...and yet Republicans can't argue that we stole the court because they would still have a majority (abet only one seat.)
Not necessarily. Clarence Thomas is about to have some serious problems.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/us/politics/trump-purge-ginni-thomas.html
@theungamer Not as yet, no, but I think it's only a matter of time as the investigations proceed and more information comes out about who was supporting this. According to one of those articles (or it might have been a different one...I read several), Ms. Thomas - through her organization - paid for 80 buses to bring some of the protestors/rioters to this event, so there's a clear connection to her, and that will be linked to him whether there's any actual evidence of his support for it or not. He had to have known about her involvement, and if he did and didn't report it to the appropriate people, an argument could be made that he was giving tacit approval.
There were rumors in the fall that both Thomas and Alito might be eyeing retirement in the next 4-5 years (I think I posted about it somewhere on here), and if he retires or resigns now or in the near future, it would likely be attributed to that rather than his wife's involvement in this situation.
I should note that judicial impeachments historically have a much higher rate of success than presidential ones...just putting it out there. ;-)
Since Mitch prevented Merrick Garland from sitting on the Supreme Court, it gives Merrick time to be Attorney General instead. Ha! betcha Mitch and Elaine can't wait to see what all he investigates!
@unk-p Mitch prevented Garland's appointment, and then Garland investigates Elaine's China dealings? That would be delicious irony, wouldn't it? ?
@theungamer In a few months, there may be two: Breyer and Thomas.
Wow! Who woulda thunk it????? "
McConnell has said he believes Trump committed impeachable offenses - report
[McConnell] has told associates he believes President Trump committed impeachable offenses and that he is pleased that Democrats are moving to impeach him, believing that it will make it easier to purge him from the party, according to people familiar with his thinking. The House is voting Wednesday to formally charge Mr. Trump with inciting violence against the country.
At the same time, Representative Kevin McCarthy, the minority leader and one of Mr. Trump’s most steadfast allies in Congress, has asked other Republicans whether he ought to call on Mr. Trump to resign in the aftermath of last week’s riot at the Capitol, according to three Republican officials briefed on the conversations.
While Mr. McCarthy has said he is personally opposed to impeachment, he and other party leaders have decided not to formally lobby Republicans to vote ‘no,’ and an aide to Mr. McCarthy said he was open to a measure censuring Mr. Trump for his conduct. In private, Mr. McCarthy reached out to a leading House Democrat to see if the chamber would be willing to pursue a censure vote, though Speaker Nancy Pelosi has ruled it out."