| Title | Date | Im- press | En- gage | Ex- pand | URL- clicks | Like | Re- tweet | Link to Text | Link to Tweet |
| Trump donors showed more repentance than Trump clergy. | 2021-09-25 | 418 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1441752629642608650 | 1441752629642608650 |
| Forever wars followed by forever impeachments. | 2021-09-04 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1434155296297938952 | 1434155296297938952 |
| Trump knows corruption when he sees it! | 2021-07-30 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1421146877722955777 | 1421146877722955777 |
| Trump didn't trust anybody! | 2021-06-13 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1404178327208742914 | 1404178327208742914 |
| Trump was snooping in all sorts of places! | 2021-06-11 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1403196260631252994 | 1403196260631252994 |
| Will he talk now? | 2021-06-04 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1400795165011312647 | 1400795165011312647 |
| It wasn't just about Trump. It wasn't just about | 2021-02-19 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1362875497328242689 | 1362875497328242689 |
| Witnesses or not? | 2021-02-14 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1360979678438170630 | 1360979678438170630 |
| What Trump had to say for himself - | 2021-02-13 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1360707581145010176 | 1360707581145010176 |
| 43 Republican senators voted for insurrection! 7 voted | 2021-02-13 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1360702417256386561 | 1360702417256386561 |
| "we therefore lack jurisdiction" | 2021-02-13 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1360689703133933573 | 1360689703133933573 |
| You want witnesses? Here's some ideas. | 2021-02-13 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1360629401147174921 | 1360629401147174921 |
| Another opportunity for genuine patriots. | 2021-02-13 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1360590561242042377 | 1360590561242042377 |
| How many stayed up all night to reread Profiles in Courage? | 2021-02-13 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1360589022381232129 | 1360589022381232129 |
| How much sleep did McConnell get last night? | 2021-02-13 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1360588631866413058 | 1360588631866413058 |
| Not a real trial! | 2021-02-13 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1360421524889427973 | 1360421524889427973 |
| Trump derangement syndrome | 2021-02-12 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1360290555079528450 | 1360290555079528450 |
| Impartial jurors? | 2021-02-12 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1360066742861459459 | 1360066742861459459 |
| Trumpism is on trial - rule by cult of personality instead | 2021-02-11 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1359945299456716800 | 1359945299456716800 |
| How a future Trump movie will go - | 2021-02-11 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1359935837048197122 | 1359935837048197122 |
| Will we ever catch up to South Korea? | 2021-02-11 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1359660277831147526 | 1359660277831147526 |
| Trump defense - he's no worse than the KKK. | 2021-02-10 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1359600509678620673 | 1359600509678620673 |
| You get the lawyers you pay for - or at least promise | 2021-02-10 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1359312814322589699 | 1359312814322589699 |
| A long trial with many witnesses? | 2021-02-10 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1359308566197243906 | 1359308566197243906 |
| A lawyer for all seasons! | 2021-02-09 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1359242532689829888 | 1359242532689829888 |
| Brief writing contracted out to a high school student? | 2021-02-09 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1359241269487128576 | 1359241269487128576 |
| "obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, | 2021-02-09 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1359186085499179008 | 1359186085499179008 |
| If a flimsy excuse is all you have to avoid taking a stand | 2021-02-09 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1358943405569568774 | 1358943405569568774 |
| It's not a free speech issue! | 2021-02-08 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1358842888084361216 | 1358842888084361216 |
| The precedents set in the Belknap trial. | 2021-02-08 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1358839789701632002 | 1358839789701632002 |
| Only the best for Trump! | 2021-02-08 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1358798645030658055 | 1358798645030658055 |
| Not a leg to stand on! | 2021-02-08 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1358619995853361157 | 1358619995853361157 |
| The trial is necessary no matter the outcome. | 2021-02-07 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1358415561781219342 | 1358415561781219342 |
| His lawyers must have talked him out of it! | 2021-02-05 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1357493434467028992 | 1357493434467028992 |
| If he comes to the trial in person it will be to rally | 2021-02-04 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1357401773724430336 | 1357401773724430336 |
| There's nothing unconstitutional about late impeachment. | 2021-02-02 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1356583105134399489 | 1356583105134399489 |
| Let Trump be Trump! | 2021-02-01 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1356087159069921282 | 1356087159069921282 |
| Only the best! | 2021-02-01 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1356049367686234113 | 1356049367686234113 |
| Trump doesn't need lawyers that won't fight for him! | 2021-01-31 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1355768499600191488 | 1355768499600191488 |
