Why there was an impeachment trial
/Suggested Reading By Prof. Sabrin, Ph. D
The GOP swamp may be worse than the Dems swamp. A pox on both their houses.
Multiple reports from last month indicated that GOP senators approved of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial as a way to effectively blackmail the president into not pardoning Julian Assange.
As Tucker Carlson reported, Mitch McConnell “sent word over to the White House: ‘if you pardon Julian Assange, we are much more likely to convict you in an impeachment trial.’”
Tucker Carlson reports that Mitch McConnell told the White House “if you pardon Julian Assange we are much more likely to convict you in an impeachment trial.”
CNN reported similar:
Trump is also not expected to pardon Edward Snowden or Julian Assange, whose roles in revealing US secrets infuriated official Washington.
While he had once entertained the idea, Trump decided against it because he did not want to anger Senate Republicans who will soon determine whether he’s convicted during his Senate trial. Multiple GOP lawmakers had sent messages through aides that they felt strongly about not granting clemency to Assange or Snowden.
As he departs office, Trump has expressed real concern that Republicans could turn on him. A conviction in the Senate impeachment trial would limit his future political activities and strip him of some of the government perks of being an ex-president.
