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12/27/17

USA: House Democrats Vote to Block Consideration of Trump Impeachment- by William Boardman

On December 6, a majority of Democrats in the House joined all House Republicans in voting to prevent the House of Representatives from even debating articles of impeachment against President Trump. The House voted 364-58 (with 10 non-votes) to table impeachment articles (H RES 646) sponsored by Texas Democrat Al Green. Over the strong objections of Democratic leaders (an oxymoron), Green had brought his impeachment resolution to a vote by invoking his personal privilege as a House member. Green’s resolution began:

Note EU-Digest:Participants in a question on real-money prediction website PredictIt on Thursday gave an 18 percent chance that Trump would be impeached by the end of next year. The percentage on the site, which allows users to make and trade predictions on the future, has been level for the past 90 days, dipping above and below 20 percent. The percentage could rise next year based on a number of factors.

Bottom line: Trump will probably sit out his 4 years term as President.
 
Read more: House Democrats Vote to Block Consideration of Trump Impeachment | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

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