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Would Democrats Impeach Obama? His dealings with foreign officials and Congress look as suspect as Trump’s.
Wall Street Journal ^ | January 22, 2020 | Karl Rove

Posted on 01/23/2020 3:30:38 AM PST by karpov

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When considering the Democrats’ high-minded arguments, ask yourself: What if Hillary Clinton won in 2016? After she took office, it would have been revealed that her campaign hired the opposition-research firm Fusion GPS, which assigned Christopher Steele, a former British intelligence official, to reach out to Russian counterparts to solicit dirt on Donald Trump. Recall that the since-discredited dossier Mr. Steele peddled to the media in the fall of 2016 was made up of unsubstantiated rumors from former Russian agents.

It’s naive to believe the Kremlin was unaware that Mr. Steele asked Moscow pals for dirt on Mr. Trump. Those spies are retired, but they rely on Vladimir Putin for their pension checks. Who among congressional Democrats would now be calling for Mrs. Clinton’s removal if she were in the Oval Office? I doubt any. I’ve searched in vain for Democratic criticism for her soliciting foreign involvement in the 2016 election—the principal charge of their impeachment case against President Trump.

Furthermore, while Democrats say Mr. Trump should be removed for seeking a quid pro quo—a Ukrainian investigation of Joe and Hunter Biden in return for U.S. military aid—what about President Barack Obama’s March 2012 open-mic moment? At a summit in Seoul, he asked Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to tell his boss, then-Prime Minister Putin, that “on all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this can be solved but it’s important for him to give me space. . . . This is my last election. After my election I have more flexibility.” In other words, if Mr. Putin didn’t create problems during Mr. Obama’s re-election fight with Mitt Romney, Mr. Obama would show “flexibility” on missile defense and other important issues of national security and foreign policy after the election. Again, crickets when it comes to Democratic criticism.

(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...


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KEYWORDS: impeach; obama
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To: MAGAthon
what a typical back-hander from Turd Blossom.

What is inaccurate in what I said?

21 posted on 01/23/2020 5:38:09 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg
Republicans will not vote to impeach and remove Trump regardless of what he did either.

Congratulations are in order! This reveals a new level of stupidity for you.

Let me set you straight: the RINOS and GOPe hacks in congress hate Trump would like nothing better than to go "Maverick", impeach Trump and get rid of him if they only had the smallest legitimate reason to do so.

22 posted on 01/23/2020 5:43:06 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va
Let me set you straight: the RINOS and GOPe hacks in congress hate Trump would like nothing better than to go "Maverick", impeach Trump and get rid of him if they only had the smallest legitimate reason to do so.

You post that and I'm the stupid one?

23 posted on 01/23/2020 5:45:44 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg
You post that and I'm the stupid one?

Because you are a dumb a$$ liberal and not a conservative you can't see that. All of us NORMALS can see it a mile away. The GOP is waitng out Trump so they can get back to "business as usual".

24 posted on 01/23/2020 5:48:11 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: karpov

Democrats AND Republicans would protect the Kenyan from Indonesia, if only to cover their own complicity in violating the Constitution.

Obama is not a natural born citizen.

No child of a foreign national, born with more than one nationality, is NATURALLY an American.


25 posted on 01/23/2020 6:08:38 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: jospehm20

Rove, like all the rest of the Bush League Republicans, is up to his neck in assisting in the violation of the Constitution that was the Kenyanesian Usurpation to pave the way for George P. Bush who was born a Mexican national from his Mexican national mother.
And the rest of the popular children of foreigners, Haley, Cruz, Rubio, Jindal.


26 posted on 01/23/2020 6:12:25 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: karpov

“...as suspect as Trump’s.”? That’s got to be one of the dumbest statements ever made in the WSJ, which has made some pretty stupid ones.


27 posted on 01/23/2020 6:40:39 AM PST by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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To: karpov

All this is known about Clinton, Comey, et al, and nothing has happened. NOTHING! Trump wanted to let her off the hook in his first speech as President. Never any consequences for Democrats. I’m pretty much over it.


28 posted on 01/23/2020 6:49:02 AM PST by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: karpov
Worse, an Ambassador was brutally murdered on his watch.
29 posted on 01/23/2020 6:51:10 AM PST by Chgogal (Never underestimate the stupidity of a DummycRAT voter. Proof: California, New York, Illinois.)
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To: central_va

I believe you are correct, sir. Plenty of RINOS see their gravy train threatened as Trump is exposing pay to play schemes and successfully implementing his AMERICA FIRST agenda.
Just my two cents.. Have a great day


30 posted on 01/23/2020 7:25:15 AM PST by JerseyDvl ("If you're going through hell, keep going.")
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To: karpov

None of Trumps dealings with foreign leaders look ‘’suspect’’. F’ing WSJ.


31 posted on 01/23/2020 9:55:09 AM PST by jmacusa ("If wisdom is not the Lord, what is wisdom?)
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