Posted on 08/24/2018 7:09:40 PM PDT by Simon Green
Donald Trump has been warned the “countdown” to impeachment is underway, after his former lawyer implicated the president in crimes committed during the 2016 election.
On Thursday, Mr Trump publicly addressed the prospect of impeachment for the first time, claiming the market would “crash” if his presidency was threatened.
“I don't know how you can impeach somebody who has done a great job,” Mr Trump told Fox News. “I will tell you what, if I ever got impeached, I think the market would crash. I think everybody would be very poor because, without this thinking, you would see – you would see numbers that you wouldn't believe, in reverse.”
Mr Trump’s comments came after Michael Cohen, his long-time legal “fixer”, pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges, including two counts of campaign finance violations, which he said he committed at the direction of the president.
Cohen admitted paying hush money to adult film actress Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal, both alleged to have had extramarital affairs with Mr Trump.
Tom Cole, a Republican member of the House of Representatives, warned it was "too soon" to begin impeachment proceedings, but said: "If something comes out that is clear and convincing and impeachable, I think members will act."
Al Green, a Democratic congressman who has previously filed articles of impeachment against Mr Trump, suggested he may do so again following Cohen’s guilty plea.
"I think the president has to realise that the countdown to impeachment has already started,” he said. "He, at some point, will have to choose if he will face impeachment or if he will resign. It will be his choice. The congress will have no choice but to act.”
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Those young men chanting alpha & omega and giving Obama credit for their having ambitions or hope was way, way creepier.
Well, at least that non-political version of Al Green has accomplished something.
I hope PDJT is merely waiting for the optimum moment to annihilate the Deep State. If he does, history will credit him with saving the republic. If he doesn’t, this grand experiment in free government is over.
It was pretty bad, yes.
This was not a man who is worried about impeachment, that I can tell you.
6 1/2 years still left to go in the Trump presidency.
Thanks. It is curious how the entire previous eight years of criminal government seems to still be swept under the rug
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