| How much time does this trial need? | 2021-01-29 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1354999761540059139 | 1354999761540059139 |
| Should Trump be allowed back on Twitter to defend himself | 2021-01-27 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1354228448097497091 | 1354228448097497091 |
| 45 SENATE REPUBLICANS VOTE TO LEGALIZE INSURRECTION! | 2021-01-27 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1354221592717389828 | 1354221592717389828 |
| "balancing the demands of deep-pocketed donors who are | 2021-01-26 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1353955880216055808 | 1353955880216055808 |
| GOP senators courageously working overtime to figure | 2021-01-25 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1353546344405692418 | 1353546344405692418 |
| Is being president a permanent get-out-of-jail-free card? | 2021-01-24 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1353447667746000897 | 1353447667746000897 |
| Now that they feel safe from mobs, GOP reverts to form. | 2021-01-24 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1353442161052672000 | 1353442161052672000 |
| Nürnberg defense - bad news for Führer! | 2021-01-24 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1353226363445014529 | 1353226363445014529 |
| "Too late!" - how GOP senators avoid taking a position | 2021-01-22 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1352762210393624577 | 1352762210393624577 |
| "hopefully the Senate will reject the idea of pursuing | 2021-01-22 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1352692754791370752 | 1352692754791370752 |
| How much time does this trial need? | 2021-01-22 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1352420592717156355 | 1352420592717156355 |
| Sounds like McConnell will vote to convict. | 2021-01-20 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1351896541473112066 | 1351896541473112066 |
| McConnell needs to be quiet until Jan 20. Once Trump | 2021-01-17 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1350910941727080449 | 1350910941727080449 |
| Disqualify Trump for 2024? What a gift to Hawley, Cruz, | 2021-01-15 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1350215308364058624 | 1350215308364058624 |
| Keep Trump on good behavior with uncertainty! Above all, | 2021-01-15 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1350135540633387008 | 1350135540633387008 |
| Why McConnell might delay the trial vote until after | 2021-01-15 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1350098270970802176 | 1350098270970802176 |
| Why does this trial need to take more than an hour? | 2021-01-15 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1349959417316339712 | 1349959417316339712 |
| Score one for Mitch! | 2021-01-14 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1349752155775725572 | 1349752155775725572 |
| Z is for Zero, that's how it all ends, No office, no power, | 2021-01-13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1349505761345368065 | 1349505761345368065 |
| McConnell can tell which way the wind blows. | 2021-01-13 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1349449878699560960 | 1349449878699560960 |
| McCarthy tries to have it both ways. | 2021-01-13 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1349431335518048256 | 1349431335518048256 |
| McConnell has consulted with the supreme authorities - | 2021-01-13 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1349427650054393856 | 1349427650054393856 |
| Lindsey Graham is right! | 2021-01-13 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1349426123185090560 | 1349426123185090560 |
| Impeachment doomed to fail? Switch to plan 14-3! | 2021-01-12 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1348831538675208194 | 1348831538675208194 |
| "the final act of a dangerous charlatan" | 2021-01-11 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1348431969839812608 | 1348431969839812608 |
| The Senate taught Trump a lesson at his first impeachment | 2021-01-10 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1348417427378298882 | 1348417427378298882 |
| If the Republican senators won't convict or disqualify, | 2021-01-10 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1348404745380106241 | 1348404745380106241 |
| There were three impeachable calls. | 2021-01-10 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1348143895784296449 | 1348143895784296449 |
| Why does it take so long? | 2021-01-09 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1347811265154936832 | 1347811265154936832 |
| McConnell lays out impeachment timetable. | 2021-01-09 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1347782746517557250 | 1347782746517557250 |
| Trump still wrecking - no time to lose. | 2021-01-09 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1347779915798568966 | 1347779915798568966 |
| An epiphany for Murkowski! | 2021-01-08 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1347681600952172544 | 1347681600952172544 |
| The quandary for would-be GOP 2024 candidates - how to | 2021-01-08 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1347661382091640834 | 1347661382091640834 |
| Conversion! Two days ago Kevin McCarthy was leading the | 2021-01-08 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1347653134047272962 | 1347653134047272962 |
| A point of impeachment is to get Trump to resign. | 2021-01-08 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1347621640117526529 | 1347621640117526529 |
| "Congress doesn't need courage. It just needs a sense | 2021-01-08 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1347612337440661505 | 1347612337440661505 |
| The most admired man in America! | 2021-01-08 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1347566355914973190 | 1347566355914973190 |
| Even Betsy DeVos can't take it any more. | 2021-01-08 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1347376195508211715 | 1347376195508211715 |
