So what’s the crime again?
“So what’s the crime again?”
Impeachment is a political process, not a legal process. There doesn’t have to be a crime. Not unlike employment in the private sector where the boss can fire you if he doesn’t like you (at least in right to work states).
The one legal crime likely to be charged is obstruction of justice. Mueller may also have uncovered some crimes associated with Trump’s businesses, possibly going back a number of years. Tax evasion, fraud, bribery of public officials come to mind. Add a few non crimes such as “ “collusion” along with some technical campaign law violations which though minor will be portrayed by his opponents as evidence of corruption. Perhaps the payoffs to women will be portrayed as bribes. Then comes the nebulous issue of “fitness for office”. Imagine the House asks him to submit to an exam by an independent team of distinguished psychologists. If Trump agrees to the exam, and is found to be unstable, the House members have cover to vote to impeach. If he refuses, and goes on a Tweetstorm tirade, his detractors insist it is more evidence of his irrationality.
A political process requires no crime to be proven. All it requires are sufficient votes by two bodies of corrupt political hacks who have a history of putting their own self interest before their constituents and the country. Remember they promised to end Obamacare and funding of Planned Parenthoid. Most promised to secure the border. Few have been held accountable by the voters for breaking these promises.