Trump says he's not concerned about being impeached: 'The people would revolt'

[rustynail]

The People are revolting.

[DB]

The problem likely lies in the Cohen/Trump financial records that were seized in the campaign finance investigation. It put Cohen in prison. And it wasn't campaign finance issues that put him there. Cohen was Trump's fixer lawyer for 12 years. Who knows what they dug up going through all that.

[Oceander]

But the party that does this without the support of the people is in big ass trouble.

Quite clearly.  The democrats are going to sincerely regret it if they impeach Trump with what they’ve got now, even assuming that the payoff to Daniels counts as an illegal campaign contribution.  Just as the GOP came to regret impeaching Clinton got lying about his affair with Lewinsky.

[Skeptic]

Axeslinger wrote:
"But at a minimum they’ll be able to add the word “impeached” to every description of trump leading into 2020."

And in 2020, Mr. Trump will still be in office.

His campaign theme for re-election.

"They tried. They failed. Donald Trump: UNIMPEACHABLE"

 

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

??? The Senate will not vote in favor of impeachment ... bank on it. IMHO, The GOP needs to do 4 things before 2020 in order to keep the WH and hold their majority in the Senate:

1)  Continue to point out the corruption of the left and FIGHT back.

2)  Get with the RNC and get more states to have closed primaries.

3)  Ensure that the electoral process has news safeguards in place to keep the massive corruption of the left from destroying/stealing the election.

4)  The Senate needs to be very steadfast and show their unity in supporting this President.

Unfortunately, I don't see them doing any of these things.

The Senate will never vote on impeachment of any POTUS, as that is handled in the House.

[libertybele]

The Senate will never vote on impeachment of any POTUS, as that is handled in the House.

Impeachment proceedings and the impeachment process begins in the House and if impeachment is decided upon the decision then lies with the Senate where the impeachment is 'tried' and voted upon.  In essence, the Senate acts as a jury and makes a decision.

Article I § 2 of the United States Constitution gives the House of Representatives the sole power to impeach (make formal charges against) and Article I § 3 gives the Senate the sole power to try impeachments. Article II § 4 of the Constitution provides as follows:

"The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."

Thus, the operative legal standard to apply to an impeachment of a sitting President is "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." There is substantial difference of opinion over the interpretation of these words.........

..............Both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate have the right to make their own rules governing their procedure, and to change those rules. Under current rules, the actual impeachment inquiry begins in the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives. That Committee holds hearings, takes evidence, and hears testimony of witnesses concerning matters relevant to the inquiry.

............The Committee formulates Articles of Impeachment which could contain multiple counts. The Committee votes on the Articles of Impeachment and the results of the vote are reported to the House as a whole. The matter is then referred to the whole House which debates the matter and votes on the Articles of Impeachment, which may or may not be changed. If the Articles of Impeachment are approved, the matter is sent to the Senate for trial......

............The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments..."

https://litigation.findlaw.com/legal-system/presidential-impeachment-the-legal-standard-and-procedure.html

https://nccs.net/blogs/articles/the-impeachment-process

[DCPatriot]

Fanatics, regardless of stripe, are dangerous.    Any of them at any time can go off the rails.  Unlike Antifa, Black Lives Matter and the usual crazies, we just haven't seen what the Trump cultists are capable of...yet.

Harm my President and find out, chump!   

[DCPatriot]

An impeachable offense is nothing more or less than what a sufficient number of representatives decide is worthy of impeachment. 

Whether the Senate agrees with them is another matter.  And it’s the senate that will save Trumps bacon if the democrats are stupid enough to impeach him, not some street riots by the orange marmalade crew.

"Riots by the orange marmalade crew" won't be intended to "save Trump's bacon".

They will bring JUSTICE upon the asses of Democrat officials....EVERYWHERE.

[Frank Cannon]

Impeachment proceedings and the impeachment process begins in the House and if impeachment is decided upon the decision then lies with the Senate where the impeachment is 'tried' and voted upon.  In essence, the Senate acts as a jury and makes a decision.

No. The House Impeaches. The Senate removes from office or decides the punishment if any. Impeachments are worthless without the removal which makes what the house is doing a waste of time.

[libertybele]

"Riots by the orange marmalade crew" won't be intended to "save Trump's bacon".

They will bring JUSTICE upon the asses of Democrat officials....EVERYWHERE.

People need to wake up here.  The left has created a witch hunt to go after this President and has done everything in their power to make his presidency null and void.  That in itself should raise some flags as to what the left is trying to do.  In addition, they tried in several states to use corruption to steal the mid-term elections; Florida was a prime example.

