The Impeachment of Donald Trump

[jwoodie]

The experience of Richard Nixon is becoming eerily similar day by day: Hated by the media, subjected to continuous public demonstrations and now potentially accused of a coverup of a minor crime, there will be a steady drumbeat of propaganda that may lead to his ultimate downfall.

Will history repeat itself? Will the public once again allow itself to be led by the nose down the chute of perdition?

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

The experience of Richard Nixon is becoming eerily similar day by day: Hated by the media, subjected to continuous public demonstrations and now potentially accused of a coverup of a minor crime, there will be a steady drumbeat of propaganda that may lead to his ultimate downfall.

Will history repeat itself? Will the public once again allow itself to be led by the nose down the chute of perdition?

I personally believe that it would be the Democratic Party best interest to keep Trump in power and not beat the impeachment drum...

Also seeing the House is GOP and the Senate is also GOP control mean no impeachment and even if the GOP were willing to impeach they still need the Democratic Senators to help remove Trump and if I were those Senators I would not help the GOP to remove Trump...

 

[Timmy]

Id father have trump than pence!

I don't think Don is out to purposely do anything wrong , he's just stupid and unqualified for the job .

 

[jwoodie]

It is interesting how impeachment is viewed by "progressives" strictly as a tool of partisan political activity rather than a Constitutional remedy for addressing high crimes and misdemeanors.

 

[rightwinger]

As of today....Issues that could lead to impeachment

1. Illegal ties to Russia

2. Extensive business interests that benefit from his actions as President

3. Extensive lying from the President and his staff

 

[Tank]

We are not going to give in to the crying liberal ways anymore

 

[edward37]

The experience of Richard Nixon is becoming eerily similar day by day: Hated by the media, subjected to continuous public demonstrations and now potentially accused of a coverup of a minor crime, there will be a steady drumbeat of propaganda that may lead to his ultimate downfall.

Will history repeat itself? Will the public once again allow itself to be led by the nose down the chute of perdition?

just remember ,,,it wasn't the crime but the coverup that he resigned for

 

[rightwinger]

The experience of Richard Nixon is becoming eerily similar day by day: Hated by the media, subjected to continuous public demonstrations and now potentially accused of a coverup of a minor crime, there will be a steady drumbeat of propaganda that may lead to his ultimate downfall.

Will history repeat itself? Will the public once again allow itself to be led by the nose down the chute of perdition?

just remember ,,,it wasn't the crime but the coverup that he resigned for

One of Trumps biggest faults....his willingness to lie when confronted

Little things he can get away with.....once a real crisis hits, he will dig a hole he can't escape

 

[Care4all]

It is interesting how impeachment is viewed by "progressives" strictly as a tool of partisan political activity rather than a Constitutional remedy for addressing high crimes and misdemeanors.

Yes, billy clinton was impeached by republicans for high crimes....

 

[TyroneSlothrop]

MSNBC: High-Level Source Says 'Entire Phone Call' Between Flynn and Russia Devoted to Sanctions
Source: Mediaite


by Justin Baragona | 12:27 pm, February 15th, 2017

This morning on MSNBC, Katy Tur reported that she had been in discussions with a “high-level source” who stated it was hard to accept former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s excuse that he couldn’t recall if he spoke about sanctions with the Russian ambassador.

Why is that? Because, as Tur noted, the source told her that one of the calls in December was almost entirely devoted to the sanctions that the Obama administration had just imposed on Russia.

“The questions are many,” Tur stated. “A number of them surround just how much of a conversation did General Flynn have about Russian sanctions with the Russian ambassador. How much could he have possibly forgotten?”

She continued, “I was speaking with a high-level source last night who said they just don’t understand how he could have forgotten the conversation because it was the subject of pretty much an entire phone call.”



Read more: MSNBC: High-Level Source Says ‘Entire Phone Call’ Between Flynn and Russia Devoted to Sanctions

 

[TyroneSlothrop]

Ohio Republican says it's time to impeach President Trump
I agree. Glad some Republicans are coming to their senses!

As Charles P. Pierce said in Esquire last week, “I swear, it's like we elected the Clampetts, if the Clampetts were grifters.”

A president of the United States, on the official POTUS Twitter feed, assails a department store for dropping his daughter’s merchandise. On the same day, the Pentagon is looking to rent space in the Trump Tower. Trump’s son travels to Uganda to make a Trump business deal. And, of course, foreign diplomats will stay at the Trump Hotel. The cash comes marching in.

The phony legalisms Trump has said he used to “separate” himself from his businesses – though he still owns them and his sons are running them – will be cited to make this all acceptable. Horsefeathers. No ethical expert could say with a straight face that this is not a classic conflict of interest.

