Pelosi engaging in 'abuse of power' and Senate may have to dismiss impeachment case

Pelosi went nuts on a journalist today and told him don't mess with me ... :rofl:

Congressional Democrats have pushed too hard on President Trump's impeachment hearings and may force Republican senators to dismiss the case altogether, said former special prosecutor Ken Starr on Thursday.



Starr appeared on "The Brian Kilmeade Show" on Fox News Radio to discuss the impeachment inquiry and said he was shocked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's, D-Calif., "abuse of power."
"It's an outrage to seize control of the deliberate process of a committee -- [it] simply compounds a series of very, very terrible abuses," he said. "The House Judiciary committee with its incredibly rich history needs to go into... an open session and debate this."

"Where did she get this power?" Starr asked. "I am honestly surprised. Then again, why shouldn't I be surprised? Because back early in the fall, she unilaterally with no debate in the people's House says, 'we now have an impeachment inquiry.' Now she's dictating the committee to actually draft articles of impeachment? It is an abuse of power."
Pelosi announced on Thursday that House Democrats would proceed with articles of impeachment against the president because his conduct, "leaves us no choice but to act."

"Today, I am asking our chairman to proceed with articles of impeachment," Pelosi stated during her brief address, referring to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y. "The president's actions have seriously violated the Constitution."
Starr said this impeachment effort is unique because it lacks bipartisan support, and predicted the Senate GOP may dismiss the case entirely rather than move to a trial.
He noted that 31 Democrats supported the Bill Clinton impeachment inquiry and in the case of Richard Nixon, he was facing a united House of Representatives before he resigned.

"Just the opposite of what we're experiencing now. A strict party-line vote," said Starr, adding that Pelosi is acting to achieve her desired political outcome.

"I think this may lead to a [Senate] motion to dismiss, which I don't favor. If the House of Representatives says we're going to impeach, then the Senate should hold a trial. But I think this may be the straw that breaks the camel's back. And that Republicans in the Senate just rise up in righteous indignation and say, 'this is absolutely unacceptable.'"

https://www.foxnews.com/media/ken-starr-impeachment-trump-pelosi

Knuckle Ball said:

I don’t think the Senate can just Dismiss an Impeachment referral from the House...I believe the Senate is constitutionally bound to hold a trial where these abuse of power allegations could be litigated and voted upon.

In my opinion, a more likely scenario would be to see Mitch McConnell pull what someone (I forget who) on MSNBC labelled a “Marrick Garland” with the impeachment trial- ie. McConnell would just permanently delay the trial until after the 2020 election.

I dunno. If I were Trump I’d rather see the Senate litigate this quickly so that I can be exonerated and declare victory asap. It’s not like there’s any doubt about the outcome (is there?). :wink:

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I don't know, I think being a federal judge Starr would know....

wigglee said:

Zaibitter is desperate to find a loophole to get Trump off the hook. Don't worry, his corrupt baglickers in Congress will ignore the facts, obfiscate with diversionary hyperboles and ultimately pronounce him innocent even though he is guilty as fuck. The world will keep turning even though democracy may be on life support.

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I'm not desperate about nothing Dumbo, Americans will have the final say.