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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf Mr Trump were impeached, or resigned...
... do you think that would stop the investigation into the Russian shenanigans? Not that it should, but as a practical matter, would the masses, the media, and the crooks and liars on the Hill all breathe a collective sigh of relief and bury the issue?
-- Mal
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If Mr Trump were impeached, or resigned... (Original Post)
malthaussen
Apr 2017
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Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)1. I guess there is a danger of that...
but Pence has already been implicated due to his claims that he somehow didn't know about Flynn's connections to Russia. I think the whole crew is infected with the Putin virus and will need to be purged (I hate that word .
katmondoo
(6,454 posts)2. It should not stop the investigation
tblue37
(64,982 posts)5. Pence could pull a Ford and issue a blanket pardon. nt
unblock
(51,974 posts)3. i don't think it will happen at all; but, if donnie did leave office, pence would pardon everyone.
citing ford/nixon as precedent.
JenniferJuniper
(4,496 posts)6. Of course, that didn't work out too well for Ford.
unblock
(51,974 posts)7. I seriously doubt a continuing investigation would have worked better for him
oberliner
(58,724 posts)4. Neither of those things is going to happen
Focus on living in the reality we are in.