It's Draft Time: Impeachment Edition

[Benton]

(05-22-2017, 12:11 AM)Vlad Wrote: Ok, so fill me in on this impeachment thing.

So what was it that Trump did again?

he appointed a person (and most likely others) in the employ of a foreign government and then impeded federal investigators trying to discover if there was anything more than the executive branch making horrible hiring decisions. that's obstruction of justice. clinton was impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice. now, trump can at least say he beat a clinton at something.

i expected trump to get impeached at some point (and would have been shocked if hrc hadn't gotten impeached if she had won), but i figured it would be related in his inability to detach himself from his business.

although democrats (and his own party) may not do anything given timing. impeachment is more about winning the next election or getting legislation through, and at this point, going down that road does nothing for democrats to win in 2020, and takes away any leverage republicans have over trump. the only reason they might is if it looks like enough house seats or the 34 senate seats are in danger because of healthcare/corruption blowback.