Mike Huckabee's Commentary On The News

February 9, 2021
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If you have a strong stomach and want to watch the Senate impeachment "trial" that starts Tuesday, THE RIGHT SCOOP is carrying it live, starting at 12 noon EST.

This gigantic embarrassment to our country will likely stretch into next week, with one break. Since one of Trump’s lawyers, David Shoen, is Jewish, he has requested that the “trial” be suspended by 5PM on Friday and re-convene on Sunday.

As laid out by the NEW YORK POST, the sham proceedings on the first day will go on for up to four hours, with the time divided equally between House impeachment managers and Trump’s attorneys. This is when they’re going to argue for and against the constitutionality of the proceedings before the trial begins, so be prepared for a lot of lies and false accusations about Trump.

Yesterday, we talked about what Jonathan Turley and other legal experts have had to say about this “trial” --- notably, its lack of constitutionality. Trump’s lawyers will be making those same points today. Since the Democrats don’t have the law on their side, and they know it, be prepared for a hate-filled, Jake Tapper-like focus on Trump the man. Realize that the House managers can say anything they want about Trump (and his supporters) on the Senate floor, and no one can do a thing about it.

The tone of their argument will be like this: Who needs to follow legal standards and precedent and offer even the most basic rights when it’s the evil Trump who stands accused? Why, this was a “coup” staged by him and a pack of domestic terrorists to overturn a “perfect” election and the will of the American people. We HAVE to circumvent the Constitution in this case to protect our democracy!

And Biden talks about “unity.” It occurs to me that there are actions we could have impeached President Obama for --- when he was still in office --- but we didn’t. I suppose that if it’s okay to impeach a President after he’s left office, Republicans in Congress could put together a list of charges against Obama, including things we learned about after he was out, and simply wait for a House majority. So far, we haven’t let Democrats drag us down to that level, and we shouldn't, but if they insist on treating Republican leaders this way, “revenge politics” could become the norm and the whole system would crash.

But Trump’s lawyers released a very positive statement, expressing appreciation that “Senate Republican leadership stood strong for due process and secured a structure that is consistent with past precedent. This process provides us with an opportunity to explain to Senators why it’s absurd and unconstitutional to hold an impeachment trial against a private citizen.”

Trump IS a private citizen. And with everything they’ve thrown at him, and even a bout with coronavirus, he seems as energetic as ever. When I think of them impeaching Trump NOW, when he's gone, and how ludicrous and surreal that is, I imagine him grooving to that song by the Eagles…

"And I’m al---ready gone

And I’m fee—eeelin’ strong

I will sing --- this vict’ry song

Woo-hoo-hoo...woo-hoo-hoo!”

Anyway, the Senate will end their first day with a simple-majority vote on constitutionality, which will probably come out the same as the 55-45 vote they’ve already taken. As Sen. Rand Paul has pointed out, this vote already tells Democrats that they don’t have the votes to convict, even with those ten "Republican" senators who voted to let this farce go forward.

Since this vote will really be just a formality, we assume that starting at noon on Wednesday, each side will present its case in up to 16 hours of “trial” spread out over two days. Neither side can go over eight hours total. After the opening statements, senators will have up to four hours to ask questions. If the House managers want to subpoena witnesses and documents, up to four hours will be allowed for arguments. Or, if they decide not to go that way, the “trial” will shift to four hours of closing arguments, additional time for deliberations as requested, and a vote.

Again, Democrats can say anything they want about Trump during opening and closing arguments. They don't need evidence to back it up. This might be their last big opportunity to trash him in such a formal setting, with TV cameras, so they'll pull out all the stops. Imagine the worst lies ever told by Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell and Chuck Schumer, combined, and make that to the tenth power.

(It occurs to me that you really might not want to watch this. You know what we say here: "We watch the news...so you don't have to!")

Speaking of Sen. Shumer, he said of this process that “if the former President is convicted, we will proceed to a vote on whether he is qualified to enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States.” Schumer is talking about whether or not Trump is to be disqualified from running for President again, but constitutional scholars have said that the presidency is not an “office of honor, trust or profit.” Those are APPOINTED positions. The writers of the Constitution did not want senators to be able to override voters on their choice for elective office.

