Posted by bad_luck on 3/11/2019 2:56:00 PM (view original):
Posted by cccp1014 on 3/11/2019 2:39:00 PM (view original):
Posted by bad_luck on 3/11/2019 2:14:00 PM (view original):
Put it this way, regardless of whether or not the standard is preponderance of the evidence or above, it seems likely that Trump, in front of an impartial jury, could reasonably be convicted beyond a reasonable doubt for campaign finance violations and fraud related to his charity.
It’s a moot point though, because it wouldn’t be an impartial jury, it would be the Senate. And, absent a tremendous smoking gun, the 2/3 of the Senate will never convict him no matter what.
Bingo! Light dawns on Marblehead
The original question wasn’t “will he be impeached and convicted,” it was “should he be impeached?”
That answer is yes.
Why? If you can't get a conviction it's just political grandstanding, a waste of time, and potentially a waste of political capital. What is the point of that?
If the question is
could he be impeached, then maybe the answer is yes. But if the answer to could he be convicted is still no - which I think it is - then the answer to
should he be impeached is still 'no.'