Trump Legal Team Accuses Democrats Of 'Dangerous Perversion' Of Constitution

[The Purge]

The White House is offering a fiery legal response to the articles of impeachment, in an executive summary of a legal brief obtained by NPR.

Decrying a "rigged process" that is "brazenly political," President Trump's legal team accuses House Democrats of "focus-group testing various charges for weeks" and says that "all that House Democrats have succeeded in proving is hat the President did absolutely nothing wrong."

They sum up the impeachment as "a dangerous perversion of the Constitution that the Senate should swiftly and roundly condemn."

Read The Impeachment Managers' Response To The Senate Impeachment Trial Summons POLITICS Read The Impeachment Managers' Response To The Senate Impeachment Trial Summons The full brief, totaling 110 pages, is set to be filed by Noon. It's being sent in response to a Senate summons ahead of the trial, set to begin Tuesday.

"It's been a substantial project," said a source working with the president's legal team who spoke on condition of anonymity. "It's a Supreme Court caliber brief."

The brief expands upon arguments made in a document released over the weekend answering the articles of impeachment, dealing with both process and substance. They argue that the president cannot be impeached for an abuse of power short of a crime and that the president didn't abuse his power anyhow.

"Abuse of power isn't a crime," said the source.

Starr, Dershowitz, Ray: Trump Leans On High-Wattage Lawyers For Impeachment TRUMP IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY Starr, Dershowitz, Ray: Trump Leans On High-Wattage Lawyers For Impeachment Democrats argue abuse of power is the very thing the Framers had in mind and that "high crimes and misdemeanors" spelled out in the Constitution isn't meant literally, but is a term of art. Over time, federal officials have been impeached without criminal accusations. But Trump's legal team says no

(Excerpt) Read more at npr.org ...Can you believe?

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“Abuse of power isn’t a crime,”

It’s more a form of invective. All it communicates is that that accuser doesn’t like what the person in power is doing, regardless of whether that power is authorized.

 

[Crepitus]

Trump Legal Team Accuses Democrats Of 'Dangerous Perversion' Of Constitution

Headline is incorrect. Should read:
Trump Legal Team Accuses Democrats Of 'Dangerous Perversion' Of Constitution while committing their own.

 

[The Original Tree]

6 Reasons why Nancy's COUP 2.0 Impeachment should be dismissed as an illegitimate hoax,

1.) Joe Biden threatens to with hold Aid to Ukraine unless Ukraine fires the prosecutor investigating his son.

Ukraine fires the prosecutor.
Congress takes no Action.

2.) President Trump threatens to with hold aid to Guatemala unless they enforce their own immigration law.

Guatemala complies
Congress takes no Action.

3.) President Trump threatens to with hold aid to Honduras unless they enforce their own immigration law.

Honduras complies
Congress takes no Action.

4.) President Trump threatens to with hold aid to El Salvador unless they enforce their own immigration law.

El Salvador complies
Congress takes no Action.

5.) President Trump threatens to with hold aid to Mexico unless they enforce their own immigration law.

Mexico complies
Congress takes no Action.

6.) President Trump asks the Government of Ukraine to look in to corruption per the joint Anti-Corruption treaty between us.

Ukraine takes no action.
The Pelosi Lead House of Representatives goes postal and demands impeachment and investigations after spending 3 years investigating Russian Collusion only to have it proven to be a hoax, and failing at impeachment after The Mueller Report turned out to be a Dud.

One wonders why there was such an interest in Ukraine and money it was getting that even The Slightest Delay sent Pelosi and Friends in to epileptic fits.

My conclusion?

The Obama Administration and Friends, had insider trading going on in The Ukraine, and they lost a ton of money over the delay of Foreign Aid, and that is why they cared at all about it.

 

[The Purge]

Trump Legal Team Accuses Democrats Of 'Dangerous Perversion' Of Constitution

Headline is incorrect. Should read:
Trump Legal Team Accuses Democrats Of 'Dangerous Perversion' Of Constitution while committing their own.

Wrong again little communist!

 

[konradv]

The White House is offering a fiery legal response to the articles of impeachment, in an executive summary of a legal brief obtained by NPR.

Decrying a "rigged process" that is "brazenly political," President Trump's legal team accuses House Democrats of "focus-group testing various charges for weeks" and says that "all that House Democrats have succeeded in proving is hat the President did absolutely nothing wrong."

They sum up the impeachment as "a dangerous perversion of the Constitution that the Senate should swiftly and roundly condemn."

