Some of the Republican-invited witnesses at the GOPās first impeachment inquiry hearing cast doubt on whether there was enough evidence to support an impeachment of President Biden. Jonathan Turleyā¦
āThere isnāt enough to impeachā implies that there actually is some evidence, instead of just GOP delusions.
Edit: I should have been clearer. By saying this the way they did, they are sending the message to their audience that there is evidence, just not enough to convict. While there is no evidence at all.
āHigh crimes and misdemeanorsā doesnāt mean āserious crimes.ā It doesnāt mean felonies. Itās the political equivalent of what we call āConduct Unbecoming an Officer.ā That may be a literal crime, of course, like the multiple Hatch Act violations during the Trump administration. It could be the appearance of accepting bribes from foreign officials when they rent your real estate at exorbitant prices. It could be trying to overthrow an election. It could be strong-arming a foreign leader to manufacture dirt on your political opponent. Thereās a lot of latitude there.
High crimes means that a public official, in their capacity as a public official, betrayed the public trust.
āHigh,ā in the legal and common vocabulary of the 17th and 18th centuries of āhigh crimes,ā is the activity by or against those who have special duties acquired by taking an oath of office that is not shared with ordinary persons. A high crime can be done only by someone in a unique position of authority, which is political, who does things to circumvent justice. The phrase āhigh crimes and misdemeanors,ā used together, was a common phrase when the U.S. Constitution was written and did not require any stringent or demanding criteria for determining guilt but meant the opposite. The phrase was historically used to cover an extensive range of crimes.
What theyāre saying is that they have bupkis. Zilch. Nada.
Oh, thereās definitely no evidence, but when the Republicans are saying they ādonāt have enough evidenceā you know that they are reaching. Theyāre willing to accept wild leaps of logic based on the flimsiest of foundations, but even they are admitting that it isnāt enough for impeachment.
āThere isnāt enough to impeachā implies that there actually is some evidence, instead of just GOP delusions.
Edit: I should have been clearer. By saying this the way they did, they are sending the message to their audience that there is evidence, just not enough to convict. While there is no evidence at all.
Thereās not enough evidence to convict you of raping and murdering a dozen puppies yesterday.
A lack of evidence is not evidence.
No. Itās delusions.
āHigh crimes and misdemeanorsā doesnāt mean āserious crimes.ā It doesnāt mean felonies. Itās the political equivalent of what we call āConduct Unbecoming an Officer.ā That may be a literal crime, of course, like the multiple Hatch Act violations during the Trump administration. It could be the appearance of accepting bribes from foreign officials when they rent your real estate at exorbitant prices. It could be trying to overthrow an election. It could be strong-arming a foreign leader to manufacture dirt on your political opponent. Thereās a lot of latitude there.
High crimes means that a public official, in their capacity as a public official, betrayed the public trust.
What theyāre saying is that they have bupkis. Zilch. Nada.
Well, first off, a lawyer can find evidence for everything, even if itās flimsy af.
Chemtrails? Everyone sees the white dust from air planes.
Flat earth? Well if earth is underneath me, and the ground is flatā¦
So there might be some teeny tiny evidence for that, but obviously not enough for any solid case.
Also consider the fact that ānot enough evidenceā can also mean none at all. Thatās not mutually exclusive.
Oh, thereās definitely no evidence, but when the Republicans are saying they ādonāt have enough evidenceā you know that they are reaching. Theyāre willing to accept wild leaps of logic based on the flimsiest of foundations, but even they are admitting that it isnāt enough for impeachment.