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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEugene Robinson: If not Trump, "describe the president for whom you would start impeachment"
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson called out Congress during an appearance on MSNBCs The Beat with Ari Melber asking what it would take for Congress to impeach President Donald Trump.
Well, well see if it can handle the nuance if they would read the report. What do we pay the for, right? Its their job to read the report, Robinson said of the elected officials. Congress should ask a question: If youre not going to start an impeachment into Donald Trump, imagine tell me describe the president for whom you would start an impeachment inquiry. I mean, a president who abused power? A president who used the instruments of the state to go after his political enemies? A president who lies to the American people all the time? I mean, describe this hypothetical president who does something that Donald Trump doesnt do all the time.
Melber seemed dumbstruck, shaking his head and closing his eyes.
Ill let that sit for a second on a big night, a moment of reflection, he said, pausing. Because you put it down and you say, this report, which Mueller was really just going through the biggest take ways from this in about nine minutes.
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/if-you-wont-impeach-trump-who-would-you-impeach-washington-post-columnist/
Well, well see if it can handle the nuance if they would read the report. What do we pay the for, right? Its their job to read the report, Robinson said of the elected officials. Congress should ask a question: If youre not going to start an impeachment into Donald Trump, imagine tell me describe the president for whom you would start an impeachment inquiry. I mean, a president who abused power? A president who used the instruments of the state to go after his political enemies? A president who lies to the American people all the time? I mean, describe this hypothetical president who does something that Donald Trump doesnt do all the time.
Melber seemed dumbstruck, shaking his head and closing his eyes.
Ill let that sit for a second on a big night, a moment of reflection, he said, pausing. Because you put it down and you say, this report, which Mueller was really just going through the biggest take ways from this in about nine minutes.
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/if-you-wont-impeach-trump-who-would-you-impeach-washington-post-columnist/
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Eugene Robinson: If not Trump, "describe the president for whom you would start impeachment" (Original Post)
Miles Archer
May 2019
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TruckFump
(5,812 posts)1. Dubya
But he is a far, far second to Trump.
Skittles
(153,150 posts)2. people are STILL DYING because of the criminal actions of Dubya INC
so no, he is not a FAR FAR SECOND
TruckFump
(5,812 posts)3. Yep, and...
...persons not born at the time of the invasion of Irag (for total bullshit and lies), are now going to the Middle East and dying because our oil is under their sand.
IMO, Dubya is and was stupid -- Trump is also, but Trump is also evil. I never saw Dubya as totally evil -- just a buffoon. Dubya was run by Cheney and if you had asked for VPs, that POS is at the top of the list.
sarabelle
(453 posts)4. The most compelling argument for impeachment yet. nt
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