• silence7@slrpnk.netOP
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    The Senate can’t do charges — that takes the House impeaching him or the Justice Department filing criminal charges. A senate committee can however, gather evidence, and then pass it to the Justice Department with a recommendation that they prosecute. That’s what’s going on here.

    Probably can’t do one new set of crimes per day (the Senate doesn’t move that fast) but it’s definitely happening.

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      Yeah, I get it. You’re not wrong. I wasn’t even really thinking in terms of the details of how it does need to happen. I’m just saying it’s crazy that we’re still investigating. Y’all (meaning congress) are going to investigate your way along right up until the Oathkeepers come into congress armed and tell you who goes and who stays, it sounds like.

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        To be fair, this is an investigation of a solicitation for a bribe which happened 15 days ago, and was reported by the Washington Post the morning after it happened.

        Trump just can’t stop criming.