Philippe Reines: Stop drawing the wrong lessons from 1998

[zipplewrath]

1. This is roughly what everyone has been saying

If the democrats had been in control of the House for the last two years, they could have built a case by now to credibly impeach Trump. It may have even been enough to get him convicted as well. At this point, all anyone can do is to now START building the case IN THE HOUSE and ultimately present the evidence. That can possibly build enough momentum to get a conviction. There may not really be enough time. However, it cannot appear to START OUT with the foregone conclusion that he is going to be impeached. The House can't really "get there" before the public and political support to do so arises. So in the mean time, we speak of letting Mueller finish. We let the House committees do their oversight work. We collect the testimony. We let Mueller rack up the indictments, confessions, and convictions. And in that process you MIGHT get to impeachment, but just as likely, you get to an election in 2020 where the people CHOOSE to remove him from office, through an election.