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7. Impeachment is a political act.

Sun Mar 5, 2017, 02:08 PM

Mar 2017

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Is colluding with Russia to influence the election necessarily illegal/impeachable? [View all] butdiduvote Mar 2017 OP

Hacking emails is a felony I believe. aikoaiko Mar 2017 #2

It's treason. kentuck Mar 2017 #3

I wish. butdiduvote Mar 2017 #4

it was an act of war. kentuck Mar 2017 #5

So why do we still have diplomatic relations with Russia? onenote Mar 2017 #19

Maybe the Logan Act djg21 Mar 2017 #14

Putting aside the gross irregularity of it... Salviati Mar 2017 #6

This looks like the best answer. LAS14 Mar 2017 #8

Or-Putin, help influence our election Mendocino Mar 2017 #16

Likely both. He must be removed from office. bettyellen Mar 2017 #21

Impeachment is a political act. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #7

That's interesting. Can one be impeached simply on the opinion... LAS14 Mar 2017 #9

Technically Congress can do anything they want. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #10

It is if we have a functioning justice system .. ananda Mar 2017 #12

All hell, if they had a photo of BHO Cosmocat Mar 2017 #13

WTF? spanone Mar 2017 #15

you're right. Republicans will say no, not an impeachable offense. Kablooie Mar 2017 #17

I recall, during Clinton's impeachment Solly Mack Mar 2017 #20