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Dershowitz: Dems are framing Trump KGB-style

  
Via:  XXJefferson51  •  5 years ago  •  14 comments

By:   Michael F. Haverluck

Dershowitz: Dems are framing Trump KGB-style
Democrats have virtually nothing credible on which to base their argument to impeach Trump. "… The case for impeaching President Trump based on the available evidence is extremely weak," Dershowitz pointed out in his op-ed. "The phone call to the president of Ukraine may have been ill-advised – but that is a judgment for voters to make. There is nothing in the call that even approaches the constitutional criteria for impeachment and removal of a president."

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Dershowitz is exactly right.  It’s ironic that the democrats who colluded would use KGB tactics which is second nature for them.  The way the MBFC approved lamestream media is providing cover for them is simply criminal.  


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A well-known attorney and self-described liberal Democrat says all Americans, regardless of their political persuasion, should be "frightened" by the tactics Democratic leaders are using in their attempt to impeach President Donald Trump.

After extensively reviewing criminal law, Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz contends that the Democrats' ramped-up impeachment proceedings targeting President Trump's Ukrainian dealings essentially work to "create crimes out of nothing." And the Dems' efforts – when coupled with their unsuccessful "Russian collusion" probe – resemble KGB purges from the Kremlin decades ago in communist USSR, he adds.

"They're very scary," Dershowitz said of Democratic leaders heading the investigations while appearing in an  interview on the CATS Roundtable radio program Sunday . "They're very frightening to any civil libertarian – whether you're a Democrat or Republican; whether you come from New York or the middle of the country, you should be frightened by efforts to try to create crimes out of nothing."

A communist coup?

As Democrats target Trump for encouraging Ukrainian officials to look into the conduct of 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden, they are apparently looking past the pressure that some say the former vice president allegedly put on Ukrainian officials to fire an attorney seeking to expose his son's (Hunter Biden's) business dealings. For that reason, Dershowitz argued that party leaders don't have a leg to stand on.

"Commenting on the House Democrats' impeachment investigation based on an alleged quid pro quo with Ukraine, Dershowitz said he has searched the federal criminal statutes 'from beginning to end – I couldn't find the crime,'" WND noted.

"It reminds me of [what] Lavrentiy Beria – [former] head of the KGB – said to Stalin," the renowned legal expert continued. "He said, 'Show me the man and I'll find you the crime' – which … really meant, 'I'll make up the crime.'"

According to Dershowitz, that's exactly what Democratic leaders are doing.

"And so the Democrats are now making up crimes," WND quoted Dershowitz. "First they made up collusion. 'Ahh! Collusion. It's a crime!' I searched the statute books. There's no crime of collusion, except when businessmen get together to collude against the anti-trust laws, but no crime of collusion with a foreign country.

"Then after that, they said 'obstruction of Congress.' No, no, no, no, no. Obstruction of justice is a crime; obstruction of Congress is part of our system of checks and balances," the attorney explained.

The discussion then focused on Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and other White House aides refusing to testify, and the Harvard scholar justified their lack of cooperation.

"If you get a subpoena from Congress, and you're the president or in the executive department, and you think you have an executive privilege, you have an obligation not to respond," Dershowitz insisted. "That's not 'obstruction of Congress' – that's checks and balances under our Constitution."

Everything and the kitchen sink

The longtime law professor said that at this point, Democrats are just throwing anything at the president, caring little whether it's true.

"[America is seeing] a desperate effort to try to find crimes against President Trump – they're just making it up, and that means we are all in danger," Der warned before noting how Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) alleged that he and various guests on Fox News are "co-conspirators" with Trump. "He's now threatening people who are commentators – a liberal Democrat like me – who's a commentator, that we're in on it, that we're co-conspirators. It is such a dangerous development to civil liberties."

The Harvard scholar then addressed how CNN has banned him for not joining in on the Democrats' anti-Trump conspiracy charges.

"CNN will not allow me on their network because they don't want a liberal Democrat to be telling their viewers the truth about the Constitution," Dershowitz asserted. "Instead, they have people out there who are just parroting the party line over and over and over again and misleading their viewers."

He continued: "[CNN] got virtually everything wrong on the Mueller report; they predicted everything wrong, and their viewers suffer, and when their viewers are denied my voice and the voice of other people to present a somewhat different narrative, it's just a terrible thing."

The attorney had previously called out Democrats for their baseless campaign to oust the president.

"Many Democrats – including some constitutional law professors – now argue that President Trump can be impeached without evidence of high criminal acts,"  Dershowitz wrote in a September commentary for The Hill . "Some took the opposite view when President Clinton was being impeached, [but] hypocrisy aside, there are good historical reasons why the impeachment approach of the Democrats is wrong."

The Ivy League professor contended Democrats have virtually nothing credible on which to base their argument to impeach Trump.

"… The case for impeaching President Trump based on the available evidence is extremely weak," Dershowitz pointed out in his op-ed. "The phone call to the president of Ukraine may have been ill-advised – but that is a judgment for voters to make. There is nothing in the call that even approaches the constitutional criteria for impeachment and removal of a president."

