{"id":39291,"date":"2019-10-15T02:36:18","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T02:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=39291"},"modified":"2019-10-15T02:36:18","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T02:36:18","slug":"simple-singular-impeachment-matter-is-getting-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=39291","title":{"rendered":"Simple, singular impeachment matter is getting complex"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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There goes the simple, narrowly focused articles of impeachment that the U.S. House of Representatives was likely to file against Donald J. Trump. What I thought would be a singular event is turning into something far more complex.<\/p>\n

The House launched that impeachment inquiry based on the president’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodyrmyr Zellenskiy in which he asked for help — allegedly<\/em> — in getting re-elected. He also wanted some dirt on Joe Biden, a potential opponent in 2020.<\/p>\n

Oh, boy. You can’t ask for that kinda help from foreign governments, Mr. President. It’s against the law and, um, the Constitution<\/em>. It’s also an impeachable offense.<\/p>\n

But wait! Now we have Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, being investigated by federal prosecutors over his conversations with Ukrainian officials regarding the president’s re-election campaign.<\/p>\n

Oh, and then there’s the testimony about whether Trump sought a “quid pro quo” — with Trump getting something in return for the re-election help. That’s another no-no.<\/p>\n

Trump seems to be coming unglued. His Twitter fingers are getting a serious workout. I heard something today about Trump sending out 33 tweets in 20 minutes over the weekend. Good grief, man! Doesn’t the president have actual work to do?<\/p>\n

This kind of reminds me of a runaway grand jury, which judges sometimes impanel to look at evidence regarding specific crimes, but then launch into other matters that take investigations far afield.<\/p>\n

Runaway grand juries occasionally produce blockbuster indictments. Might that be happening now? Hmm. I am thinking that’s possibly the case.<\/p>\n

As for the impeachment timetable, it well might be pushed back a bit while various congressional committees pore through the mountain of evidence that is building and which well might doom the president.<\/p>\n

Is this a happy time? Of course not! It is a sad time for the government, for the country or for Americans who are concerned about where this all leads us.<\/p>\n

However, the House impeachment inquiry must proceed.<\/p>\n\n

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