So --- hypothetically speaking, as the necessary 2/3 vote to convict seems unachievable --- if they did convict Trump and “disqualify” him from holding elected office again, the Supreme Court would have to decide if that was constitutional, and it almost certainly would not be. Most likely, in the end, the House and Senate will have wasted a week (and much more prep time) on this stagecraft, just to enjoy railing at an empty chair where their collective hallucination of Trump is sitting, and then they’ll vote, their vote will fall short, and it will be over.

Until somebody tries some other way to get Trump.

Does this whole thing sound psychotic to you? We agree with Roger L. Simon: it's pathological.


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  • Lisa Schultz

    02/09/2021 03:31 PM

    Dear Governor Huckabee,
    THANK YOU for watching the news so I don't have to. Watching the Democrat game players is like participating in a Pee Wee Herman's TV show and tell me that it's Reality television.
    Total nonsense and a waste of my time, energy and mental tranquility.
    So glad you have the stomach for it. At this point, I'd rather eat my granddaughter's dog's digested, processed and excreted waste before subjecting myself to their crazy talk "piece of $#*+".
    God bless you for your steal stomach, brassy brain, and Constitutional Convictions; your jovial journalism cutting through the insanity always leaves me smiling. Thank you.

  • Allegra G Kitchens

    02/09/2021 02:57 PM

    I can't watch this inquisition as it would make me sick and very angry. Thank you for covering it for me. I hope you have plenty of Pepto-Bismol and aspirin handy while you are watching. LOL If Pres. Trump had really planned for a coup on January 6, 2021, he would have asked his millions of supporters all over the country to join in. It would have been a real coup with 74 million plus folks rising up and taking back America from the far Left Instead it was just a small number of folks protesting Congress certifying the Electoral Colleges votes without first doing a thorough investigation.

  • Professor Mitch Fillet

    02/09/2021 02:40 PM

    Mr. Trump is NEVER coming back. He does not have to. He will control 40,000,000 to 60,000,000 votes who will dial in to the MAGA network starting Donald Trump, Lou Dobbs, et. al and probably owning Parler.
    He will shed his physical assets and harvest his digital ones.
    Why would he ever let Chuck Schumer control his future ever again ?

  • Donna Wheeler Baird

    02/09/2021 02:39 PM

    What a disgrace! Our nation looks like a bunch of children on the playground arguing over power. There will be no peace until both sides come together for the good of our nation and lay down their weapons of hateful speech. My “Pop” was better than your “Pop”, but now that your “Pop” is in power, I will pray for him.

  • Lynn Young

    02/09/2021 02:37 PM

    While the Democrats "model" their chronic weird disregard for the Constitution, they convince us out here in the real world that we can just as easily disregard their impeachment. They believe they can stop Trump from running again? Can't imagine why. If 74 million (and more by 2024) people want to vote for him, I don't think we'll be denied our candidate. No matter what Democrats "fake" in the next 4 years. But I sure wish the GOP would put election integrity at the TOP of their "to do list". This odd silence about the election anomalies is worrisome.

  • Kathy Tollenaere

    02/09/2021 02:28 PM

    Praying for Donald Trump. Praying for all our governmental leaders, praying for our country and the world. Sackcloth and ashes.

  • Allen Hare

    02/09/2021 02:24 PM

    After this shameful exhibition of foul people trying to make us believe they are Americans, there should be a true Impeachment of every Democrat or Republican rat who took part in the lies. Does anyone agree?!!!!

  • Rebecca Grow

    02/09/2021 02:10 PM

    My prayer is that all the evil they are bringing upon Trump and the American people will come back on their own heads.

  • Earl Huffman

    02/09/2021 02:04 PM

    Thanks for all your work.
    I support Trump but I voted for you back in the primaries.

  • Don Sherwood

    02/09/2021 02:02 PM

    I'm no lawyer but this question comes to mind. So, if this kangaroo court isn't constitutional, then why didn't the President and his Lawyers no show? If they charge him with contempt then his lawyers should be able to argue if it's not constitutional then your contempt charge has basis in law and therefore can be ignored. By showing up and attempting a defense only seems to give credibility to this sham.

  • Ronda Wells MD

    02/09/2021 01:42 PM

    I think the rest of the world is watching and laughing their heads off at this. The world knows it's a stunt and not constitutional but they want the USA taken down no matter what. No real judge, not a real trial!!