In fact, he concluded, the Democrats are trying to "weaponize" the U.S. Constitution for partisan purposes.


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XXJefferson51
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1  seeder  XXJefferson51    5 years ago

at this point, Democrats are just throwing anything at the president, caring little whether it's true.

"[America is seeing] a desperate effort to try to find crimes against President Trump – they're just making it up, and that means we are all in danger," Der warned before noting how Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) alleged that he and various guests on Fox News are "co-conspirators" with Trump. "He's now threatening people who are commentators – a liberal Democrat like me – who's a commentator, that we're in on it, that we're co-conspirators. It is such a dangerous development to civil liberties."

The Harvard scholar then addressed how CNN has banned him for not joining in on the Democrats' anti-Trump conspiracy charges.

"CNN will not allow me on their network because they don't want a liberal Democrat to be telling their viewers the truth about the Constitution," Dershowitz asserted. "Instead, they have people out there who are just parroting the party line over and over and over again and misleading their viewers."

He continued: "[CNN] got virtually everything wrong on the Mueller report; they predicted everything wrong, and their viewers suffer, and when their viewers are denied my voice and the voice of other people to present a somewhat different narrative, it's just a terrible thing."

The attorney had previously called out Democrats for their baseless campaign to oust the president.

"Many Democrats – including some constitutional law professors – now argue that President Trump can be impeached without evidence of high criminal acts,"  Dershowitz wrote in a September commentary for The Hill . "Some took the opposite view when President Clinton was being impeached, [but] hypocrisy aside, there are good historical reasons why the impeachment approach of the Democrats is wrong."  

 
 
 
Greg Jones
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1.1  Greg Jones  replied to  XXJefferson51 @1    5 years ago

Most Americans are busy with their own lives are simply tuning out this ongoing soap opera by the Democrats.

 
 
 
XXJefferson51
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1.1.2  seeder  XXJefferson51  replied to  Greg Jones @1.1    5 years ago

And people like Dershowitz are doing a great job telling us why we should just tune them out and then re elect the President 

 
 
 
Tacos!
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1.1.3  Tacos!  replied to  XXJefferson51 @1.1.2    5 years ago

It's sad that people who used to respect him have ostracized him now just because he hasn't been eagerly riding the impeachment bandwagon.

 
 
 
XXJefferson51
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1.1.4  seeder  XXJefferson51  replied to  Tacos! @1.1.3    5 years ago

That is truly sad.  The example of CNN in the article is outrageous.  

 
 
 
XXJefferson51
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1.1.5  seeder  XXJefferson51  replied to  Kathleen @1.1.1    5 years ago

Lots of Americans are tuning out the Schiff show.  It’s sad though that progressives are rejecting one of their own who dares to put the constitution above partisan interests. 

 
 
 
Dismayed Patriot
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1.1.6  Dismayed Patriot  replied to  XXJefferson51 @1.1.5    5 years ago
Lots of Americans are tuning out the Schiff show

Only the ones with their heads either in the sand or firmly stuffed up Trumps backside.

The Democrats have been methodical and thoughtful as they slowly march towards impeachment. Trump fans may hate the pace, but the facts are coming out and it does not look good for Trump and company. Trump is a half-witted bumbling criminal and will inevitably end up behind bars.

 
 
 
Tacos!
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1.1.7  Tacos!  replied to  Dismayed Patriot @1.1.6    5 years ago
The Democrats have been methodical and thoughtful as they slowly march towards impeachment.

This video is from April of 2017. Trump hadn't even been president for three months yet.

Is this consistent with your concepts of methodical? thoughtful? slow?

 
 
 
The Magic 8 Ball
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1.1.8  The Magic 8 Ball  replied to  Dismayed Patriot @1.1.6    5 years ago
Only the ones with their heads either in the sand or firmly stuffed up Trumps backside.

the real problem is simple.... the left has zero credibility remaining.

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Tacos!
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2  Tacos!    5 years ago

I say it all the time but no one around here on the Left even wants to consider the possibility that Democrats have been scandalizing and criminalizing ordinary, legal behavior since before Trump was even sworn in. That doesn't make it smart behavior or even desirable - just not "high crimes and misdemeanors." They want you to ignore all of the absurd attempts to demonize Trump that have come before and trust them that this time they really have caught him doing something that requires his removal. Just trust them.

that's checks and balances under our Constitution

Exactly. The executive branch is not obligated to immediately ask "how high?" whenever Congress says "jump!"

 
 
 
XXJefferson51
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2.1  seeder  XXJefferson51  replied to  Tacos! @2    5 years ago

That’s for sure.  Besides I rather enjoy being in willful contempt of that House. 

 
 
 
Tessylo
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3  Tessylo    5 years ago

[delete]

 
 
 
bbl-1
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4  bbl-1    5 years ago

Framing Trump KGB style?  How so, when everything with Trump leads to Putin?

 
 

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