Senate Acquits Trump Leaving The Presidency Unbound And Unaccountable | Talking Points Memo

The Senate voted Wednesday to acquit President Trump of charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress related to his Ukraine conduct, bringing to an end a fast-tracked two-week impeachment trial.


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So what happened to all those saying (other than Mitt) that they would vote to convict. Looks like Mitt is standing by himself - the only honorable GOP Senator in the bunch.

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The GOP no longer exists. They are the party of trump

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They’re so fucked.

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hahahahaha Yeah they are.

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I’m so cynical, I’m not even sure Romney was being courageous. He split his vote, and he knew it would not change the outcome. Could simply be solidifying his reputation as independent & moral.

Nevertheless I’m glad he did it. It does break the party line acquital. And maybe his stance helped the wobbly Dems - Sinema, Jones, Manchin - stay with the Dems.

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The Senate Majority Leader has surrendered all power to the White House. That is his legacy.

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Where can I send an arrangement of 52 white feathers?

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Hey, they handed a golden gavel to Roberts! Isn’t that worse than handing out pens?

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Hamburder King

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Hubris will be their downfall.

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The dishonor will become too much to ignore.

If this were a one-off improper action–never to be done again–meriting Impeachment, followed by a fair trial with witnesses and their testimony and followed by geniune contrition that would be one thing.

But there is neither here.

But what is exponentially worse is that this is NOT a one-off action. NOT an action never to be done again.

This is an ongoing criminal operation…a man who will Repeat wrongdoing GOING FORWARD. Wrongdoing which includes cheating to get re-elected. Executed by a criminal who is unrepentant, unrestrained and untethered…enabled by a corrupt and complicit DOJ and GOP Senate

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Trump king?

So, I guess we’re moving back to the era pitchforks, fire and tumbrils.
Kind of a reimagining of recent eastern European history.
Tickets for the Ceausescu Choo Choo, anyone?

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Can we the taxpayers demand that the bill for said golden gavel be sent to the RNC?

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When is he publishing his hit list for all to see? That’s the last thing before Herr Führer ascends his throne.

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And a pox on their party.

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Probably by dawn tomorrow - by tweet.

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The FOP will continue to be a force in rural politics but they will be stuck there for at least 20 years. The Failed Old Party.

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This is going to have to be broken down to Millennials and younger folks who haven’t gotten the message in all of this.

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I can guarantee you that my 40 year old son in law and 38 year old daughter are totally unaware that this has even happened.

Don’t count on that generation - they stopped watching the news years ago, because they no longer trust those institutions. Once this government starts impacting them, then they might start paying attention, but until then, they want nothing to do with it.

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