| No more stalling. Congress has to reconvene tomorrow and | 2021-01-08 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1347362792035164161 | 1347362792035164161 |
| Impeachment articles have been drafted. | 2021-01-07 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1347266463321649152 | 1347266463321649152 |
| Schumer urges 25th or impeachment. | 2021-01-07 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1347226244786491393 | 1347226244786491393 |
| If this isn't impeachable, then what is? | 2021-01-03 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1345808275464278016 | 1345808275464278016 |
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========== Trump donors showed more repentance than Trump clergy. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-impeachments-pat-toomey-62a3ebd48158760ee233a474a5d4c10b But they got over it soon enough. #PS1impeachment ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 418 time 2021-09-25 13:13 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1441752629642608650 ========== Forever wars followed by forever impeachments. https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/biden-republicans-impeachment/2021/08/21/90538f4c-01c9-11ec-ba7e-2cf966e88e93_story.html It does get sort of pointless if senators will support their party's president no matter what he does. That's the power of cult of personality. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 42 time 2021-09-04 14:04 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1434155296297938952 ========== Trump knows corruption when he sees it! https://apnews.com/article/trump-urged-justice-department-to-declare-election-corrupt-0edf178869f33ddcf72d4c739bd18a5d Every morning in the mirror! So what if Barr couldn't find corruption. Declare it anyway! So, GOP senators, if this is not an impeachable offense, then what is? #PS1impeachment ===== impress 37 time 2021-07-30 16:33 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1421146877722955777 ========== Trump didn't trust anybody! https://apnews.com/article/don-mcgahn-subpoena-trump-apple-russia-probe-leaks-justice-1252749aa9ad526cc01d633949bd9b5a #PS1impeachment ===== impress 44 time 2021-06-13 20:46 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1404178327208742914 ========== Trump was snooping in all sorts of places! https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-donald-trump-5b6f6bf0daf8bccf106a90d2ff52686c He didn't like leakage of embarrassing facts. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 73 time 2021-06-11 03:43 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1403196260631252994 ========== Will he talk now? https://apnews.com/article/don-mcgahn-house-judiciary-trump-12a2bfe94d640395fdbc6f1e414cd621 Or is he saving it all for a tell-all book? That's the business plan of most Trump appointees whose careers were compromised by Trumpism. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 43 time 2021-06-04 12:42 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1400795165011312647 ========== It wasn't just about Trump. It wasn't just about getting primaried. It was about America's standing in the world. https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/lisa-murkowski-biden-democracy-rankings-trump-economist-intelligence-unit-20210216.html Xi will argue that if the American system can't work, the world might as well use HIS system. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 41 time 2021-02-19 21:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1362875497328242689 ========== Witnesses or not? https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/senate-democrats-learned-of-managers-witness-decision-only-minutes-in-advance/2021/02/13/8e3e821e-6e2d-11eb-ba56-d7e2c8defa31_story.html Ultimately it's a political act rather than a judicial one. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 47 time 2021-02-14 15:50 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1360979678438170630 ========== What Trump had to say for himself - https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/02/13/full-text-of-trumps-statement-on-impeachment-acquittal/ "another phase of the greatest witch hunt in the history of our Country... our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to make America Great Again has only just begun" #PS1impeachment ===== impress 38 time 2021-02-13 21:49 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1360707581145010176 ========== 43 Republican senators voted for insurrection! 7 voted for the Constitution. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-riots-trials-impeachments-b245b52fd7d4a079ae199c954baba452 7 are going to need a new political home. 43 are safe from the Trump base - until Trump sets the next loyalty test. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1355142498163599 #PS1impeachment ===== impress 39 time 2021-02-13 21:28 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1360702417256386561 ========== "we therefore lack jurisdiction" A convenient excuse! https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-impeachments-trump-impeachment-mitch-mcconnell-0a14d2e41e376331580b98a992f7d856 "the Constitution lets presidents no longer in office be pursued for criminal misconduct" Does he mean that or is it just another way to dodge the bullet? #PS1impeachment ===== impress 37 time 2021-02-13 20:38 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1360689703133933573 ========== You want witnesses? Here's some ideas. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/08/7-witnesses-who-should-testify-trumps-impeachment-trial/ #PS1impeachment ===== engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 37 time 2021-02-13 16:38 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1360629401147174921 ========== Another opportunity for genuine patriots. