Every Senate Impeachment Trial Had Witnesses
(Even when House had none)
Republican Senate
Leader is Now Donald J. Trump
(Con Man Leading Rat Pack)
Basis for this Story and Post (from Politico.com) this should scare and concern every American regardless of party label:
Senate Intelligence Committee
Chairman Richard Burr (R-NC) said he has “no
problem” with a White House lawyer’s argument that American politicians can
accept damaging information on their opponents from a foreign country.
White House Deputy Counsel
Patrick Philbin told senators: “It is a
mistake to believe that any information
about a political opponent that originates from a foreign country amounts to
improper interference in a U.S. election, and as long as the information is
credible, it is relevant to American voters. I think that the idea that any
information that happens to come from overseas is necessarily campaign
interference is a mistake. Information that is credible that potentially shows
wrongdoing by someone who happens to be running for office, if it’s credible
information, is relevant information for the voters to know about.”
Asked about that, Burr said: “I have no problem with what Philbin said.”
Burr’s counterpart on the
Intelligence Committee Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), said: “My head exploded when I heard the remark, and God help us. I think Philbin’s
argument dramatically weaken America’s expectation that we’re going to have a
free and fair elections. I think it directly contradicts the work of the
intelligence community.”
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STATEMENT
FROM FEC CHAIR ELLEN L. WEINTRAUB regarding
illegal contributions from Foreign Governments (June 13, 2019) (from FEC.gov site)
“Let me make something 100% clear to the American public and anyone
running for public office: It is illegal for any person to solicit, accept, or
receive anything of value from a foreign national in connection with a U.S.
election. This is not a novel concept. Electoral intervention from foreign
governments has been considered unacceptable since the beginnings of our
nation. Our Founding Fathers sounded the alarm about foreign Interference,
Intrigue, and Influence. They knew that when foreign governments seek to
influence American politics, it is always to advance their own interests, not
America’s. Anyone who solicits or accepts foreign assistance risks being on the
wrong end of a federal investigation. Any political campaign that receives an
offer of a prohibited donation from a foreign source should report that offer
to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.”
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§30121. Contributions and
donations by foreign nationals
(A) a contribution or donation of money or other thing
of value, or to make an express or implied promise to make a contribution or
donation, in connection with a Federal, State, or local election; or
(C) an expenditure, independent expenditure, or
disbursement for an electioneering communication (within the meaning of section
30104 (f) (3) of this title); or
(2) a person to solicit,
accept, or receive a contribution or donation described in sub-paragraph (A) or
(B) of paragraph (1) from a foreign national.
(1) a foreign principal, as such term is defined
by section 611(b) of title 22, except that the term “foreign national”
shall not include any individual who is a citizen of the United States; or
(2) an individual who is not a citizen of the United
States or a national of the United States as defined in section 1101 (a) (22)
of title 8 and who is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence, as defined
by section 1101 (a) (20) of title 8.
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ARTICLE I: ABUSE OF POWER (from
NPR):
The Constitution provides that
the House of Representatives “shall have the sole Power of Impeachment” and
that the President “shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and
Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors by
Senate trial.”
In his conduct of the office
of President of the United States — and in violation of his constitutional oath
faithfully to execute the office of President of the United States and, to the
best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the
United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that
the laws be faithfully executed — Donald J. Trump has abused the powers of the
Presidency, in that:
Using the powers of his high
office, President Trump solicited the interference of a foreign government,
Ukraine, in the 2020 United States Presidential election.
He did so through a
scheme or course of conduct that included soliciting the Government of Ukraine
to publicly announce investigations that would benefit his reelection, harm the
election prospects of a political opponent, and influence the 2020 United
States Presidential election to his advantage.
President Trump also sought
to pressure the Government of Ukraine to take these steps by conditioning
official United States Government acts of significant value to Ukraine on its
public announcement of the investigations.
President Trump engaged in
this scheme or course of conduct for corrupt purposes in pursuit of personal
political benefit.
In so doing, President Trump used the powers of the
Presidency in a manner that compromised the national security of the United
States and undermined the integrity of the United States democratic process.
He
thus has ignored and injured the interests of the Nation.
My 2 cents: Republicans who voted against trial witnesses or documents
are in a word: Cowards disloyal to the nation and their oath of office.
Hopefully
the voters will act according and will right this horrible, petty, partisan
act.
Thanks for stopping by.
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