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C_U_L8R

(45,027 posts)
1. Paging Laurence Tribe
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 07:33 PM
Jan 2020

Enjoy obliterating this deceptive tool.

I think Ari is blinking out messages while Dersh goes off the deep end??

spooky3

(34,505 posts)
12. Maya Wiley did a good job in reminding us that
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 07:45 PM
Jan 2020

All four constitutional scholars who testified before the House jud. Committee agreed that abuse of power was impeachable. Turley’s reservation was that Trump’s behavior wasn’t abuse of power.

kentuck

(111,110 posts)
7. The "abuse of power" is inclusive of several crimes...
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 07:39 PM
Jan 2020

...which are delineated in the Articles of Impeachment. He attempted to extort the leader of Ukraine by withholding military funding that was appropriated by Congress. He also was requesting that the Leader of Ukraine go on TV and start a slanderous rumor about his political opponent.

If that is not a high crime or misdemeanor, then neither is perjury.

dlk

(11,585 posts)
9. Ari's little grin gives him away
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 07:41 PM
Jan 2020

Even with his straight face, one can tell Ari thinks Dershowitz is full of hot air. One minute he’s blathering he’s a “liberal Democrat” the next he’s a Libertarian. Dershowitz is so busy being “brilliant,” he can’t keep his stories straight (and probably worried Ari will ask him about Epstein).

 

NCProgressive

(1,315 posts)
11. Trump has videos of Alan and little Alan in Epstein's human trafficking inventory
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 07:44 PM
Jan 2020

No sane person would come to that conclusion otherwise

diva77

(7,668 posts)
13. To "dignify" such an interview, the guest should be asked whether he is wearing the same underwear
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 07:47 PM
Jan 2020

he had on when he had the massage at epstein's place.

unblock

(52,398 posts)
15. That's pretty close to what "high crimes and misdemeanors" means....
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 08:31 PM
Jan 2020

Well high crimes and misdemeanors also includes neglect of office.

But abusing official powers for personal gain is *exactly* what the framers has in mind as an impeachable offense.

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