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anything stopping a Democratic controlled house AND senate (2018)from (Original Post) bluestarone Jan 2018 OP
Only takes a majority in the US House of Representatives to impeach. longship Jan 2018 #1
ty i thought 2/3rds bluestarone Jan 2018 #2
2/3 in the senate to convict and remove nt Fiendish Thingy Jan 2018 #3
i wonder could they bring nUnes in bluestarone Jan 2018 #4
I would think he would refuse Yupster Jan 2018 #5
No, he would refuse to testify citing executive privilege. tritsofme Jan 2018 #6

longship

(40,416 posts)
1. Only takes a majority in the US House of Representatives to impeach.
Sun Jan 14, 2018, 08:08 PM
Jan 2018

It's conviction in the US Senate by 2/3 majority that's the tough one. By comparison, impeachment is a piece of cake.

tritsofme

(17,322 posts)
6. No, he would refuse to testify citing executive privilege.
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 02:38 AM
Jan 2018

Ultimately Congress has no means to force his compliance, they could refer a contempt citation to the US Attorney's office...but they would be rather unlikely to act. It could always be an article of impeachment...

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