Once again you post an opinion piece that’s 35 days old ignoring the fact that more information has been exposed about the shakedown of Ukraine. The fact that Parnas has implicated Pence, Rudy, Mulvaney, Bolton, Perry and Sekelow of knowingly participating in the shakedown. So "implications" are enough for you? Sorry but our judicial system doesn't work that way and neither will impeachment. Didn't Cohen and Avanatti "implicate" Trump? How'd that work out?Then there’s that pesky fact the GAO has determined there was indeed a violation of the law withholding funds for Ukraine.
Pesky facts that weren’t available 35 days ago. But it does fit the Cult narrative. And your "assumptions" fit the "idiot" narrative.
Originally Posted by Jaxson66
First, as I explained and apparently you didn't understand, the GAO is not a court of law where "facts" are decided. The GAO gave an opinion and the OMB gave a different opinion. What makes one more "factual" than the other since neither has anything to do with the Judicial branch of government? We won't know who was stating a "fact" until a court renders a judgement after hearing the evidence from both sides and since no court finding on this matter will be forth coming, Senators will use their own judgement over whose "fact" is correct.
What has Parnas "implicating" Pence, Rudy, Mulvaney, Bolton, Perry and Skelow have to do with Trump making. a decision? What is the worst case scenario of all of those people saying yeah, we all knew what the President was going to do? The only thing that matters is "was what he did illegal and we do not have a legal decision from a legal body on that and until we do Senators will draw their own conclusion on that matter". Second would be "if the Senator believes it to be a legal decision, does that decision rise to the level of a High crime or misdemeanor as spelled out in the Constitution and most Republican Senators if not all have said, "no it doesn't".
As I've said many times, assume that everything the Democrats are saying is true, that the President withheld aid to Ukraine because he wanted to ensure corruption had ended and the only way to get that assurance was through an investigation of the Biden's which BTW didn't happen and the aid was released in the time frame set up by Congress. Does that rise to the level of High crimes and misdemeanors? You don't even need a trial. Just assume what Democrats are saying is true and cast your vote. All we could possibly learn from testimony is yes, Trump did exactly that. I think he did exactly that and I do not believe it was illegal and I do not believe it rises to the level of a High crime or misdemeanor and therefore is not an impeachable offense and I'll bet any amount of money , that is the conclusion that at the very least, 34 Senators will agree with. It takes 67 to disagree for conviction.