old salt wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:48 pm
CU77 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:34 pm
old salt wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 1:41 pm
Will have to watch his entire interview, but he seems to be confirming that Deep State plotters were considering a coup d'etat, via their investigative powers.
Please explain to me how following the Constitutional procedure of the 25th Amendment (which is what McCabe says was considered) constitutes a "coup d'etat".
Probable cause to consider wearing a wire, to gather evidence to remove a President from office.
McCabe will likely have a chance to explain his actions (under oath), ...unless Mueller drops an 11:59 speaking indictment of a conspiracy comprised of Trump campaign members, naming Trump as an unindicted co-conspirator. In which case, McCabe will be a hero.
"coup d'état" is obviously a completely off-base phrase.
Had Trump been removed from office (either under Article 25 for inability to perform the duties of President or via impeachment) are NOT violent or forcible overthrows or alterations of a government. Nor would those who had taken these actions have succeeded this President. Pence would have. These were Constitutional considerations, and continue to be.
Merriam-Webster
coup d'état noun
\ ˌkü-(ˌ)dā-ˈtä , ˈkü-(ˌ)dā-ˌtä, -də-\
variants: or coup d'etat
plural coups d'état or coups d'etat\ ˌkü-(ˌ)dā-ˈtä , ˈkü-(ˌ)dā-ˌtä , -də- \
Definition of coup d'état
: a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics
especially : the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group
a military coup d'état of the dictator
Collins
coup d'état in American
(ˌkudeɪˈtɑ ; ko̅oˌdātäˈ)
the sudden, forcible overthrow of a ruler, government, etc., sometimes with violence, by a small group of people already having some political or military authority
coup d'état in British
(ˈkuː deɪˈtɑː , French ku deta)
noun
Word forms: plural coups d'état (ˈkuːz deɪˈtɑː , French ku deta)
a sudden violent or illegal seizure of government
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