Trump has acted within his Constitutional authority and they have tried (and sometimes succeeded) in tying his hands.

On one hand as a result of Mueller's investigation corruption has turned up surrounding Clinton and her attempts to undermine the integrity of the 2018 elections, yet 'they' are still investigating this President for colluding with the Russians.  After two years, where is the evidence, where is the proof and why is the investigation continuing??

The left (and even some members of the GOP) have been talking impeachment even before Trump was sworn in.  Hello??? Doesn't that concern the anti-Trump brigade??

So...witch hunts and impeachment without basis are ok just because they wanted someone else as president??  He was elected under the GOP umbrella and he IS what the GOP voting populace has to work with to combat the massive corruption of the left.

Time to wake up people as to what the hell is going on.

Trump is far from perfect and I still have some doubts, but it's either work with him, or work against him and support the devil on the left!

[libertybele]

No. The House Impeaches. The Senate removes from office or decides the punishment if any. Impeachments are worthless without the removal which makes what the house is doing a waste of time.

Pretty much what I pointed out in my posts with the links explaining what is in the Constitution.  The House Impeaches, BUT it is the Senate the really makes the final decision on that impeachment and acts as a jury and decides on if the impeachment stands and what penalty if any will be placed.

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

“I’m not concerned, no," he added. "I think that the people would revolt if that happened."

He is 100% correct.

I live in a solid blue State where the big Cities are owned by the Rat Machine.

Even here the WTF? over the witch hunt is near universal in my town.

Damn near no one is buying it.

Outrage, Everywhere.

Revolt? You Betchum!

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

Any NT types here need to go watch the size and fervor of Trump rallies on youtube.

The go watch the near empty rooms and auditoriums curtained off to hide all those empty seats for the Rat crime bosses selling their hot air speeches.

[libertybele]

Any NT types here need to go watch the size and fervor of Trump rallies on youtube.

The go watch the near empty rooms and auditoriums curtained off to hide all those empty seats for the Rat crime bosses selling their hot air speeches.

This is true.  What the left is counting on is that those on the right will remain passive and won't act as they have always done in the past.  It is the voting base on the left that is organized and reacts with protests and riots, not those on the right.

[Emjay]

   Bizzare

Not according to my definition of bizzare, @corbe   There are no grounds to impeach the President.  None that have been presented so far.

"We don't like him," is not an impeachable offense.  Sorry about that.

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

Not according to my definition of bizzare, @corbe   There are no grounds to impeach the President.  None that have been presented so far.

"We don't like him," is not an impeachable offense.  Sorry about that.

Could be a tad of 'Good Old Boys Club' among the Rats.

Trump made his Billions in the private sector, and the Rats stole theirs from dirty dealings IN office.

[GrouchoTex]

People are revolting enough to me, as it is.

In the Harry Reid sense?

[edpc]

“I’m not concerned, no," he added. "I think that the people would revolt if that happened."

He is 100% correct.

No, he isn’t. Who is going to revolt – you? Please. You might scratch your car or spill your drink.

[GrouchoTex]

Quite clearly.  The democrats are going to sincerely regret it if they impeach Trump with what they’ve got now, even assuming that the payoff to Daniels counts as an illegal campaign contribution.  Just as the GOP came to regret impeaching Clinton got lying about his affair with Lewinsky.

That is a good point.
They may try, but it won't work out the way they hope, even in the unlikely event that they are successful.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

Pretty much what I pointed out in my posts with the links explaining what is in the Constitution.  The House Impeaches, BUT it is the Senate the really makes the final decision on that impeachment and acts as a jury and decides on if the impeachment stands and what penalty if any will be placed.

The impeachment stands whether the Senate votes to convict or not.  For example, Bill Clinton was impeached, and that remains.

[edpc]

The impeachment stands whether the Senate votes to convict or not.  For example, Bill Clinton was impeached, and that remains.

Impeachment is just an indictment. If he’s not removed by the Senate, it’s like an acquittal. Nobody cares that OJ was indicted for double murder.

[roamer_1]

Trump is far from perfect and I still have some doubts, but it's either work with him, or work against him and support the devil on the left!

Nah. I am happy to leave all y'all have at it. Not my circus, not my clown... And a pox on all your houses. Wake me up when sanity returns.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

Impeachment is just an indictment. If he’s not removed by the Senate, it’s like an acquittal. Nobody cares that OJ was indicted for double murder.

Exactly.  Impeachment is just one step in a process.

[bigheadfred]

In the Harry Reid sense?

In a way. But he knows exactly what he is doing. I mean more in the general sense. Stupid people in ever-increasing numbers.

[corbe]

  A bunch of old farts in MAGA hats don't scare me.