Nobody invoked the impeachment power of Congress in this coup attempt. The illegal spying was conducted by the Obama Administration with powers described in Article 2 and impeachment is not one of them. Further, this began well before Trump held elective office.
The entire Trump-Russia collusion gambit, based on the infamous Steele dossier’s pastiche of lies and defamations, was the dirtiest political trick in American history and is in the process of transmogrification into one of the greatest fiascos in the history of American political skullduggery. (One of the most rabid Trump-hating Democratic congressmen, Eric Swallows-well, still professes to believe all of the Steele dossier, as if it were a catechism.)
Though there is an elaborate psychopolitical effort underway to pretend otherwise, investigations already taking place by the inspector general of the Justice Department, a special counsel, and the attorney general of the United States, about to be joined by the Senate Judiciary Committee, will call upon the chief intelligence and law officers of the Obama administration, along with Hillary Clinton and members of her campaign staff, to account for their conduct.
These include lies under oath to congressional committees, lies to federal officials, and misleading the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Court. This is a series of dishonest statements and illegal acts that can only, at least provisionally, be seen as a coordinated campaign to influence the results of the presidential election and then to compromise the unwished-for outcome of that election. It will not be long before we hear the still familiar words, in reference to
President Obama: “What did the president know and when did he know it?”
Day of Reckoning Is Now Dawning For Democrats
...Impeachment is just an investigation and trial...
Impeachment is a CONGRESSIONAL POWER. The illegal spying by te Biden/Obama Administration had nothing to do with "impeachment", Trump wasn't even an office holder.
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To get a FISA warrant on a US citizen the corrupt Biden/Obama Administration would have to swear to the Court that they had verified evidence that showed that they were knowingly engaged in clandestine intelligence activities on behalf of a foreign government.
What predicated Biden/Obama spying on the Trump Campaign is what Barr has pledged to get to the bottom of.
... the warrants were signed by ******* judges...
In our system EVERY warrant requires the entity requesting the warrant to swear an oath the information provided is accurate, trustworthy and complete. When you LIE to the Court, the spying that results is illegal. Lies are not suddenly laundered into truth because you tricked a Judge by lying to them and withholding information.
... Republican employees decided they saw probable cause to investigate...
The Party affiliation of the Biden/Obama Administration members that illegally spied on Trump is beside the point. You think a lie is suddenly "truth" if a Republican utters it? How Silly!
... secured warrants from Republican-appointed judges...
Who cares who appointed them? You can no more lie to a Judge selected by Roberts than you can a Judge selected by anyone else.
... Orwellian reframing of legal due process in an attempt to undermine the role of the judicial system in providing the critical oversight necessary to maintaining a free and just democracy....
Lying to the Court doesn't preserve a Free and Just Democracy. They lied because if they had told the truth, they wouldn't have gotten the warrants they wanted to exploit the vast spying capabilities we entrust to our Intelligence Community.
...Carter Page was under investigation since 2013. Why did Trump get involved with him.
Carter Page worked WITH the FBI in 2013. He was never convicted of any crimes, hell, he's never even been indicted, still hasn't! Next to Trump he's probably the cleanest guy in DC. A FISA warrant is renewed every 90 days. His 2013 assistance to the FBI had no bearing on his fitness to work in the Trump Campaign.
The Biden/Obama Administration wanted to spy on Trump, they knew Page and used him as pretext to throw a surveillance blanket over the campaign at a time when they believed Hillary would be elected and that no one would even find out the warrant had even been issued.
And also Zorro, is it not TRUE that---------------->the 1st FISA warrant they tried to obtain was denied! So in actuality, they were attempting to SPY on the Trump campaign earlier.
As far as UNLUCKYDUCKS assertions, 1/2 of them have been proven false! One of the most obvious is his linkage to the discussion had with Alexander Downer, where they BOTH have said that----------->what was claimed to be discussed, NEVER HAPPENED!
Maybe Quack-Quack should also address all of the unmaskings from the protected data-base, and the fact that 3 HIRED CONTRACTORS had access to that data base under the Obama Administration. Was one of the Fusion GPS? We will soon know, and that would explain a whole-helluva-lot! A large amount of the unmaskings were supposedly authorized by the UN Ambassador. She insists it wasn't her, and somebody must have used her name to authorize it!
So what is the point you say?
ANSWER------------->While I can NOT confirm it...……..YET...……...it seems that 95% of these unmaskings, along with the inquiry that followed into these people, WERE PEOPLE WORKING ON THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY CANDIDATES CAMPAIGNS, not just Trumps-) Oh, my! Seems whomever was in control of this, had a plan for whomever won the nomination on the Republican side, now doesn't it! And it probably would have worked, if Admiral Rogers hadn't blown the whistle to the FISA court, which FORCED the cabal to LEGALLY get a FISA warrant, which it could NOT the 1st time around! And so, enter the dossier, and walla, they can now legally spy, even IF the evidence they used, was false!
Problem for them is----------->they had to SWEAR to the court that the evidence was vetted, and found to be true. They LIED!
And how do we know this?
Because Carter Paige is not only walking around, he has a MASSIVE suit against the Feds, which legal experts from both sides of the aisle claim he will WIN, so they will no doubt settle out of court with a gag order to be included.
Anyway, the point is--------------->it was NOT just Trump, it was all/most of the Republican candidates people being unmasked. Trump was just the winner, so it is focused on what happened to him. The Left says worse than Watergate!
Yes it was, and you will soon find out!