I submitted a response to your post then it went poof! I was wondering if they going to take anymore votes on limiting rerunning?

[Matt]

To the rest of MW's actual response: I called for Trump to resign, but this impeachment sham was a waste of time and resources.

[bmw]

You must type faster than me. I deleted my post.

Prosecutors don't ordinarily bring forth cases that are certain to end in acquittal. Why does the same logic not apply in impeachments?

I submitted a response to your post then it went poof! I was wondering if they going to take anymore votes on limiting rerunning?

I don't think they can. My understanding is that such a vote is limited to the "Judgment" (or punishment or sentencing or whatever you want to call it) phase, which can only happen after a conviction.

[MWmetalhead]

Because an impeachment and impeachment trial for a former President after he has left office is unprecedented, I cannot say with certainty that the U.S. Senate was a proper venue for a trial.

My preference would have been for the U.S. Attorney's office in the District of Colombia to consider bringing charges against Trump in federal court.

I will let constitutional scholars debate the appropriateness of the venue. I think many Senate Republicans regardless of the evidence were always going to vote to acquit (partisan politics ahead of country).

I'll answer bmw's question this way - I absolutely think Trump's conduct that day rose to the level of misconduct in office and willful negligence.

I was not a fan of the single impeachment article as written. I think the House should've focused more on his response as the events unfolded, not the speech. His speech wasn't that bad. Some of the folks who spoke on stage before him were much more inflammatory. It is Trump's lack of action as events unfolded with which I have a gigantic issue.

Despite my reservations regarding the above issues, I would have indeed voted to convict.

[TC Talks]

Thank you for bringing comfort that at least some Republicans saw his behavior as completely unbecoming of a President and borderline treasonous.

Even many of the Democrats were half-hearted about the process but I am glad it occurred.

[MWmetalhead]

You can 100% count me as a never-Trumper at this point. What occurred in early January was the tipping point.

[Bryce]

My preference would have been for the U.S. Attorney's office in the District of Colombia to consider bringing charges against Trump.

On this we can agree. That is where charges should have been brought.

If so, the case presented by the House Managers would have been thrown out and they would have been given a severe reporemand.

Shall we hold all the elected officials who have voiced support for BLM, as well as the ones that have refused to rebuke them, responsible for the riot and beating of a journalist and police officers in D.C. last night?

Shall we hold the anti police elected officials responsible for the murders of police officers?

[Bryce]

Hostages?