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What's significant at this point is the fact that the Senate is talking about taking it up at all. It now appears highly likely that the House will impeach. Years and months ago, some people were saying that would never happen. Now people are not saying it won't happen. They're talking as if it...

Movement 1. House initiates impeachment inquiry 2. McConnell says he has no choice but to take up the matter if the House votes to impeach 3. Voters evenly split over impeachment/removal from office, poll says 4. Poll: Support for impeachment rises among independents and Republicans

The question of McConnell's response to a House impeachment vote has now been answered. From NBC News: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that the Senate would have to hold a trial if the House passes articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. "I would have no...

That's a good question. Starting with Mcconnell himself, we know from news reports like this one what he said in March, 2019, months before House action to impeach became likely: Excerpt: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said months ago that if the House goes ahead and impeaches...

In this case, yes, Trump is the bad guy. He committed a crime and, surprisingly to me, confessed to it.

Interesting question. I do not have an immediate answer. I do see in this article that McConnell said months ago that “if the House were to act, the Senate immediately goes into a trial.”

They have on him what they have always had (election law violations, obstruction of justice, emoluments violations, etc.). None of that has gone away. The fact that they have not yet brought these into articles of impeachment does not preclude them from doing so at a later date. Nothing fell...

The usual recess will happen but vacation it is not. Some are staying in Washington to do impeachment work. Others are heading to town meetings and local media to speak their "lawless president" message. Impeachment momentum will build during the recess, not fade. Story here

You are of course welcome to say what you believe is worthy of impeachment and not worthy. So are the members of the House of Representatives. In light of recent developments, they are moving toward impeachment in ways the did not before.

They disliked Trump before. What's new is their willingness to now go on public record in favor of the impeachment inquiry. They would not do this if they did not have new material to work with (Ukraine) and sense a favorable shift in public opinion.

The Dems know they can shift public opinion with a coordinated effort if Trump serves up the material, which he has with the Ukraine affair. His narcissistic self is likely to serve up even more material as he makes poor choices under increasing pressure. I believe he'll either try to start a...

As this develops, it is becoming increasingly clear that it is indeed a whistleblower. Regardless of what the whistleblower's politics may or may not be, the White House is confirming his or her credibility. The telephone transcript they released tracks well with the whistleblower's complaint...

To me, the significance of the piece is not Napolitano's opinion. It's that Fox News chose to publish it. Watch for more of this. Watch for signs that Fox News support for Trump is weakening. Watch for Fox to turn on Trump as Trump himself grows weaker, polls prompt Republicans to speak against...

That'sn an interesting piece from Napolitano published by Fox News. Excerpt: The Constitution is quite clear that "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors" shall constitute a basis for impeachment. Was Trump offering to bribe the Ukrainian president? The circumstantial evidence...

I almost never look at Trump's Twitter feed but did so today out of curiosity. In the last hour, he has tweeted or retweeted eight times. In the 23 hours before that he did so 17 times. The "hours ago/tweets" breakdown is: 24/2 22/4 20/1 19/4 18/4 17/1 16/1 15/1 14/1 6/3 5/1 4/2 1/8 That's 25...

A number of people, some who have a vote on the impeachment question, seem to think otherwise.

From a recent AP report: "The complaint also provides a road map for corroborating witnesses, which will complicate the president’s effort to characterize the findings as those of a lone partisan out to undermine him." From CNN: "Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire said he...

The impeachment inquiry comes first. The actual decision to put it to a vote on the House floor will come later. Momentum in that direction has clearly accelerated now that Pelosi has dropped her opposition to impeachment and the new Ukraine development has added fuel to the fire. When they...

They know they have a slam-dunk case in the making. They also know that opinion shifts. Americans backed Nixon until they didn't. Republican representatives and senators backed Nixon until they didn't. Nixon was strong until he wasn't.

As of Wednesday night, 218 House of Representatives members have indicated support for impeachment proceedings.