In any time except our post-factual era, no office holder, much less the president, could get away with any one of the dozens of dazzlingly illegal things Trump has already done. They would forfeit office immediately.

The leader of the band of Mad Hatters occupying the White House has already insulted allied world leaders, issued illegal and badly written orders, impugned a “so-called” judge appointed by his own party, and appointed the least-qualified cabinet ever. The first secretary of state was Thomas Jefferson. Trump appointed a big-oil executive with close ties to Russia. The first treasury secretary was Alexander Hamilton. Trump appointed a former Goldman Sachs exec who got rich foreclosing on homeowners. The national security advisor lasted 24 days.

And all that’s just at the time I write this. Who knows what happens next. Each new day is a new nightmare. We are still trying to digest one breathtaking assault on America when another is signed, issued, or Tweeted. All this amid constant lies. Constant. Lies.

I am a lifelong Republican. I voted for every Republican presidential candidate from 1968 to 2004. But I have watched what once was a sane, center-right party go off the rails, first to the extreme right, then to wherever Trump is, which is in another universe.

It’s tough, but we must end this dangerous presidency. Trump must be impeached and removed with all haste. But only Congress can initiate the process.

Our congressman, Steve Chabot, has been busy defending Trump from the media, which is simply reporting Trump’s machinations. It’s time for him to man-up and start drafting the articles of impeachment. As I remember, he did it for Clinton for far less than Trump has already done.

After the election, many hoped that Trump would “grow up” into the job – that he couldn’t possibly be as bad as some thought. Well, it’s gone the other way. The bully has become a more entitled bully. Anyone disagreeing is attacked. Policy is announced in illiterate tweets.

Basic American values – free speech, the rule of law, separation of powers, even common decency – are unknown in this White House. We now have a president who has no concept of separation of powers, or why we have three branches of government. If he knew anything about the Constitution, he would know the framers envisioned just the situation we have now – a would-be dictator. They provided checks and balances – such as an independent judiciary to protect us from presidential tyranny.

Enabling a bully is always a mistake. As soon as the Tweet on Nordstrom’s came out, I said that the Republicans would defend the indefensible, and their talking point would be “a father supporting his daughter.” It wasn’t an hour later that Rep Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, told CNN it “didn’t bother him.” But even Chaffetz had to choke when Kellyanne Conway urged people to buy Ivanka Trump’s shoes.

All the above bothers me and should appall all Americans. We must admit we have elected a president who has immediately proved himself to be a grifter, a pathological liar, a mean-spirited bully and dangerous to American values. This not-ready-for-prime-time show is too dangerous to continue. America is at stake.

If you need help drafting those articles of impeachment, Steve, I am available.

 

[rightwinger]

Ohio Republican says it's time to impeach President Trump
I agree. Glad some Republicans are coming to their senses!

As Charles P. Pierce said in Esquire last week, “I swear, it's like we elected the Clampetts, if the Clampetts were grifters.”

A president of the United States, on the official POTUS Twitter feed, assails a department store for dropping his daughter’s merchandise. On the same day, the Pentagon is looking to rent space in the Trump Tower. Trump’s son travels to Uganda to make a Trump business deal. And, of course, foreign diplomats will stay at the Trump Hotel. The cash comes marching in.

The phony legalisms Trump has said he used to “separate” himself from his businesses – though he still owns them and his sons are running them – will be cited to make this all acceptable. Horsefeathers. No ethical expert could say with a straight face that this is not a classic conflict of interest.

In any time except our post-factual era, no office holder, much less the president, could get away with any one of the dozens of dazzlingly illegal things Trump has already done. They would forfeit office immediately.

The leader of the band of Mad Hatters occupying the White House has already insulted allied world leaders, issued illegal and badly written orders, impugned a “so-called” judge appointed by his own party, and appointed the least-qualified cabinet ever. The first secretary of state was Thomas Jefferson. Trump appointed a big-oil executive with close ties to Russia. The first treasury secretary was Alexander Hamilton. Trump appointed a former Goldman Sachs exec who got rich foreclosing on homeowners. The national security advisor lasted 24 days.

And all that’s just at the time I write this. Who knows what happens next. Each new day is a new nightmare. We are still trying to digest one breathtaking assault on America when another is signed, issued, or Tweeted. All this amid constant lies. Constant. Lies.

I am a lifelong Republican. I voted for every Republican presidential candidate from 1968 to 2004. But I have watched what once was a sane, center-right party go off the rails, first to the extreme right, then to wherever Trump is, which is in another universe.

It’s tough, but we must end this dangerous presidency. Trump must be impeached and removed with all haste. But only Congress can initiate the process.

Our congressman, Steve Chabot, has been busy defending Trump from the media, which is simply reporting Trump’s machinations. It’s time for him to man-up and start drafting the articles of impeachment. As I remember, he did it for Clinton for far less than Trump has already done.

