Schiff warns that Trump could sell Alaska to Russia if unchecked

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

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Rep. Adam Schiff, the lead House impeachment manager, warned on Monday that if President Trump's dealings with Ukraine are not impeachable offenses, then nothing would stand in his way from attempting bolder power grabs -- going so far to claim Trump could use Alaska as a bargaining chip with "the Russians" for support in 2020.

Schiff floated the far-flung hypothetical during his closing arguments at the Senate impeachment trial. He appealed to Republicans who have acknowledged Trump's wrongdoing in the Ukraine matter to prevent a "runaway presidency."

"If abuse of power is not impeachable ... Trump could offer Alaska to the Russians in exchange for support in the next election or decide to move to Mar-a-Lago permanently and let Jared Kushner run the country, delegating to him the decision whether to go to war," Schiff said. "Because those things are not necessarily criminal, this argument would allow that he could not be impeached for such abuses of power. Of course, this would be absurd. More than absurd, it would be dangerous."

 

 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/schiff-warns-that-trump-could-sell-alaska-to-russia-if-unchecked

 

It's not Adam's week.

 

Need to ask some of our resident Alaskans if they've brushed up on their Russian yet.

Edited February 4, 2020 by Burnt Reynolds

[Crazy Cat 39,227]

Schiff is just deranged.....Seriously, I think he has an unhealthy mental issue.  I don't know how he will be able to cope with the next 4 years.

[Dashinka 23,243]

6 minutes ago, missileman said:

Schiff is just deranged.....Seriously, I think he has an unhealthy mental issue.  I don't know how he will be able to cope with the next 4 years.

Isn’t it interesting how many Dems and mainstream media types that were questioning Trump’s mental state?  Maybe they need a little introspection.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,315]

36 minutes ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/schiff-warns-that-trump-could-sell-alaska-to-russia-if-unchecked

 

It's not Adam's week.

 

Need to ask some of our resident Alaskans if they've brushed up on their Russian yet.

I saw that as by line and thought it was a joke . That one brained cell amebo  really said it 

[TBoneTX 43,058]

3 hours ago, missileman said:

Schiff is just deranged

He is insane and should be institutionalized.

Russia can have Alaska if they also agree to take Sen. Murkowski.

[Dashinka 23,243]

3 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

He is insane and should be institutionalized.

Russia can have Alaska if they also agree to take Sen. Murkowski.

We can get a better deal than that, we can throw in Bernie, Romney, and Elizabeth Warren and we keep AK.

Edited February 4, 2020 by Bill & Katya

[TBoneTX 43,058]

Phase 1 trade deal, so one step at a time for now.

[Steeleballz 7,550]

5 hours ago, Bill & Katya said:

Isn’t it interesting how many Dems and mainstream media types that were questioning Trump’s mental state?  Maybe they need a little introspection.

 

  Yeah it was probably just a one off abuse of power anyway. I mean, what's the worst that could happen anyway when you let a leader get away with that?

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

1 minute ago, Steeleballz said:

 

  Yeah it was probably just a one off abuse of power anyway. I mean, what's the worst that could happen anyway when you let a leader get away with that?

There was less "abuse of power" than under Obama.  Then again, Trump has five more years to go.

[Dashinka 23,243]

36 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

  Yeah it was probably just a one off abuse of power anyway. I mean, what's the worst that could happen anyway when you let a leader get away with that?

You are talking about Nancy Pelosi right?

[Steeleballz 7,550]

1 hour ago, ALFKAD said:

There was less "abuse of power" than under Obama.  Then again, Trump has five more years to go.

 

  There was less abuse under Ivan the terrible than there was under Stalin. I don't think that makes a great argument in favor of one over the other. 

[Dashinka 23,243]

31 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

  There was less abuse under Ivan the terrible than there was under Stalin. I don't think that makes a great argument in favor of one over the other. 

Trump is Ivan the Terrible and Obama was Stalin?

[Just Paul 4,591]

Wait a minute,  what could we get from Russia for Alaska?   I mean it is very valuable land and resources. 

 

Could we eliminate our national debt?

Send kids to college for free? 

Cure Cancer?   

 

These are all ideas Schiff should rule out from whatever source he has.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,315]

6 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

He is insane and should be institutionalized.

Russia can have Alaska if they also agree to take Sen. Murkowski.

I got rep points again

[Steeleballz 7,550]

3 hours ago, Bill & Katya said:

Trump is Ivan the Terrible and Obama was Stalin?

 

   Trump is Trump and Obama is Obama. The point being when 2 things suck almost equally, and we are focusing on how one is not quite as bad as the other, we are missing the bigger picture.