color me surprised too. I thought they were just going to drag it out and cast doubt on him until the elections so they could use that as election fodder, but go them for finally starting something
I have concerns about this. Serious concerns. Especially if he's authorized an unredacted transcript of the conversation. I'm concerned that it won't contain enough of anything to build a solid case for removal and all they'll accomplish is wasting time and money and losing the confidence of the American people.
This will make at least some of Trump's followers think. I understand what Althea's worried about, but this will definitely have an impact on elections
yeah, the risk of backfire is kinda why I thought they would leave it in limbo until the elections, but you're right. all we can do is wait and see at this point.
That he's offering a transcript without redaction or being forced by the courts implies that at the very least he doesn't think he's done anything wrong. Otherwise, he's stubborn enough to have dug in his heels and pulled a "nope, not unless you make me."
I mean. The fact hes offering a transcript instead of the recording itself and also still withholding the complaint itself actually makes it sound like he DOES know he might have fucked up here
Maybe. Like I said, I'm just concerned. After all, he did pull a win out of his ass when Hillary was considered a shoo in. I'm cynical and jaded. I own that. So yeah, wait and see. I'm not breaking out the pompoms yet.
well tbf the Dems did well in making the Republican party so tied to trump that they didn't create a backup president, not even Pence and even had Pence do the corruption dance to appease Trump so it also means that by waiting htis long the republicans don't have time to "reform"
the 1/3 that believes Trump Can Do No Wrong will probably keep believing that no matter what comes of this, but there's a pretty big margin of people who might actually care about rules at all and maybe just haven't been exposed to facts yet somehow
I mean it seems like every time there's a big thing like someone talking to Congress, a few more people come out of the woodwork and realize for the first time what's going on
I feel it sure should have happened months ago when an investigator delivered a document saying "the only reason there is no indictment is that I was specifically ordered not to indict," at least >_>
yeah at minimum it also emphasizes "You're no longer the party of pretending to be about law and order, you're just about corruption " and even if it doesn't hit Trump specifically, it DOES take out a lot of Republicans
I agree, unless it's opinion polls relating to her chances of staying in office. Or, in fairness, the Democratic caucus in general. I think she's savvy enough to not throw the party's influence in Congress under the bus.
flat out, cannot. if you do nothing NO MATTER WHAT THE PRETENSE you are literally telling the donors you will never do anything, so they might as well just put their money on Republicans/trump/corrupt non-gambles openly accepting and seeking bribes
somehowof course Dems too which is why they didn't want to but hey