Read The Impeachment Managers' Response To The Senate Impeachment Trial Summons POLITICS Read The Impeachment Managers' Response To The Senate Impeachment Trial Summons The full brief, totaling 110 pages, is set to be filed by Noon. It's being sent in response to a Senate summons ahead of the trial, set to begin Tuesday.

"It's been a substantial project," said a source working with the president's legal team who spoke on condition of anonymity. "It's a Supreme Court caliber brief."

The brief expands upon arguments made in a document released over the weekend answering the articles of impeachment, dealing with both process and substance. They argue that the president cannot be impeached for an abuse of power short of a crime and that the president didn't abuse his power anyhow.

"Abuse of power isn't a crime," said the source.

Starr, Dershowitz, Ray: Trump Leans On High-Wattage Lawyers For Impeachment TRUMP IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY Starr, Dershowitz, Ray: Trump Leans On High-Wattage Lawyers For Impeachment Democrats argue abuse of power is the very thing the Framers had in mind and that "high crimes and misdemeanors" spelled out in the Constitution isn't meant literally, but is a term of art. Over time, federal officials have been impeached without criminal accusations. But Trump's legal team says no

(Excerpt) Read more at npr.org ...Can you believe?

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“Abuse of power isn’t a crime,”

It’s more a form of invective. All it communicates is that that accuser doesn’t like what the person in power is doing, regardless of whether that power is authorized.

Is a crime required? In '98 Dershowitz claimed it wasn't. Check at 5:20 of this clip.

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[BULLDOG]

Not the first time Trump or his people made absurd claims.

 

[BlindBoo]

Propaganda 101. Joseph Goebbels On the "Big Lie"

"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State."

Trumps obstructionism can shield you for only so long. There is a reason why Trumpybear points to the Freest press in the world and calls them the Enemy of the State.

 

[Kondor3]

This from the collusion partner of Moscow Mitch...

Who publicly declared his bias in advance of the trial...

The lead oath-bound Juror: conspiring, colluding and coordinating with the Defendant...

The White House has no room - zero room - to talk.

 

[ThoughtCrimes]

The White House is offering a fiery legal response to the articles of impeachment, in an executive summary of a legal brief obtained by NPR.

Decrying a "rigged process" that is "brazenly political," President Trump's legal team accuses House Democrats of "focus-group testing various charges for weeks" and says that "all that House Democrats have succeeded in proving is hat the President did absolutely nothing wrong....

Abuse of power isn't a crime," said the source.

OK let's just toss out Article I of the Impeachment Document and pretend the unwashed fools, lemmings and lambs seeking slaughter never heard of it for now as if it weren't part of the consideration or ANY of the 15 other impeachments in our Nations history, 'kaaaayy? Instead, let's concentrate on Article II, Obstruction of Congress. This has a very different complexion when held up to Black Letter Law AND excluding the obvious bribery charge to go with it for the other bookend!

18 U.S. Code § 1505
Obstruction of proceedings before departments, agencies, and committee
Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication influences, obstructs, or impedes or endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede the due and proper administration of the law under which any pending proceeding is being had before any department or agency of the United States, or the due and proper exercise of the power of inquiry under which any inquiry or investigation is being had by either House, or any committee of either House or any joint committee of the Congress—

Shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both. ~~ 18 U.S. Code § 1505 - Obstruction of proceedings before departments, agencies, and committees ~~

The Orange One clearly obstructed at least nine (9) people subpoenaed to appear before Congress and thousands of pages of documents sought by the House this fall and winter by the declaring some type of Holy Imperial privilege and spiking properly drawn Congressional subpoenas. What was the Narcissist-in-Chief wanting to cover up with this blanket ban on Executive Branch employees talking to Congressional Oversight committees?

But the Far-Right cabal in control of the Executive branch will be willing to completely ignore black letter law to keep a strangle hold on the seat of power even though they can't fucking stand the Orange Premadonna lump.

 

[lennypartiv]

Propaganda 101. Joseph Goebbels On the "Big Lie"
"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State."
Trumps obstructionism can shield you for only so long. There is a reason why Trumpybear points to the Freest press in the world and calls them the Enemy of the State.

Trump is exactly right, the media is the enemy of the state.

 

[BlindBoo]

Propaganda 101. Joseph Goebbels On the "Big Lie"
"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State."
Trumps obstructionism can shield you for only so long. There is a reason why Trumpybear points to the Freest press in the world and calls them the Enemy of the State.

Trump is exactly right, the media is the enemy of the state.

It is for people like ol'Trumpybear and his ardent supporters that we have the 1st Amendment.