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All the other impeachments set the rules after the investigation was either well underway or complete.
But there's nothing to say the rules couldn't come first. Each impeachment has been different, and each has had a set of rules that differ from each other.
Any rules that are made all depend on the individual charges and their contingencies.
Insisting the rules are laid first is just a way of slowing the process a lot.
Since impeachment is a Congressional affair when its the President who's being investigated, The House has no obligation to sit around and wait while the White House is planning a response.
The investigation can and should be continued while the White House is planning. Once the investigation is complete, both the House and the White House will need to prepare for the pre-trial, which is what the House does. It's like a Grand Jury that determines if a crime has been committed.
Until the investigation has completed, no Grand Jury has all the facts it needs. But once it does, that's the time when a delay should be asked for and given so that the Grand Jury and the defendant are both fully prepared for their tasks.
Remember the investigation may determine the President is innocent just as much as it could determine he's suspected of guilt. Suspicion isn't enough for impeachment. Impeachable offenses demand impeachable facts.
If Trump believes that Biden did something illegal or corrupt, why didn't he ask US law enforcement agencies (like the CIA and the FBI) to investigate Biden? They have the international assets to launch such an investigation. Why would he personally call the Ukraine (and publicly solicit investigative help from China--and Australia) instead?
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Originally Posted by SeaMaj7
Barr is already on it. Trump is asking for cooperation.
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Thanks, but this doesn't answer my question.
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Originally Posted by SeaMaj7
Yeah, it does. You just don't like the answer.
No, it doesn't.
I love your answer. It's beautiful. A real "10." Perfect.
House Republican leader demands Nancy Pelosi SUSPEND impeachment inquiry until Congress agrees on 'transparent and equitable rules' accusing her of failing to 'be fair' to Donald Trump
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday demanded Speaker Nancy Pelosi suspend the Democrats' impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump until Congress can agree on 'transparent and equitable rules' in the process.
His offensive move comes as some Republican lawmakers have been grumbling that the White House has not had a concise, planned response to the Democrats' move.
'I am writing to request you suspend all efforts surrounding your 'impeachment inquiry' until transparent and equitable rules and procedures are established to govern the inquiry,' McCarthy, a loyal Trump ally and prominent defender of the president, wrote.
Cry me a river. This man has the gall to say the the guy who bought our first election and is trying to buy the second isn't being treated fair? I truly believe Trump supporters have lost their minds.
All the other impeachments set the rules after the investigation was either well underway or complete.
But there's nothing to say the rules couldn't come first. Each impeachment has been different, and each has had a set of rules that differ from each other.
Any rules that are made all depend on the individual charges and their contingencies.
Insisting the rules are laid first is just a way of slowing the process a lot.
Since impeachment is a Congressional affair when its the President who's being investigated, The House has no obligation to sit around and wait while the White House is planning a response.
The investigation can and should be continued while the White House is planning. Once the investigation is complete, both the House and the White House will need to prepare for the pre-trial, which is what the House does. It's like a Grand Jury that determines if a crime has been committed.
Until the investigation has completed, no Grand Jury has all the facts it needs. But once it does, that's the time when a delay should be asked for and given so that the Grand Jury and the defendant are both fully prepared for their tasks.
Remember the investigation may determine the President is innocent just as much as it could determine he's suspected of guilt. Suspicion isn't enough for impeachment. Impeachable offenses demand impeachable facts.
The White House will continue to do nothing but impede and obstruct the process.
Without a vote, they can proceed with "impeachment" using the committee rules, not the rules for the impeachment process.
This allows them to bypass rules that ensure the Republicans, and the White House participate in the process.
Their plan is to get as far as they can in the process before making it official with a vote.
Again, the dems goal is to deny the Republicans, and the White House the ability to have any so in the process for as long as possible.
We're not buying that BS. How much has this WH and the GOP bypassed and/or blocked the Dems from getting what they needed for the last three years?
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Definitely a political HIT JOB! Dem's got nothing (as usual) and now their lover Schiff is being compared to the Jussie Smollet Hoax! 
