Trump BLOCKED the witnesses the house wanted. He didn't exert executive privilege, he just said NO. That is obstruction of Congress. Tell me why it isn't.
You have the nerve to accuse the house of not doing their job when they couldn't interview the key witnesses. Explain to me how they were supposed to get first hand info if the witnesses that had it were blocked from testifying. Explain that to me.
How the hell is this a power grab? The house has no power. None. Watch and see how much power they have as the senate conducts a trial without witnesses and every Republican votes with the president because they're afraid of doing what they know is right because trump will use people like you to keep them from being elected.
Power grab? Trump has all the power here. Wtf is wrong with you?
I hope you're smarter than you appear in some of your posts. The President blocked the subpoenas, because they weren't legal. Pelosi announced the impeachment at a press briefing. The House voted to commence the impeachment. The House neglected to confer the power of subpoenas to the committees, which was a gross oversight on Pelosi's part and rendered any subpoenas they issued invalid. Thus, the WH could ignore them without penalty. The WH lawyers notified Pelosi & Schiff that they were ignoring the subpoenas and why, but they never remedied the situation. More proof that they were never serious about winning the impeachment. They just wanted to smear Trump as much as possible to, hopefully, render him unelectable. It's really transparent to anyone, who can look at it objectively.
You don't think trying to invalidate an election and keep Trump's name off the ballot in the next election is a power grab? You're right. Power grab is understating the case. It's more properly called a COUP. The Dems are trying to make us a Third World country. Open the borders and have Presidential Coups. I wonder if they're going to run on those issues?
Let's look at what the House has done.
They're trying to Impeach the President for Obstructing Congress, when the House obstructed itself, by not voting to give the committees the authorization to issue subpoenas. The President followed the rules by ignoring them.
They're trying to Impeach the President for Abuse of Power, when there is no factual proof that it occurred. Everything they have offered as proof is hearsay evidence. The ONLY fact witness that they interviewed, Ambassador Sondland, admitted that the President told him "He wanted nothing from Ukraine. No quid pro quo". The President of Ukraine said that he was never pressured to do anything. The transcript didn't indicate that there was any pressure.
Schiff, Nadler and Pelosi all said that they had "Overwhelming " evidence that Trump was guilty, yet the first thing they do, when they appear before the Senate, is request that the Senate subpoena documents and witnesses. Why would you need that if your case was already "Overwhelming"? Then in a monumental act of stupidity, they tell the Senators that if they don't subpoena the documents and the witnesses, that the Senators would be complicit in the "Cover Up". That's a great way to ingratiate yourselves with the people that are going to judge the case. Understanding that they already know the outcome, you know that it won't matter, whether the Senate issues subpoenas or not. Trump is not going to be found guilty, since this case is a joke and a sham. When the Senate votes in Trump's favor, Schiff, Pelosi & Nadler will run to the nearest cameras and proclaim that the fix is in and that the Senate ignored their "Overwhelming" evidence and are just part of the "Cover Up". Of course, the MSM will trumpet their outrage, since they are just the marketing wing of the DNC.
Don't confuse me with you, W and 35. I'm not a mindless little drone like you guys are, who can't recognize the difference between a political hit job and an actual abuse of power. I'm not a big fan of Trump, the person, but he has done enough good things for the country that I'm supporting him for reelection. I'm not blind to his flaws, but you guys are apparently totally blind to everything that he's done for our country. I've never experienced blind hatred like that in my life and I hope I never do.