After the election, many hoped that Trump would “grow up” into the job – that he couldn’t possibly be as bad as some thought. Well, it’s gone the other way. The bully has become a more entitled bully. Anyone disagreeing is attacked. Policy is announced in illiterate tweets.

Basic American values – free speech, the rule of law, separation of powers, even common decency – are unknown in this White House. We now have a president who has no concept of separation of powers, or why we have three branches of government. If he knew anything about the Constitution, he would know the framers envisioned just the situation we have now – a would-be dictator. They provided checks and balances – such as an independent judiciary to protect us from presidential tyranny.

Enabling a bully is always a mistake. As soon as the Tweet on Nordstrom’s came out, I said that the Republicans would defend the indefensible, and their talking point would be “a father supporting his daughter.” It wasn’t an hour later that Rep Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, told CNN it “didn’t bother him.” But even Chaffetz had to choke when Kellyanne Conway urged people to buy Ivanka Trump’s shoes.

All the above bothers me and should appall all Americans. We must admit we have elected a president who has immediately proved himself to be a grifter, a pathological liar, a mean-spirited bully and dangerous to American values. This not-ready-for-prime-time show is too dangerous to continue. America is at stake.

If you need help drafting those articles of impeachment, Steve, I am available.

Its still too early to impeach


Give Trump more rope and he will eventually hang himself

 

[TyroneSlothrop]

Its still too early to impeach


Give Trump more rope and he will eventually hang himself

‘He will die in jail’: Intelligence community ready to ‘go nuclear’ on Trump, senior source says
Trump insisted that the “real scandal” was not that former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn lied about his contact with Russia. Instead, the president blasted what he said were “un-American” leaks.

 

[NightFox]

It is interesting how impeachment is viewed by "progressives" strictly as a tool of partisan political activity rather than a Constitutional remedy for addressing high crimes and misdemeanors.

Yes, billy clinton was impeached by republicans for high crimes....

Ummm... perjury and obstruction of justice ARE high crimes and 5 members of his own party voted for impeachment on those two charges.

Doesn't really matter though since he was acquitted in the Senate.

 

[rightwinger]

The Republican Congress will resist impeaching Trump (even though they would do better under Pence)

What Democrats need to do is get the Congress to establish boundaries......Well Trump only did THIS.....if he were to do THAT we would have to impeach. Given time, Trump will cross any boundary

His ethical complications make it impossible not broach the law

 

[edward37]

The experience of Richard Nixon is becoming eerily similar day by day: Hated by the media, subjected to continuous public demonstrations and now potentially accused of a coverup of a minor crime, there will be a steady drumbeat of propaganda that may lead to his ultimate downfall.

Will history repeat itself? Will the public once again allow itself to be led by the nose down the chute of perdition?

just remember ,,,it wasn't the crime but the coverup that he resigned for

One of Trumps biggest faults....his willingness to lie when confronted

Little things he can get away with.....once a real crisis hits, he will dig a hole he can't escape

the sooner the better Just let him bring AAPL overseas money home,,,I own some

 

[The Original Tree]

People are being completely turned off by the nightly absurd assaults the Left is launching against America, and our duly elected president.

I expect more devastating losses by The DNC in the next round of elections.

Lefty Butthurt and wiping their ass with our flag ensures that we can put a dent in The Cancer that is Liberalism\Globalism, and not only bring it to a hault, but reverse it and restore some individual freedoms that lefty has deprived us of in the last few years.

 

[TyroneSlothrop]

People are being completely turned off by the nightly absurd assaults the Left is launching against America, and our duly elected president.

I expect more devastating losses by The DNC in the next round of elections.

Lefty Butthurt and wiping their ass with our flag ensures that we can put a dent in The Cancer that is Liberalism\Globalism, and not only bring it to a hault, but reverse it and restore some individual freedoms that lefty has deprived us of in the last few years.

Benghazi

 

[BlindBoo]

If that CREEP operative didn't have that phone number on him at the time we might never have known about Nixon's many crimes....Trump is just not in Nixon's league. Nixon was an experience politician.

Trump is a flamboyant guy who thinks the President can bully the Free Press, Congress and the Courts. He has found out that his power is limited. Think he's learned his lesson yet?

 

[rightwinger]

People are being completely turned off by the nightly absurd assaults the Left is launching against America, and our duly elected president.

I expect more devastating losses by The DNC in the next round of elections.

Lefty Butthurt and wiping their ass with our flag ensures that we can put a dent in The Cancer that is Liberalism\Globalism, and not only bring it to a hault, but reverse it and restore some individual freedoms that lefty has deprived us of in the last few years.

These "assaults' are also coming from Republicans

Trump has some "splain'n" to do
Claiming fake news and conspiracy theories does not cut it