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On Wednesday night, Freedom Caucus leaders Reps. Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) filed articles of impeachment against Rosenstein. The stated reason was mainly that Rosenstein allegedly wasn’t giving enough documents to Congress. But in context, the move — which wasn’t even certain to pass the House, let alone lead to Rosenstein’s removal from office — was clearly part of an effort by President Trump’s allies to attack the Justice Department and undermine special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, which Rosenstein supervises.
When Meadows filed the impeachment articles, only 11 of the 236 Republicans in the House were willing to sign on to them, making it unclear how much support his effort had. House Oversight Committee Chair Trey Gowdy, for instance, had said earlier that he wouldn’t back the effort (“Impeach him for what?” he asked). GOP leaders were also unenthusiastic about the controversial push, which would likely divide their party.
However, Meadows had the opportunity to use House rules to file a “privileged motion,” which would require a vote from the full House in the next two days — effectively forcing his colleagues to take a stand on impeaching Rosenstein even though there have been no hearings on the matter and little debate about it. Republicans facing tough races in November would not have been thrilled.
In the end, however, Meadows decided not to carry out that threat — for now, at least. He did not file a privileged motion for impeachment, and House Republicans announced Thursday morning that they would not vote on the matter before they leave for a month-long recess.
It is possible the effort could be revived in September when the House returns to Washington. But that would be closer to the midterms, meaning Republicans would be even less enthusiastic to take a divisive and controversial vote.
The current word is that Republican leaders agreed to hold a vote on whether Rosenstein is in contempt of Congress in the first week of September, if conservatives don’t get the documents they want by then. (That’s a weaker alternative to an impeachment vote, which at least had the potential to remove him from office.)
I wonder what the next carrot on a stick will be.
I wonder what the next carrot on a stick will be.
originally posted by: avgguy
a reply to: Krazysh0t
Lol how long will it take for Dems to find a breadcrumb of evidence? Didn’t this investigation start over 2yrs ago?
They were also full of errors like trying to hold Rosenstein responsible for things that happened months before he assumed office.
“There is no serious person out there who would suggest somehow that you could even rig America’s elections, there’s no evidence that that has happened in the past or that it will happen this time, and so I’d invite Mr. Trump to stop whining and make his case to get votes.”
Lol how long will it take for Dems to find a breadcrumb of evidence? Didn’t this investigation start over 2yrs ago?
Like Russia tampering with our elections while Obama was in office?
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: Krazysh0t
If course we it was a stunt. This past week has been very bad for trump.
Michael Cohen has proven to be a sizable thorn.
Distractions of all shapes and sizes are needed to deflect from that side show.I
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No.
It started one year and three months ago.
I'm not going to let you keep cheating off my paper dude. You'll have to start studying.
originally posted by: Middleoftheroad
Like Russia tampering with our elections while Obama was in office? That's the most ridiculous part of the whole Russia investigation. Nobody cared about the Russian's trying to meddle in our election process before Trump was elected and Obama himself said it as well. Here is the quote.
Well, he got the votes and ever since it has been nonstop whining about Russians meddling in our election process. That is the reason people want Rosenstein out of there because let's face it, this whole Russia investigation is a witch hunt.
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: Krazysh0t
Of course it was a stunt. This past week has been very bad for trump.
Michael Cohen has proven to be a sizable thorn.
Distractions of all shapes and sizes are needed to deflect from this side show.