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Calling all Lawyers
To impeach the President, he must be accused of “ HIGH CRIMES ‘ and/or misdemeanors .
That being the case, an impeachment must be a criminal proceeding . Would not the 6th Amendment apply and if so should not the lawyers for the accused, Pres. Trump, have the right to confront the “ whistle blower “ . He/She should not be allowed to remain unknown.
The sixth amendment, as part of the Bill of Rights, guarantees certain rights in all criminal prosecutions. One of the enumerated rights in the 6th Amendment is the right to be confronted with the witnesses against the accused. This right is known as the Confrontation Clause. The confrontation clause guarantees criminal defendants the opportunity to face the prosecution's witnesses in the case against them and dispute the witnesses' testimony. This guarantee applies to both statements made in court and statements made outside of court that are offered as evidence during trial.
The Bill of Rights provided guarantees as to criminal prosecutions abuses from the federal government. The state governments did not have to abide by the restrictions of the 6th amendment. That changed when the 14th Amendment was passed which subsequently made the 6th Amendment's right to confrontation applicable to state courts as well as federal courts.
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I'll let the senior lawyer Waco Joe reply first
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Impeachment proceedings are not spelled out in the Constitution and in reality are political proceedings subject to the rules in the House and Senate set by their leaders. I doubt they are even subject to review by SCOTUS. What I just stated may get an early and ultimate test if Administration figures stiff the House on their subpoenas. It is most definitely NOT a criminal proceeding governed by criminal procedure rules. Ultimately, the proceedings are governed by what a majority in the House and 2/3 in the Senate vote to do.
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It looks to me that you are saying that a CRIME against the Constitution is not a crime . That a political crime is in fact only punishable by politicians who make up their own rules to punish themselves unlike everyone else who are governed by the rules written by those who are not governed by the same set of rules which they implemented.
I think we are f..... and have been for 200 plus years because we the people have invested too much power in a Govt. we can no longer control.
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Guess do under or over 50% want it or not. Think the libs are maybe biting off more than they can chew.
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I think you are right, Billy.
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They will Impeachment him but not be able to remove him from office....Just like Clinton only clinton got to get laid while trump ..... well, who knows what trump got.
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All I ever wanted to be was plaintiff:shrug: