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Leading Neo-Con, John Podhoretz, calls Trump giving secrets to Russia "monstrous", "impeachable" * (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 OP
Did Podhoretz read the article OKNancy May 2017 #1
What is legal and what is impeachable are two different standards DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #2
Every rethug owns this shitshow...BTW, how do we know he didn't tell them on purpose?!! Nevermypresident May 2017 #3
Every day is a new shitshow DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #4
Ya better god damn well believe it! eleny May 2017 #5
how is the president exempt from federal law? unblock May 2017 #6
That third tweet is exactly how anyone can goad 45 into doing or saying anything. LonePirate May 2017 #7

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
1. Did Podhoretz read the article
Mon May 15, 2017, 05:34 PM
May 2017

It said that Trump has the power to declassify anything he wants, so what he did was (probably?) not illegal.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,705 posts)
2. What is legal and what is impeachable are two different standards
Mon May 15, 2017, 05:36 PM
May 2017



Legally, Trump could tell the Russians the exact coordinates of our nuclear silos. That would certainly be a basis for impeachment:



2/2 the power to classify flows FROM the pres as an element of Article 2. In effect it inheres in him. But potentially impeachable offense.

Nevermypresident

(781 posts)
3. Every rethug owns this shitshow...BTW, how do we know he didn't tell them on purpose?!!
Mon May 15, 2017, 05:38 PM
May 2017

I'm ready to scream. Every rethug in the House needs to quit or be defeated in 2018 if they don't introduce and vote on articles of impeachment NOW. I know, I know...I'm singing to the choir.

Also, is it possible has he compromised this other country's intelligence agents live(s) by telling the russkies this?!!

unblock

(51,974 posts)
6. how is the president exempt from federal law?
Mon May 15, 2017, 05:56 PM
May 2017

article 2 doesn't talk about classified information specifically, afaik, so it's just a matter of federal law, i would think.

by his logic, if he's exempt from this federal law, then why wouldn't he be exempt from all federal law, e.g., tax evasion, murder on federal land, etc.?

obviously that can't be the case, but what is constitutionally different about federal law regarding classified information?

LonePirate

(13,386 posts)
7. That third tweet is exactly how anyone can goad 45 into doing or saying anything.
Mon May 15, 2017, 06:34 PM
May 2017

Of course, those of us here already knew how intellectually and emotionally deficient he was as soon as he announced his candidacy almost two years ago.

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