The Mueller Report thread

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(07-26-2019, 01:46 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I'm sure there are those that thought it started to erode around the time POTUS was getting a hummer in the oval Office.

Trump remains in power because he has not committed an impeachable offense. Not being a "good person" is not impeachable.

One could argue the erosion began with Johnson/Nixon, though it recovered somewhat in the interim. Until Trump.

"Not being a good person" does erode respect, right?  That's the issue we were addressing.

And it is for Congress to decide whether Trump's bad behavior/criminality should lead to impeachment. It is not at all clear that he remains in power because he hasn't committed impeachable offenses.

Speaking of hummers, what was the standard of impeachment which drove Republicans back in the '90s? Wasn't it "not being a good person"? Even before obstruction of an investigation into bad behavior?

Lindsey Graham on the record.
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article230483449.html

“You don’t even have to be convicted of a crime to lose your job in this constitutional republic if this body determines that your conduct as a public official is clearly out of bounds in your role,” the politician said. “Impeachment is not about punishment. Impeachment is about cleansing the office. Impeachment is about restoring honor and integrity to the office.”