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ace3csusm

(969 posts)
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:17 PM Jan 2021

Trump will be taking his helicopter ride soon

Something is happening ... no twitter parler being cut off of Apple and google people resigning left to right...Resign talks, Impeachment Talks the 25th... Republicans open to impeachment...Does this sound like Nixons last Days

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Trump will be taking his helicopter ride soon (Original Post) ace3csusm Jan 2021 OP
Hope so relayerbob Jan 2021 #1
Honestly I think the Nixon comparisons ended a while ago. This is uncharted territory tandem5 Jan 2021 #2
I want to see him doing this: The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2021 #3
If he tried to raise his arms that high Midnightwalk Jan 2021 #8
I'd pay good money to see that. Digger Jan 2021 #18
Unfortunately, I think he'll just do his "I'm jerking off two guys at once" YMCA dance Nevilledog Jan 2021 #21
... MustLoveBeagles Jan 2021 #27
It needs a bunch of Republicans from Congress to meet with him to tell him Jarqui Jan 2021 #4
reports are that Graham already told Trump drray23 Jan 2021 #7
Source, please. TwilightZone Jan 2021 #11
thats from january of 2020. not now. drray23 Jan 2021 #13
Sorry, wrong link. TwilightZone Jan 2021 #14
still looking. saw it earlier today reported on twitter drray23 Jan 2021 #16
Twitter? TwilightZone Jan 2021 #19
Only if he didn't admit Biden was the president-el--which he grudgingly did in the tblue37 Jan 2021 #25
If he gets on the helo and isn't on it when it lands, I wouldn't shed any tears. Girard442 Jan 2021 #5
A Movie Has A Scene... BlueCanine Jan 2021 #23
Stop getting my hopes up Freddie Jan 2021 #6
What would stop him from pardoning himself and resigning? BannonsLiver Jan 2021 #9
If he pardons himself, there would be no reason to resign. TwilightZone Jan 2021 #12
Self Pardon wont hold ...Im sure his Legal council has told him ace3csusm Jan 2021 #15
Ah, no. TwilightZone Jan 2021 #17
Of course there would be a reason BannonsLiver Jan 2021 #22
It's a meaningless distinction. TwilightZone Jan 2021 #26
No... SeattleVet Jan 2021 #10
hitler in the bunker while bombs fall on Berlin, promising to win the war.nt Javaman Jan 2021 #20
First leg of the trip - Camp David. BlueIdaho Jan 2021 #24

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,831 posts)
3. I want to see him doing this:
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:20 PM
Jan 2021


Except that Trump won't smile and wave. He'll try to get away without being seen.

Midnightwalk

(3,131 posts)
8. If he tried to raise his arms that high
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:42 PM
Jan 2021

His jacket would split, he’d let out a shart, the lifts would make him face plant, and the stress would give him a stroke.

Yeah that would be cool

Jarqui

(10,130 posts)
4. It needs a bunch of Republicans from Congress to meet with him to tell him
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:20 PM
Jan 2021

he has to resign or he'll be impeached.

I'm not sure that type of Republican exists in Washington or exists in the numbers needed.

drray23

(7,637 posts)
7. reports are that Graham already told Trump
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:22 PM
Jan 2021

that there are enough votes in the senate to convict him.

TwilightZone

(25,476 posts)
11. Source, please.
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:50 PM
Jan 2021

Graham said that they don't have the votes to just dismiss the trial. That's not the same as votes to convict. I've seen nothing indicating what you're asserting.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/19/lindsey-graham-impeachment-trial-100953

drray23

(7,637 posts)
16. still looking. saw it earlier today reported on twitter
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 10:00 PM
Jan 2021

by a blue check guy. Might not be confirmed yet. We will see. I will post it if i find it again.

TwilightZone

(25,476 posts)
19. Twitter?
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 10:04 PM
Jan 2021

A checkmark means very little.

Trump has/had a checkmark. So did Alex Jones before he was banned.

BlueCanine

(87 posts)
23. A Movie Has A Scene...
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 10:33 PM
Jan 2021

...I can't remember the movie but, the guy was apprehended and put on a helicopter and the crew interrogated him and said that they were hovering very high (I have 450 hours as a passenger or observer in a helicopter but never above 5000 feet). They opened the door and threatened to toss him out if he didn't divulge information. The guy spilled his guts but they tossed him anyway. They were hovering 3 feet above the ground.

I can see a 'Catch 22" like movie where the orange butt wipe was given this treatment. Make him beg for his freedom and mercy from the courts.




Freddie

(9,273 posts)
6. Stop getting my hopes up
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:22 PM
Jan 2021

Thought for sure something of this nature would happen Wednesday night or Thursday morning, but no luck.

BannonsLiver

(16,448 posts)
9. What would stop him from pardoning himself and resigning?
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:44 PM
Jan 2021

I know the legality of that is in question but it seems halfway plausible at this stage. This could be an interesting 72 hours. I have no idea what will happen.

TwilightZone

(25,476 posts)
12. If he pardons himself, there would be no reason to resign.
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:51 PM
Jan 2021

The only reason to resign would be if he thinks he can't self-pardon and will need Pence to do so. I wouldn't count on Pence, if I were Trump. I think the rift is permanent, with good reason.

ace3csusm

(969 posts)
15. Self Pardon wont hold ...Im sure his Legal council has told him
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 09:58 PM
Jan 2021

He needs Pence at this point ... i think at this point for the safety of the nation they are will to give him a pardon if he resigns

TwilightZone

(25,476 posts)
17. Ah, no.
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 10:02 PM
Jan 2021

The safety of the nation isn't affected one way or another. Give him a pardon and he'll think it's a blank check to do whatever he wants. If he can't/won't face prosecution or consequences, you think that makes us more safe?

Nah. The only way to stop Trump is to make him face consequences. Preferably locked away in an institution of one kind or another.

BannonsLiver

(16,448 posts)
22. Of course there would be a reason
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 10:26 PM
Jan 2021

It would allow him to escape being the first president to have been impeached twice. The question isn’t if there is a reason, it’s whether or not he cares about carrying that stink. Nobody here has the answer to that question.

TwilightZone

(25,476 posts)
26. It's a meaningless distinction.
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 10:38 PM
Jan 2021

His incitement of the riot will be much more important historically than a second impeachment. No one will care that it's two - they'll care about the event that was underlying it.

I find it a bit remarkable how much emphasis people place on failed impeachments. If he's acquitted again, you really think he'd react any differently than he did the first time? He held a victory tour, as I recall, and proclaimed himself completely exonerated. Then felt free to do anything he wanted.

You think #2 is going to change that? Nope.

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