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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to those saying they can’t stand to watch the news -
stop calling it the “news”.
it’s propaganda. ignore it.
Hillary Clinton told ‘the countdown to indictment has already started.’
or that should be the case anyway.
Mueller wont be happy until the American economy lies in ruins and the nation is destroyed.
He should be doing time for sedition.
They were investigating Russia collusion. They were looking for a crime and now they think they have found one.
What are your thoughts?
“Does all this good outweigh the bad?”
What bad?
Tom Cole?
F the congress. They will have a lot more to worry about if Trump is forced from office. No one in his base will ever vote for any republican nominee going forward.
time to stock up on ammo....bring it on.
“Countdown to impeachment might also be countdown to CWII.”
Could very well be.
I’m had enough of watching how corrupt the US Federal Government is. All Mueller has done is publicly illustrate how corruption works and they’re too depraved to know it apparently.
“If they take out Trump and get away with it, our country is dead, and not a damned person anywhere better tell me to “vote, vote, vote” again.”
That’s what the Rats are counting on.
“Weird lookin dude.”
He looks Neandertal.
“The ‘countdown to impeachment’ began the moment Jeff Sessions said, ‘I recuse myself.’
I think it began before that, but Sessions recusing himself and allowing the conflicted Rod Rosenstein and the blatantly conflicted Mueller to start the witch hunt definitely set the ball rolling.
bttt
Yeah, that observation has popped up before. "Congress: So easy a caveman can do it!"
1) There is a distinct possibility the Democrats will take over the House in November. If they do, impeachment is likely.
2) They likely won’t take over the Senate. Even if they do, they can’t possibly have the 67 votes necessary for conviction.
3). Talk of Civil War 2.0 is absurd. It’s just people venting on an anonymous message board.
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