*May 26, 1868
The impeachment trial of U.S. President Andrew Johnson ends with Johnson being found not guilty by one vote. The U.S. House of Representatives votes 11 articles of impeachment against President Andrew Johnson, nine of which cite Johnson’s removal of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, a violation of the Tenure of Office Act. The House vote made President Johnson the first president to be impeached in U.S. history.
The Tenure of Office Act (1867-1887) was a controversial federal law meant to restrict the ability of the U.S. president to remove certain officials that Congress had already approved. Bluntly, TOA was a bogus law designed to remove the unpopular Johnson from office (sound familiar?). It was repealed by Congress in 1887 and declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1926. Simply put, the president has plenary power to fire whomever he wants from his administration. Congress has no say. The repeal of the Tenure of Office Act strengthened the power of the executive branch of the U.S. government.
On February 24, Johnson was impeached, and on March 13 his impeachment trial began in the Senate under the direction of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase. The trial ended on May 26 with Johnson’s opponents narrowly failing to achieve the two-thirds majority necessary to convict him.
On to today's news
The FBI documents that put Barack Obama in the ‘Obamagate’ narrative
"U.S. Attorney Jeff Jensen of Missouri (special prosecutor for DOJ), the FBI inspection division, three Senate committees and House Republicans are all investigating the handling of Flynn's case and whether any crimes were committed or political influence exerted.Still and again: no excitement without indictments.
The investigators are trying to determine whether Obama’s well-known disdain for Flynn, a career military intelligence officer, influenced the decision by the FBI leadership to reject its own agent’s recommendation to shut down a probe of Flynn in January 2017 and instead pursue an interview where agents might catch him in a lie."
Seventeen people were shot in 12 hours – from Saturday into Sunday – in Democrat- controlled St. Louis, Missouri.
Obvious COVID19 deaths and they'll be voting by mail this November.
Are network talking heads and celebs still getting infected by Wuhan Corona Virus, or was that only for shows back in April?— Jack Dorsey Is My Clock Holster (@Username19587) May 26, 2020
Prisoners Released to ‘Save Them’ from Coronavirus Go On to Commit More Crimes, Including Murder
If masks work, why release prisoners from jail? And unless or until 'qualified immunity' is denied to politicians, they will never be held to account as accomplices in these crimes.
Chicago’s deadliest Memorial Day weekend since 2015: 10 shot dead, 32 wounded. And that isn’t the full total.
Chicago has the most strict gun-control laws in the nation.
U.S. Seeks to Relocate China Supply Chains to India, Allies in Post-Coronavirus World
"Given recent developments following the outbreak of Wuhan coronavirus, the era of China being the go-to manufacturing destination for the U.S. companies appears to be coming to an end."'Diversify' is the watchword for investment portfolios. Diversity is common sense for supply chains as well. And Leftists should approve - seeing they're all about diversity n such. Any one seen Hunter Biden lately?
China’s not a bad actor because it’s foreign, it’s a bad actor because it's communist. - Milhouse
MiG-29 Fighters Were At Russia's Air Base In Syria Just Before Showing Up In Libya (Updated)
"New satellite images point to the real possibility that Russia has now deployed major airpower to Libya."The Bear is aggressive: Russian aircraft intercepted approaching U.S. airspace (near Alaska)
More bears: NATO Official Says Jets Intercepted Russian Aircraft In European Airspace Nearly 300 Times In 2019
Stop Training Saudi Arabia's Jihad Pilots
Does Scientific Data Undermine North Carolina Governor’s Slow Reopening?
More and more, the answer is "Yes." #NotJustAboutaVirus
Sir David Attenborough: “Coronavirus pandemic has swept climate change off the front pages”
That's actually not much of an accomplishment...
Yes. Right after we all put up chain link fence to stop West Nile Virus.
Can people just wear the damn mask instead of making it a sad performance art project 😩 pic.twitter.com/sxH0otXMpD— Rita Moreno's Shoeshine Girl (@nemui_babyy) May 24, 2020
Watch This Electric Drag Racing Record Nearly Silently Fall
"This run from Steve Huff beats the current record held by drag racing legend Big Daddy Don Garlits, who hit 189 miles per hour on a pass last year in his “Swamp Rat 38”racer."Impressive, but drag racing should be LOUD!
Alligator fight on the 18th hole (VIDEO)
H/t: AoSHQ and Director Blue
