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In reply to the discussion: "The Senate won't remove him" - why this is a pathetically weak argument [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,315 posts)What happens if, Trump is finally caught in a blatant illegal action, something so egregious, maybe some Epstein resort frolicking with underage girls for instance, or some massive cheating on his taxes, and this is revealed as the election date draws near. And it becomes very clear he will not win.
I can imagine the duplicitous Republicans like Graham and McConnell switching tracks (again) and putting on their astonished faces, and declare that "Who knew?...If we had only known" And furthermore, they may even have the balls to claim that Democrats shirked on their responsibility to impeach, because surely then they too would have seen the depths of Trumps illegality and of COURSE would have voted to impeach.
Furthermore, they could even then switch it up, quickly replacing Trump with Pence, or some new upcoming Republlican star with charisma 6 months before the election who would run on .....well all he'd have to run on is NOT being Trump. And they could win.
Furthermore, even if they couldn't or didn't replace Trump in that instance, and he lost, in part because of these newly uncovered crimes, they could be set up for 2022, and 2024 using that same feigning ignorance and shock and awe and using the excuse that Democrats allowed him to stay in office so long for political reasons, not for what was best for the country.
I know its a long shot, but its just one more reason to impeach now. So many risks with waiting.