{"id":93559,"date":"2019-12-23T17:06:59","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T21:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=93559"},"modified":"2019-12-23T17:08:31","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T21:08:31","slug":"new-impeachment-articles-on-president-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=93559","title":{"rendered":"New Impeachment Articles on President Trump?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Impeachment proceedings play into President Trump’s hands. (Gary Varvel)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In their efforts to get Don McGahn, former White House Counsel, to testify before them, the Democrats are “waving” additional impeachment articles. They previously wanted to get McGahn to testify regarding claims that President Trump wanted to have Robert Mueller fired.<\/p>\n

Even though the Mueller Investigation is over, and didn’t provide them with the ammunition they wanted against President Trump, the Democrats feel that McGahn has vital information. Information that he provides could be the source of additional impeachment articles against President Trump.<\/p>\n

From Fox News:<\/span><\/p>\n

“If McGahn’s testimony produces new evidence supporting the conclusion that President Trump committed impeachable offenses that are not covered by the Articles approved by the House, the Committee will proceed accordingly—including, if necessary, by considering whether to recommend new articles of impeachment<\/span><\/strong>,” the brief stated, noting that they still have “ongoing impeachment investigations<\/strong><\/span>.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Department of Justice pointed out, in its counter-argument, that if the court weighs in favor of the Democrats, that this could influence the impeachment process. They could make the argument that the court didn’t support the President’s justification. One implication is that a court-ordered requirement to cooperate would hint at “obstruction” on the President’s part.<\/p>\n

In their response, the Democrats argued:<\/span><\/p>\n

The committee disagreed, citing the upcoming Senate trial and “ongoing impeachment investigations,” as well as the public’s “significant interest ‘in immediately removing a sitting president whose continuation in office poses a threat to the Nation’s welfare<\/span><\/strong>.'”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The public’s interest in removing the President? This is a “fancy” way to say that their supporters, and they, have an interest in undoing the results of the 2016 election because it didn’t go their way.<\/p>\n

The articles of impeachment focus on Democrat claims of “quid pro quo” related to Ukraine, and not on the Russia investigation. You could read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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