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The problem is whether or not they're willing to use it; which is going to depend on whether or not the RINOs managed to cement their control over the party. It could get interesting, but it could also not.

They probably assume that anyone anyone who would actually want to retaliate is too weak to do so. At most, it'll just be a repeat of what they put Obama through; not that much, all things considered.

So what you're saying is that pardoning Michael Flynn was tantamount to admitting that he was guilty of helping Trump collude with Russia.

The establishment is probably going to try and nail Trump on some trumped up criminal charges; McConnell even admitted as much. A pardon might have mitigated that; but considering all the other rules they've ignored, I doubt it.

Yes, but I was specifically talking about his second impeachment, so it's also accurate to say he was impeached while not in office.

His term in office ended on January 20, and the articles of impeachment didn't reach the Senate until January 25. That does not count as "in office", no matter how you try and frame it. And just because it's been done before, that doesn't mean it isn't still unconstitutional.

So is impeaching a president who's no longer in office, but that didn't stop the Democrats from going through with it anyways. At this point, the rules don't matter anymore; all that matters is power. Equality under the law is dead.

It wouldn't have done him any good anyways; the establishment clearly have no intention of even pretending to play by the rules anymore. They would just ignore a pardon if it suited them.

The problem is that you essentially argued that the FBI is angry about something that didn't actually happen; which means they don't actually have any justification for why they've suddenly chosen to start going after these particular rioters. Also, you never actually admitted you were wrong...

It's funny; almost a year of intense rioting by Antifa and BLM, and they never showed much interest. But one lackluster riot by Trump supporters (and "Trump supporters"), and they're suddenly all gung ho about cracking down on anyone even perceived as being associated with it. Eh; I don't see...

If that's how you see things, I question your hold on reality. Edit: Let me clarify; I don't believe what Trump did was irresponsible, and I also don't believe the Republican establishment will allow him to exert any influence over the party going forward.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/mcconnell-trump-is-still-liable-for-everything-he-did-read-full-speech-11613254884 Mitch McConnell, even though he voted to acquit the former president, is apparently calling for Trump to be prosecuted as a private citizen; so perhaps I spoke too soon about the...

True; but if that's the case, at least it means they're afraid of what we might do. Otherwise, they wouldn't feel the need to maintain the charade anymore.

Huh; I honestly expected the impeachment to go through. Maybe I was wrong about the Republicans being mostly controlled opposition. At the very least, this might mean that the establishment hasn't completely lost it; which I'm not sure is a good thing, or a bad thing.

Yeah; if anyone thinks how the Supreme Court handled the 2020 election fraud cases wasn't decided based on political concerns, I've got a bridge I can sell you.

Perhaps; but personally, I don't think it matters either way. Trump will be impeached regardless of how good his defense is.

Did you miss all my criticisms of him? Particularly his seeming inability to pick the right people for the job? That probably also plays a part here as well; but even the decent republican lawyers likely understand that their own party is trying to destroy Trump right now, so being seen helping...

He may have been the only lawyer he could get; considering how rigged the system is, the whole thing is probably a show trial with the result already decided. Considering that, most lawyers probably just don't want to commit career suicide in defending such an obvious pariah, especially when...

Here's hoping they manage to beat the odds, and pull this country back from the brink; otherwise, we're going to fall right off of it.

To block him from ever trying to run for a second term, and to make an example out of him to demonstrate their power.