TKC MUST READ!!! KANSAS CITY LAWYER & FORMER COUNCIL DUDE DAN COFRAN EXPLAINS PREZ TRUMP IMPEACHMENT!!!
Special thanks to the BEST & BRIGHTEST TKC READERS we want to share a local angle on the Prez Trump impeachment drama.
For those who don't know him, Dan Cofran was a KCMO Councilman who made a few unsuccessful runs for mayor and always served as a rare fiscal hawk and opposition to former Mayor Cleaver & Barnes. He was active in the Citizens Association and municipal politics for years and recently he offered a legal breakdown of issues related to the impeachment trial.
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Dan Cofran: Presidential Executive Privilege in Congressional Investigations
Deets:
"The President has claimed both absolute immunity and executive privilege to prevent subpoenaed White House aides from appearing as witnesses before House Congressional committee investigative hearings.
"With a looming Senate impeachment trial, continuing Congressional investigations and numerous court proceedings regarding the current administration under way, news reports about executive privilege claims will be common, making this a good time to learn the basics about executive privilege . . ."
Don't accuse Mr. Cofran of being a lib, he's far from it and his insight into the process offers us a gateway to more news links on the sordid topic from "many sides" of the equation . . .
Winning Argument
Trump says 'America is thriving' at Davos, Switzerland, economic forum before impeachment trial
As the Senate prepared to open an impeachment trial against him, President Donald Trump ignored the topic and instead bragged about the economy Tuesday in a campaign-style speech to a global forum. "America is thriving, America is flourishing, and, yes, America is winning again like never before," Trump said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Too Hot To Handle
Ivanka Trump Blows Off Jim Acosta's Impeachment Questions In Davos
First daughter and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump ignored impeachment questions from CNN's Jim Acosta when he approached her in Davos. Trump, who traveled with President Donald Trump to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, was on hand to promote the Pledge to America's Workers and "wage growth and job creation in the United States."
American Circus 2020 Starts
Isn't That Special: Trump, Impeachment and American Exceptionalism
As it happens, the question of whether to evict Trump from office, with its apparently foreordained answer, finds both sides in a sullen, recriminatory mood, hardly a triumphal one. No one is feeling especially special.
D.C. Game Play Defined
Mitch McConnell issues proposed rules for impeachment trial as Dems cry foul
The impeachment trial is set to begin in earnest on Tuesday. For a president who likes a good show and seems to thrive on chaos, the opening of his impeachment trial Tuesday could give him exactly that. Sources on Capitol Hill expect the first full day of the trial to be something of a political food fight.
Majority Rule?!?!
CNN poll: 51% say Senate should remove Trump from office
About half of Americans say the Senate should vote to convict President Donald Trump and remove him from office in the upcoming impeachment trial (51%), according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, while 45% say the Senate should vote against conviction and removal.
Prez Trump Stands Proud
Trump calls impeachment trial a long-running 'hoax' at Davos Summit
DAVOS, Switzerland - President Donald Trump called the impeachment trial set to start in Washington later on Tuesday a long-running "hoax" after landing in Davos. "It's been going on for years," the president said at Swiss mountain summit of the world's elite hours before senators in Washington kick-off proceedings.
Prez Trial Preview
The Senate Impeachment Trial Has Officially Begun; Here's What To Expect
The Senate trial over the House Democrats' two articles of impeachment against President Trump - for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress - officially began Thursday, when Chief Justice John Roberts swore in Senators, but the trial begins in earnest Tuesday afternoon with a vote on the procedural rules, followed by the opening arguments […]
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