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-jaime-herrera-beutler-washington-impeachments-vancouver-1e43ec592aeb9fcd58a492999c682663 #PS1impeachment ===== engage 2 engage-rate 6% impress 32 likes 1 time 2021-02-13 14:04 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1360590561242042377 ========== How many stayed up all night to reread Profiles in Courage? https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-alaska-susan-collins-trials-6b233562f5fe9ff721664f20218ee5dc #PS1impeachment ===== impress 37 time 2021-02-13 13:57 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1360589022381232129 ========== How much sleep did McConnell get last night? https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-impeachments-trump-impeachment-mitch-mcconnell-0a14d2e41e376331580b98a992f7d856 Or had he already made up his mind a month ago? #PS1impeachment ===== impress 38 time 2021-02-13 13:56 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1360588631866413058 ========== Not a real trial! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/impeachment-senators-distracted/2021/02/12/2ff7af66-6d54-11eb-9f80-3d7646ce1bc0_story.html More like a real farce. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 37 time 2021-02-13 02:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1360421524889427973 ========== Trump derangement syndrome https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/trump-derangement-syndrome-impeachment/2021/02/11/a6ffa7b6-6ca6-11eb-9ead-673168d5b874_story.html The logical response to Trump derangement of the Constitution. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 47 time 2021-02-12 18:11 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1360290555079528450 ========== Impartial jurors? https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/11/politics/gop-senators-trump-impeachment-lawyers/index.html Oaths? "I solemnly swear that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of - - , now pending, I will do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws" https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/1_1868ImpeachmentRules.pdf #PS1impeachment ===== impress 46 time 2021-02-12 03:22 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1360066742861459459 ========== Trumpism is on trial - rule by cult of personality instead of rule by law - and its enablers and collaborators. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/11/republicans-are-out-excuses/ Above all, GOP senators, who get to blacken their names to the shame of future generations. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1353798748297974 #PS1impeachment ===== impress 62 time 2021-02-11 19:20 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1359945299456716800 ========== How a future Trump movie will go - https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/11/fact-checking-lincoln-lincolns-mostly-realistic-his-advisers-arent/265073/ "Spielberg changed the names of many Democratic opponents of the 13th Amendment" because their descendants were so embarrassed. Thus GOP senators voting to exonerate Trump will shame their progeny. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 69 time 2021-02-11 18:42 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1359935837048197122 ========== Will we ever catch up to South Korea? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/10/south-korea-impeachment-trump-united-states/ #PS1impeachment ===== impress 60 time 2021-02-11 00:27 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1359660277831147526 ========== Trump defense - he's no worse than the KKK. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/02/10/brandenburg-trump-supreme-court-klan-free-speech/ #PS1impeachment ===== impress 39 time 2021-02-10 20:29 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1359600509678620673 ========== You get the lawyers you pay for - or at least promise to pay. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/09/us/politics/trump-bruce-castor-david-schoen.html Hopefully they got their retainers in advance. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 36 time 2021-02-10 01:26 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1359312814322589699 ========== A long trial with many witnesses? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-democrats-must-make-the-full-case-against-trump/2021/02/09/ccfcfdb2-6b19-11eb-9f80-3d7646ce1bc0_story.html The goal is to morally indict the high-level enablers. Trump will go free, the rioters will go to jail, but what about all the politicians, lawyers, and media that intentionally helped set the stage? #PS1impeachment ===== impress 49 time 2021-02-10 01:09 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1359308566197243906 ========== A lawyer for all seasons! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-lawyer-suit-fraud/2021/02/09/50f0769e-6ae3-11eb-ba56-d7e2c8defa31_story.html On short notice, you take what you can get. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 45 time 2021-02-09 20:47 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1359242532689829888 ========== Brief writing contracted out to a high school student? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/09/trumps-legal-defense-is-still-mess/ #PS1impeachment ===== impress 44 time 2021-02-09 20:42 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1359241269487128576 ========== "obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue, the common good of the society" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/09/opinion/trump-impeachment-founders.html The founders saw Trump coming and did their best to thwart his schemes. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 49 time 2021-02-09 17:03 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1359186085499179008 ========== If a flimsy excuse is all you have to avoid taking a stand - you take the flimsy excuse, if you are a Republican senator. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-supporters-want-us-to-believe-the-framers-were-fools/2021/02/08/f6a2c902-6a43-11eb-9f80-3d7646ce1bc0_story.html #PS1impeachment ===== impress 43 time 2021-02-09 00:58 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1358943405569568774 ========== It's not a free speech issue! https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/02/08/impeachment-trump-incitement-first-amendment/ #PS1impeachment ===== impress 41 time 2021-02-08 18:19 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1358842888084361216 ========== The precedents set in the Belknap trial. