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In reply to the discussion: Will history record that Democrats made a huge mistake in not impeaching Donald Trump? [View all]politicaljunkie41910
(3,335 posts)the decision before knowing what's in the report are the ones being premature. The Report may surprise us all. If there is no evidence of impeachable offenses, then the case is closed. If there is vast evidence of "high crimes or misdemeanors" we should go for it irregardless of whether WE think WE can get a conviction. If there is evidence of a crime, we should impeach and let the chips fall where they may. Not to do so, would encourage another president to break the laws and/or engage in impeachable offenses.
Bill Clinton was impeached for lying about sex with an intern. Donald Trump has done at least what would constitute high crimes comparable to what Bill Clinton did, if there is any evidence of his working with the Russians during the election, to include: 1) proof of an exchange of voter registration information between Trump's people and the Russians; 2) proof that the Russians hacked Clinton's emails based on Trumps encouragement; (that proof could be determined if it did happen later on the same day that Trump asked Russia to do so; 3) proof of any type that the Trump Team was engaging in secret meetings or conversations with the Russians during the time leading up to the election about any exchange of favors/or thing of value in exchange for election assistance, (i.e. ballot box tampering, registration forms tampering, etc.) 4) Evidence that Trump made promises to the Russians to lift sanctions in exchange for any election assistance, or any thing of value that could have influenced election outcomes, and 5) anything else that Mueller knows that we don't know yet.
When we know the answers to this and any other questions than we will know whether to pursue impeachment. Until we have certainty one way or the other, from Mueller, Comey, Sally Yates, the DoJ, the Russians, the Pinging Bank in Trump Tower, Michael Cohen, the meetings in the Sechelles Islands, the Russian's meeting in the Cigar lounge, where they all left by different doors,etc, and testimony from all those who were indicted and why they were indicted, or who have served jail sentences, we shouldn't take anything off the table.