  • Carol Freeman

    02/09/2021 01:39 PM

    Well I started watching. Took two minutes for the left to change the narrative and lie. My stomach is no longer able to tolerate. I will let you watch and read your newsletter. Thank you for that.

  • Judy Ward

    02/09/2021 01:26 PM

    This whole thing makes me so angry!!! It's totally unconstitutional!!! I will never understand why the Democratic party is so evil/corrupt!!! They never want to look at the truth!!! I can not watch this waste of time and money! The Democrats seem to be getting more corrupt! Satan is working over time in the congress, in the senate, and with the president.

  • Alice Burkhart

    02/09/2021 01:24 PM

    Love your TV show and your Newsletter.
    May the Lord Jesus Christ continue to keep you safe and healthy.
    Luke 12: verses 1,2 & 3.
    We are seeing these words fulfilled. Hallelujah!

  • Dee Monte

    02/09/2021 01:24 PM

    Mike,
    Your newsletter is an informative, intelligent, well written, and yes at times humorous bright spot of the day. I will not be watching the farce unfold, as i've had enough of 4 years of the Demonrats and their divisiveness. Everything they threw at DJT was bogus and he was like Teflon it didn't stick. Well maybe it did in the minds of the sheeple and apparently the Dems are so incompetent and have no clue as to how to go forward ,as we have seen in Biden's 200 mil vaccines will take care of 300 people moment to Jen Psaki's we have a lot to say about covid while flipping through pages and pages of notes to come up with ZERO!

    I've decided to sit this one out. After Kavanaugh, and the first impeachment, then seeing all of the witnesses for the fraud election being disregarded. I've decided I'd rather go about my day in a positive way than get angry or upset.
    Positive knowing that one day all truth will out and that one day hopefully DJT will either end up back in the WH either as POTUS or maybe even speaker!

    Thanks for your letter and Massive support for Sarah the good people of Arkansas will be fortunate to have a governor of her Intelligence!

  • Betty Harbour

    02/09/2021 01:16 PM

    I will never believe that President Trump did anything but what was best for the U.S.A. My God bless him and his Family.

  • F. Gregory Walsh

    02/09/2021 01:15 PM

    Dear Mike,
    What took you a whole e-mail to say, I'll summarize in a single sentence:
    "Watching this fiasco will be a sure cure for constipation..."
    With much love,
    Greg

  • John Janocha

    02/09/2021 01:10 PM

    When will we stop wasting tax dollars trying to impeach Trump. That is all the Democrat's have done for the first day he was in office. We need term limits on the house and Senate and age limits. We also need to stop the executive orders I thought we had a say in government, looks like we have a dictatorships government now. Let's impeach Biden now, before he turns this into a communist government.

  • Carolyn Hardy

    02/09/2021 12:57 PM

    This is not only ridiculous but
    pathetic!!! I’m praying this all backfires on the Dems and those Republicans who support this farce! I’m praying the Truth takes center stage! It will one day!

  • Donald Tygart

    02/09/2021 12:56 PM

    Appears to be the FINAL chapter - in the 'Game of Thrones'? 'Pick your ending'!

  • Harriet Turner

    02/09/2021 12:55 PM

    Thank you so much for watching this horrible event for me. My heart sinks. I will be reading your comments. Hoping for the rule of law to prevail. ??????

  • Joan Berndt

    02/09/2021 12:52 PM

    I watched the first circus. I’m sure not watching this one. Just the sight of Pelosi, Schumer, Schiff, Eric the Red (for CCP), Leahy, et al, makes me feel like throwing up.

  • Jo Yates

    02/09/2021 12:49 PM

    There may appear a nationwide attack of "stomach virus" among conservatives who choose to watch this travesty! I won't watch it; I can barely stand the news! (Unless it comes from you, Bill O'Reilly or Erick Stakelback.)

  • WILLIAM BEVINGTON

    02/09/2021 12:49 PM

    I truly believe that the trio of Schumer, Schiff and Swalwell are sick, mentally sick!

  • jeahannan

    02/09/2021 12:49 PM

    Assuming there will be horrendous vitriol and lies told about him, can Pres. Trump sue for slander?

    Thank you for your newsletter; I benefit greatly from it.

    Jean

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