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/08/opinion/trump-impeachment-william-belknap.html #PS1impeachment ===== impress 29 time 2021-02-08 18:07 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1358839789701632002 ========== Only the best for Trump! https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/bruce-castor-trump-impeachment-lawyer/2021/02/07/13b23978-66fd-11eb-8468-21bc48f07fe5_story.html One self-serving promoter deserves another! #PS1impeachment ===== impress 26 time 2021-02-08 15:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1358798645030658055 ========== Not a leg to stand on! https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/07/us/politics/charles-cooper-trump-impeachment.html Never mind - this isn't a real trial with a real jury. Everybody already has decided how they will vote. Facts and law have nothing to do with it - just politics. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 33 time 2021-02-08 03:33 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1358619995853361157 ========== The trial is necessary no matter the outcome. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-trials-impeachments-trump-impeachment-michael-pence-187a66133bc8932db712d71f6ef714a8 It's not just Trump but Trumpism on trial. Quibbles about constitutionality won't fool anybody now or later. Who's up for a Franz von Papen award? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_von_Papen#Bringing_Hitler_to_power #PS1impeachment ===== impress 43 time 2021-02-07 14:01 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1358415561781219342 ========== His lawyers must have talked him out of it! https://apnews.com/article/house-dems-trump-testify-impeachment-8fd6b9f5724f48cc0f4e045ec8c37000 #PS1impeachment ===== impress 34 time 2021-02-05 00:57 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1357493434467028992 ========== If he comes to the trial in person it will be to rally his base, not to answer Democrats' questions! https://apnews.com/article/house-dems-trump-testify-impeachment-8fd6b9f5724f48cc0f4e045ec8c37000 #PS1impeachment ===== impress 51 time 2021-02-04 18:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1357401773724430336 ========== There's nothing unconstitutional about late impeachment. https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-trials-impeachments-michael-pence-5adebdc5d8c30622f5e116e40c9396e6 But that's the defense Trump lawyers prefer - defending insurrection is just too difficult and might lose GOP votes. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/opinion/trump-impeachment-republicans.html #PS1impeachment ===== impress 68 time 2021-02-02 12:39 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1356583105134399489 ========== Let Trump be Trump! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-legal-team-exited-after-he-insisted-impeachment-defense-focus-be-on-false-claims-of-election-fraud/2021/01/31/5af05d04-63e9-11eb-8c64-9595888caa15_story.html Let him testify in person, talking about election fraud - and Hillary's emails and other greatest hits from the campaign trail. His base will love it! GOP senators won't, but who cares as long as they acquit. #PS1impeachment ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% hashclicks 1 impress 47 time 2021-02-01 03:49 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1356087159069921282 ========== Only the best! https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-trials-impeachments-south-carolina-d1d2b8d5b76c68acdde662b3b7e00c82 https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-new-impeachment-team-ex-da-bruce-castor-alabama-lawyer-david-schoen Perhaps he decided that defending himself might not be the best idea. But these guys are not exactly constitutional law experts. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 36 time 2021-02-01 01:18 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1356049367686234113 ========== Trump doesn't need lawyers that won't fight for him! Bring back Giuliani and Powell - they're not afraid of being disbarred! https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-impeachments-trials-373faf83e36e5fd2e4be1bdf46b406ff Should he defend himself in person to turn his trial into a campaign rally? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1346134715731044 #PS1impeachment ===== impress 34 time 2021-01-31 06:42 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1355768499600191488 ========== How much time does this trial need? https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/as-senate-prepares-for-a-speedy-impeachment-trial-some-are-urging-a-slower-more-deliberative-approach/2021/01/28/fe56430a-6178-11eb-9430-e7c77b5b0297_story.html An hour for the Georgia tape. An hour for the Ellipse speech. An hour of highlights from the riot. An hour for the vote. As predicted! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/28/who-could-have-predicted-capitol-siege-plenty-people/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1344765835867932 #PS1impeachment ===== impress 56 time 2021-01-29 03:48 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1354999761540059139 ========== Should Trump be allowed back on Twitter to defend himself during his impeachment trial? It won't affect the trial - 45 Republican senators made that clear today. Can he resist the urge to self-incriminate by Federal felony calls to violent action? #PS1impeachment ===== impress 46 time 2021-01-27 00:43 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1354228448097497091 ========== 45 SENATE REPUBLICANS VOTE TO LEGALIZE INSURRECTION! https://apnews.com/article/trump-impeachment-senate-eeff16bd40a4fe3b65b5efc9f1582289 Hawley, Cruz, Pence, Don Jr, Pompeo, Carlson, are disappointed. What lesson for Trumpists? NO PENALTY FOR INSURRECTION - BE BOLDER NEXT TIME. More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1343267562684426 #PS1impeachment ===== impress 36 time 2021-01-27 00:16 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1354221592717389828 ========== "balancing the demands of deep-pocketed donors who are distancing themselves from Trump and voters who demand loyalty to him" https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-capitol-siege-trials-impeachments-eeff16bd40a4fe3b65b5efc9f1582289 They hope to avoid having to choose. What if Obama had been accused? