Biden says Trump's impeachment trial 'has to happen'

[mystery-ak]

Biden says Trump's impeachment trial 'has to happen'
By Justine Coleman - 01/25/21 08:06 PM EST

President Biden said Monday that former President Trump’s second impeachment trial “has to happen” despite the potential disruptions it could have on his agenda and his Cabinet members’ confirmations.

“I think it has to happen,” Biden told a CNN reporter during a brief interview in the West Wing, which came as House Democrats were formally delivering their impeachment article against Trump to the Senate.

The president told CNN he recognized that a Senate impeachment trial, which is set to begin Feb. 8, could impact the timeline for his legislative plans and Cabinet nominees but said there would be “a worse effect if it didn’t happen.”


Biden said he does not expect 17 Republican senators to vote to convict the former president, which would be necessary to get to a two-thirds majority, adding that the trial might have had different results if Trump had more time left in his term.

"The Senate has changed since I was there, but it hasn't changed that much," Biden reportedly said.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/535790-cnn-biden-on-trumps-impeachment-trial-it-has-to-happen

[Right_in_Virginia]

Why does it have to happen, Joe?  Take a private moment with your earpiece and get back to us.

[mrclose]

Bill of Attainder

Definition: A legislative act that singles out an individual or group for punishment without a trial.

The Constitution of the United States, Article I, Section 9, paragraph 3 provides that: "No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law will be passed."

"The Bill of Attainder Clause was intended not as a narrow, technical (and therefore soon to be outmoded) prohibition, but rather as an implementation of the separation of powers, a general safeguard against legislative exercise of the judicial function or more simply - trial by legislature."  U.S. v. Brown, 381 U.S. 437, 440 (1965).

http://www.techlawjournal.com/glossary/legal/attainder.htm

[mystery-ak]

Breaking ‘Unity’ Pledge, Joe Biden Backs Trump Impeachment Trial
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/25/breaking-unity-pledge-joe-biden-backs-trump-impeachment-trial/

[Hoodat]

Do the Democrats plan on presenting any evidence to the Senate?  They failed to produce any to the House.

[GtHawk]

Do the Democrats plan on presenting any evidence to the Senate?  They failed to produce any to the House.

Present evidence? That takes up so much time and is such a bother, especially when there isn't any. No democrats and RINOS prefer the kind of court where there is no evidence and they go straight to conviction.

[GtHawk]

Do the Democrats plan on presenting any evidence to the Senate?  They failed to produce any to the House.

Present evidence? That takes up so much time and is such a bother, especially when there isn't any. No democrats and RINOS prefer the kind of court where there is no evidence and they go straight to conviction.