Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

What will it take for the American people to march on the White House and say: “Enough is Enough”?

What will it take to get Senate Republicans to march to the Trump White House — as they did long ago when Nixon was in the Oval Office — and tell the president he is hurting the country and it is time to go?

Less than a month ago, Senate Republicans gave Trump a pass despite clear evidence he committed a high crime by pushing a foreign government to interfere in the 2020 e******n. They even refused to hear witnesses.

The job of justifying the GOP’s refusal to convict fell to Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).

Senate Republicans’ stand against removing him from office was nonetheless a “lesson” for Trump, she said.

How was it a lesson?

In a subsequent interview, Collins explained that “many voices in the Senate have pointed out that the call [in which Trump asking the Ukrainian president to announce a probe into a political opponent] was problematic.”

Well, Collins should take a look at what has happened since:

Trump fired the Director of National Intelligence after one of his aides told Congress that Russia continues to interfere in U.S. politics and is interfering in the 2020 e******n to help Trump.

Trump then replaced him with a loyal Trump supporter with no experience in the FBI, CIA or any other intelligence agency.

And the new head of intelligence, Richard Grenell, then fired a deputy with 30 years of experience. He replaced him with a former House aide who has pushed the discredited conspiracy theory that the FBI and CIA led a ‘Deep State’ effort to defeat the Trump 2016 campaign.

Now, Collins has regrets: “I would have much preferred that the president nominate the acting director Maguire for the post…” she said. “I care deeply about that position and believe the person needs experience in the intelligence community, which regrettably Ambassador Grenell does not have.”

And there is more, Sen. Collins.

Since the Republicans in the Senate gave him a free pass, Trump has fired people who testified at the House impeachment hearings. The banished include Alexander Vindman, a decorated war veteran.

Trump also fired Gordon Sondland, his ambassador to the European Union, who testified that there was a deal to released congressionally approved military aid in exchange for political damage to former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democrat with the best chance to defeat Trump in the 2020 race.

Once again, Sen. Collins, while the Senate is looking the other way, Trump appears to have clearly broken the law.

U.S. Code states it is illegal to retaliate against “any person, for providing to a law enforcement officer any t***hful information relating to the commission or possible commission of any Federal offense.”

But Trump’s press secretary disagrees. Anyone who testified about the president’s actions “should pay for that,” she said.

Collins again expressed regret.

“I obviously am not in favor of any kind of retaliation against anyone who came forward with evidence,” Collins said when told the news of the president’s purge of American citizens for having testified to the facts under oath in public congressional hearings.

Oh, but there is more, Sen. Collins.

With no fear of Congressional oversight, Trump is now acting as judge and jury by giving clemency to a group of convicts, mostly rich friends, including a former New York police commissioner, the former owner of an NFL team, the former governor of Illinois and a former Wall Street “junk bond king.”

Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr (D-N.J.) described the wave of pardons as Trump shielding “unrepentant felons, r****ts and corrupt scoundrels.”

And that led to concern that he is on the verge of pardoning even more of his friends, including former aides from his 2016 campaign who have been convicted of crimes. They include former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, former national security adviser Mike Flynn and political confidante Roger Stone.

Senator, you may say that is only speculation. But there is reason for the concern.

Trump has launched a Twitter attack on federal prosecutors, a federal judge and even a juror in the Stone case.

Trump complained that the sentence recommendation from federal prosecutors for Stone, to punish him for lying to Congress and witness intimidation, was too harsh. Soon after, top Justice officials changed the sentencing memo and four prosecutors quit.

Attorney General William Barr then complained publicly that Trump’s tweets made his job “impossible.”

That didn’t stop Trump. He then attacked the federal judge and a juror in the case. The judge is “totally biased,” he said before accusing the jury foreman of hating him and Stone.

The judge, unlike Congress, took a stand: “Any attempts to invade the privacy of the jurors or to harm or intimidate them is completely antithetical to our system of justice,” said Judge Amy B. Jackson.

She added the obvious about a nation that is founded on equal justice under law and not one man’s opinion: “The t***h still exists. The t***h still matters.”

As House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) told Republicans at the end of the Senate trial: “Now you may be asking how much damage can [Trump] really do in the next several months until the e******n? A lot…If right doesn’t matter, we’re lost. If the t***h doesn’t matter, we’re lost.”

We are lost, Sen. Collins.

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/485405-juan-williams-will-the-gop-ever-curb-trump

soba1 Loc: Somewhere In So Ca

Getting an early start huh

Elaine2025 Loc: Seattle, Wa

Another l*****t opinion post Krackhead?

soba1 Loc: Somewhere In So Ca

He can't help it

JohnFrim Loc: Somewhere in the Great White North.

The GOP really missed the opportunity to oust Trump without repercussions at the impeachment proceedings. Now their only hope is have the Dems win the presidency, because they don't have the balls to run someone against Trump in November.

EyeSawYou

Missed opportunity? LOL It's more like you Lefty nutbags failed to oust a duly elected President multiple times with f**e conspiracies.

soba1 Loc: Somewhere In So Ca

JohnFrim Loc: Somewhere in the Great White North.

No, it's more like the Dems have opened the doors to the Repubs multiple times, but none have the balls to walk through. Repubs worry more about their own ree******n than about the good of the country.

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

When Trump wins again and brings the House with him and keeps the senate, the Republicans will kiss the ground he walks on. If he loses they won't have to do anything except lick their wounds

Elaine2025 Loc: Seattle, Wa

First of all, your opinion matters naught. YOU are not an American v**er. Are you laboring under the illusion that Republicans wanted to impeach Trump? No, that was ignorant lying dems and they failed. Go help your black faced leader.

EyeSawYou

Why would Republicans walk inside multiple conspiracy doors created by mad lunatic Lefties?

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

Excellent points all, and all are wrong.

Again.

As usual.

Elaine2025 Loc: Seattle, Wa

Frim, you have lost your mind. Seek some help. YOU don't live in this country or v**e so it is none of your business. The US takes care of the US and I don't think we will be asking your black faced leader for advice.

JohnFrim Loc: Somewhere in the Great White North.

Yep, the US is taking care of itself. The current C****a V***s p******c is a great example.

Trump said it will fizzle out miraculously; and a number of Trumpeters here were pooh-poohing the concern a few days ago because there were zero deaths. Well, a lot has changed rapidly.

But never fear -- Pence is in charge. As Jimmy Kimmel said, if the v***s can be spread by ass-kissing then the US is in real trouble!

trainspotter Loc: Oregon

Krackster must live close to Nova Scotty-ya...the furthest EAST ya ca go timezone wise....I'ts still 4:00 am California time when the krackmaster is kopy-n-past'n away...( the rest of us.....still asleep).