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1342793616065154 #PS1impeachment ===== impress 51 time 2021-01-26 06:40 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1353955880216055808 ========== GOP senators courageously working overtime to figure out how to avoid taking a stand for or against Trump and insurrection. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-press-ahead-with-second-impeachment-trial-as-gop-divided-on-how-to-defend-trump/2021/01/24/74cbfb74-5e81-11eb-afbe-9a11a127d146_story.html A perfect example why we need to get rid of sore-loser laws. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sore-loser_law #PS1impeachment ===== impress 39 time 2021-01-25 03:32 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1353546344405692418 ========== Is being president a permanent get-out-of-jail-free card? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/22/trump-charges-george-conway/ The only lesson Trump has ever learned is that he can get away with anything. Especially with a violent mob to intimidate his enemies. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 54 time 2021-01-24 21:00 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1353447667746000897 ========== Now that they feel safe from mobs, GOP reverts to form. No trial because "blah blah blah" MEANING "I don't want to go on record voting against Trump and I don't want to go on record voting for violent insurrection." Avoid the vote! https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-cabinets-trials-impeachments-82c0a1035ee55e6a8bda4d289943c641 #PS1impeachment ===== impress 56 time 2021-01-24 20:38 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1353442161052672000 ========== Nürnberg defense - bad news for Führer! https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-capitol-siege-donald-trump-trials-impeachments-64b8fee697d922bb75727e5781af815f He told them to do it! #PS1impeachment ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 66 retweets 1 time 2021-01-24 06:21 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1353226363445014529 ========== "Too late!" - how GOP senators avoid taking a position on Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/22/dont-be-fooled-mitch-mcconnell-will-never-vote-convict-trump/ Not too late if Obama had done the same! But the donors call the shots, especially those that might support a primary challenger - watch what happens to Cheney. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 39 time 2021-01-22 23:36 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1352762210393624577 ========== "hopefully the Senate will reject the idea of pursuing presidents after they leave office" - Graham https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-capitol-siege-biden-cabinet-trials-462425af29b02c43e24913b6fd191b6f Hopefully the Senate will reject the ideas that the president can get away with anything, AND that the Senate can deny justice by delay. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 44 time 2021-01-22 19:00 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1352692754791370752 ========== How much time does this trial need? https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-impeachments-trials-nancy-pelosi-492099622e512db4d6b3956a40a773c5 An hour for the Georgia tape. An hour for the Ellipse speech. An hour of highlights from the riot. An hour recess for GOP senators to call their donors to find out how to vote. An hour for the vote. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 47 time 2021-01-22 00:59 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1352420592717156355 ========== Sounds like McConnell will vote to convict. https://apnews.com/article/mcconnell-trump-fed-lies-to-mob-36871d68df56a10be1c46ed364ad6de6 But he might be leveraging that in the organizing resolution negotiations. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 43 time 2021-01-20 14:17 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1351896541473112066 ========== McConnell needs to be quiet until Jan 20. Once Trump feels sure about the Senate vote, he might pardon himself, family members, GOP legislators, and Jan 6 rioters. No pardons after Jan 20. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/16/opinion/mitch-mcconnell-trump-impeachment.html #PS1impeachment ===== impress 63 time 2021-01-17 21:00 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1350910941727080449 ========== Disqualify Trump for 2024? What a gift to Hawley, Cruz, Pence, or Don Jr! The Trumpist Party is still 1/3 of the electorate. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/us/politics/trump-republicans.html Should Trumpism be led by incompetent Trump, or by one abler and bolder? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1336282030049646 #PS1impeachment ===== impress 58 time 2021-01-15 22:56 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1350215308364058624 ========== Keep Trump on good behavior with uncertainty! Above all, avoid Trump still being president with nothing left to lose. So the trial won't begin until Trump is safely out of office and Biden inaugurated. https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-impeachments-capitol-siege-mitch-mcconnell-29ca8c7dff7943c3daf2952d4a809097 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1336152096729306 #PS1impeachment ===== impress 39 time 2021-01-15 17:39 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1350135540633387008 ========== Why McConnell might delay the trial vote until after Biden's inauguration - Trump might not pardon any rioters, enablers, family, or himself, and might not call for more armed insurrection, while the Senate vote is still in doubt. