Posted on 05/13/2019 5:09:41 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
It seems a crazy idea that any president would actually want to be impeached.
But Donald Trump has so subverted Washington logic with his wild, norm-crushing presidency that there is now a serious conversation -- at least among Democrats -- about whether he views the ultimate constitutional crisis as a weapon in his re-election campaign.
The possibility is shaping the strategies of Democratic leaders as they weigh the political risks of impeachment and their duty to defend principles of American governance.
Many Democrats fear that Trump may be laying an impeachment trap that could consume the House majority, distract them from key issues like health care and alienate persuadable voters.
But it's also possible their leaders could be talking up the idea that Trump wants to be impeached as a way to quell discontent among some base activists that Washington Democrats are not doing more to constrain the President. READ: Pelosi the pragmatist aims her party toward the middle The question is not going away, given Trump's staggeringly broad effort to subvert investigations of his presidency, campaign, personal finances and business career.
"The President is almost self-impeaching because he is, every day, demonstrating more obstruction of justice and disrespect for Congress' legitimate role to subpoena," Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday. One of Pelosi's top lieutenants, House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff, is, like Pelosi, wary of the risks of impeachment. But he acknowledged Trump's own actions might be propelling Washington toward a precipice.
"Part of our reluctance is we are already a bitterly divided country and an impeachment process will divide us further," Schiff said Sunday on "This Week" on ABC News.
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The idiots are distracting themselves in their echo chamber
The democrats know not to impeach, check out how Slick fared through impeachment. The democrats cant let it go either. They are too invested in this Russian collusion narrative. The American people want to move on but the democrats and media refuse to let this happen. The bottom line is the left keeps collusion front and center as the real provable collusion, Democrat/Russian collusion, explodes all over them.
Political Government ordered espionage is expected to help to win an election
I don’t get the daily morning meme/trope notification.
Is an Impeachment Trap the same thing as a Constitutional Crisis?
Illegal “immigrants” are a super class of citizens. They have privileges that citizens do not have.
Remember, President Trump said, before the last election,
“maybe it wouldn’t be such a bad thing if the Democrats won the House”. (paraphrasing)
Not that he “caused” it, but maybe didn’t do everything he could to prevent it or let the #NeverTrumpers and RINOs fend for themselves.
Maybe a small still voice told him so.
Do tell, CNN, do tell...
All of this claptrap means only one thing:
NANCY DOESN’T HAVE THE VOTES.
Everything else they want you to believe is BS.
“RATS! they figured it out!”
But they’re like the extremely drunk driver who will insist he hasn’t been drinking.
Or the kleptomaniac who pockets a bauble while security is slapping on the cuffs.
They can’t help themselves, it’s who they are.
Plus, the Bernie/AOC hard letters have the old guard on their geriatric heels.
Buy some popcorn, enjoy.
He’s playing with their minds. They don’t know which way to turn.
There’s been a lot of lies lately on the political front, but that one is a whopper!
“Democrats .... defend principles of American governance.”
Yeah ... take another bong hit. LOL!!! Jeeze Louise
LOL. No CNN bias there.
Staggeringly Broad.
I have to remember that one. I might even apply it to the Hillary Coverup by the FBI, Justice Department, the MSM and Obama.
(?) Your kidding, right.? The only issue on their mind is, Trump is President....
There are 53 Republicans in the Senate, and I'm not at all sure there aren't 20 that want Trump gone.
“he is, every day, demonstrating more obstruction of justice”
Now there’s a statement based on a false premise. What exactly is he doing to “obstruct justice?”
What they really mean is he’s using their clinical insanity against them.
Yet, they’re still stupid enough to fall for it.
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