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-media-social-media-riots-a1cb17201dfddc98291edead5badc257 #PS1impeachment ===== impress 30 time 2021-01-15 15:11 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1350098270970802176 ========== Why does this trial need to take more than an hour? No witnesses or evidence will change anybody's vote now - only calls from donors can do that. Get it over fast, and force senators to stand with Trump or stand with law and order. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/us/politics/impeachment-senate-trial-trump.html #PS1impeachment ===== engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 37 time 2021-01-15 05:59 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1349959417316339712 ========== Score one for Mitch! https://apnews.com/article/biden-inauguration-joe-biden-donald-trump-capitol-siege-trials-51724515807426d0d7adb2dd57093fd8 Trial on inauguration day? Since all the senators are witnesses and have already heard the evidence, are they just going to take a vote? Not likely, so the trial will have to begin Jan 21. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 28 time 2021-01-14 16:16 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1349752155775725572 ========== Z is for Zero, that's how it all ends, No office, no power, no money, no friends. - Mad Magazine A-Z of politics, circa 1960. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-politics-impeachments-6d0c1db94dfdfd5abbcb473707ca8f85 #PS1impeachment ===== impress 24 time 2021-01-13 23:57 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1349505761345368065 ========== McConnell can tell which way the wind blows. He's given up on keeping his caucus intact. There's no avoiding taking sides on the impeachment vote, and some will not survive their next primary, and others their next general. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/us/politics/mcconnell-backs-trump-impeachment.html #PS1impeachment ===== impress 60 time 2021-01-13 20:14 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1349449878699560960 ========== McCarthy tries to have it both ways. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-adam-kinzinger-liz-cheney-impeachments-2a2431b25720b8815727d4e2fe4e9062 Anything to avoid taking a clear stand! #PS1impeachment ===== impress 36 time 2021-01-13 19:01 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1349431335518048256 ========== McConnell has consulted with the supreme authorities - his donors! https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-adam-kinzinger-liz-cheney-impeachments-2a2431b25720b8815727d4e2fe4e9062 They are getting tired of Trump. But not enough to demand an emergency session. What will Trump say next to change their minds? https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-impeachments-capitol-siege-mitch-mcconnell-29ca8c7dff7943c3daf2952d4a809097 #PS1impeachment ===== impress 46 time 2021-01-13 18:46 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1349427650054393856 ========== Lindsey Graham is right! https://13wham.com/news/connect-to-congress/graham-says-impeachment-would-do-great-damage Impeachment would "do great damage to the institutions of government" meaning damaging the enablers who are desperately trying to avoid a vote on the record that's either AGAINST Trump or FOR armed insurrection. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 53 time 2021-01-13 18:40 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1349426123185090560 ========== Impeachment doomed to fail? Switch to plan 14-3! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/11/impeachment-wont-keep-trump-running-again-heres-better-way/ #PS1impeachment ===== engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 30 time 2021-01-12 03:17 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1348831538675208194 ========== "the final act of a dangerous charlatan" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/opinion/sunday/trump-mob-capitol.html Trump is likely to escape with impunity even as some of his true believers go to prison for listening to him - just like Aaron Burr - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burr_conspiracy #PS1impeachment ===== impress 51 time 2021-01-11 00:50 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1348431969839812608 ========== The Senate taught Trump a lesson at his first impeachment trial - that he could still get away with anything, just as he always had. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/impeachment-senate-trump-acquitted/2021/01/08/157fb03e-515c-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html But the effort wasn't wasted - it contributed to his defeat in an election that was mostly a GOP win. #PS1impeachment ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 49 time 2021-01-10 23:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1348417427378298882 ========== If the Republican senators won't convict or disqualify, will they censure? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/david-kendall-censure-trump-congress/2021/01/10/9bed6330-537f-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html Doubtful - if the wind in their base blows against impeachment, it will blow against censure too. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 50 time 2021-01-10 23:01 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1348404745380106241 ========== There were three impeachable calls. https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-georgia-elections-presidential-elections-bc5cc7f3b5506853d39ba51b7231ca55 Nobody can say he wasn't on the job! #PS1impeachment ===== impress 38 time 2021-01-10 05:45 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1348143895784296449 ========== Why does it take so long? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senate-impeachment-trump-mcconnell/2021/01/08/5f650ad0-520d-11eb-b2e8-3339e73d9da2_story.html The votes for or against an impeachment would be exactly the same in both houses, whether listing 50 pages of offenses, or just one article "Trump is a dangerous criminal!" More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1331477700530079 #PS1impeachment ===== impress 42 time 2021-01-09 07:43 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1347811265154936832 ========== McConnell lays out impeachment timetable. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senate-impeachment-trump-mcconnell/2021/01/08/5f650ad0-520d-11eb-b2e8-3339e73d9da2_story.html Conveniently set up to defer action as long as possible. On the other hand, the Georgia senators should be seated by then. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 37 time 2021-01-09 05:50 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1347782746517557250 ========== Trump still wrecking - no time to lose. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-general-news-impeachments-trump-impeachment-d195d521d3fc20ae4a5920641e8a20d3 #PS1impeachment ===== impress 38 time 2021-01-09 05:39 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1347779915798568966 ========== An epiphany for Murkowski! https://www.adn.com/politics/2021/01/08/alaska-sen-lisa-murkowski-calls-on-president-trump-to-resign-questions-her-future-as-a-republican/ "I want him out. He has caused enough damage" "If the Republican Party has become nothing more than the party of Trump, I sincerely question whether this is the party for me". It's never too late to repent! #PS1impeachment ===== impress 58 time 2021-01-08 23:08 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1347681600952172544 ========== The quandary for would-be GOP 2024 candidates - how to oppose impeachment without preventing it? Disqualifying Trump is essential, but so is retaining the support of his base. He might announce his 2024 bid on Jan 20. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/us/politics/impeachment-president-trump-capitol.html #PS1impeachment ===== impress 72 time 2021-01-08 21:48 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1347661382091640834 ========== Conversion! Two days ago Kevin McCarthy was leading the charge to overthrow the election. But now "impeaching the president with just 12 days left in his term will only divide our country more". https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/08/us/trump-biden#trump-impeachment-pelosi Essence of Republican politician! #PS1impeachment ===== impress 60 time 2021-01-08 21:15 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1347653134047272962 ========== A point of impeachment is to get Trump to resign. https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/impeachment-trump-congress/2021/01/08/2a0d83ca-51c3-11eb-b96e-0e54447b23a1_story.html McConnell and most Republicans doesn't want it to come up; a vote would publicly manifest the division of the Republicans into two camps. But it's a division that's already happened. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 64 time 2021-01-08 19:10 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1347621640117526529 ========== "Congress doesn't need courage. It just needs a sense of self-preservation" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/opinion/trump-capitol-riot-impeachment.html Why hasn't the House been called into session tomorrow? #PS1impeachment ===== impress 62 time 2021-01-08 18:33 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1347612337440661505 ========== The most admired man in America! https://news.gallup.com/poll/328193/donald-trump-michelle-obama-admired-2020.aspx makes it an admirable time for a fast impeachment - https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-impeachment-16e37a8ffcca60dac9731fdff285b8e5 If McConnell won't bring it to the Senate floor, Schumer can as soon as the Georgia senators are certified. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 61 time 2021-01-08 15:30 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1347566355914973190 ========== Even Betsy DeVos can't take it any more. https://apnews.com/article/trump-25th-amendment-schumer-capitol-992705542ceebba6596f2d6682b476e7 Maybe she doesn't want to decide whether to invoke the 25th Amendment. #PS1impeachment ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 58 time 2021-01-08 02:54 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1347376195508211715 ========== No more stalling. Congress has to reconvene tomorrow and the House has to impeach. Get everybody on the record. Then put the pressure on McConnell. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/opinion/trump-capitol-attack.html The loonies think they won. Delay only encourages them. #PS1impeachment ===== impress 79 time 2021-01-08 02:01 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1347362792035164161 ========== Impeachment articles have been drafted. https://twitter.com/davidcicilline/status/1347228936594477057 #PS1impeachment ===== impress 48 time 2021-01-07 19:38 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1347266463321649152 ========== Schumer urges 25th or impeachment. https://apnews.com/article/trump-25th-amendment-schumer-capitol-992705542ceebba6596f2d6682b476e7 Sounds right now, sounded right then - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-rep-sen.html #PS1impeachment ===== impress 38 time 2021-01-07 16:59 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1347226244786491393 ========== If this isn't impeachable, then what is? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-raffensperger-call-georgia-vote/2021/01/03/d45acb92-4dc4-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1327845850893264 #PS1impeachment ===== impress 43 time 2021-01-03 19:04 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1345808275464278016