Should Trump Be Impeached?

[Moderate Right]

I have bigger goals and larger fish to fry

Please, tell us.

 

[Moderate Right]

Yes...because he appears emotionally/mentally unstable to me.

Appearances can be deceiving.

 

[upsideguy]

If Trump actually did something illegal Republicans will have no trouble in personally throwing the noose over the tree limb. But, Trump was politically toxic to them even during the primaries and during the election and they have learned to live with it. They will continue to live with it unless Trump has broken the law.

Disagree. The Republicans* (who hold the cards on impeachment) are not concerned about legality; only about political expediency. They could run him out tomorrow if it were about legality. He is in violation of the emoluments clause right now, but no one cares. There is no appetite on the part of Republicans* to learn about whether there is any illegality on the part of the Trump administration with regards to Russian interference in the election or actions by Trump since (such as the dismal of Comey). The Republicans* have ONLY reacted when they had no practical choice; when the political tides demanded it.

Impeachment is a political event. The "legality" is just the way it is sold to the people. The Clinton impeachment had almost nothing to do with legality, it was only a cover.

* - When I refer to the characteristics of Republicans here, I am not suggesting the Dems would be any better if the roles were reversed.

 

[Perotista]

I'm pretty sure that there are still more than 60 million of us who want President Trump to succeed.

Wanting Trump to succeed and approving of the job he is doing is two different things. What I want is a president who does what is best for America, political party, party agenda, etc. be danged. Trump hasn't done anything so far to get me really upset, angry. Neither has he done anything that would earn my praise or a gleeful pat on the back. I do think Trump has made a lot of mistakes and then compounded them with his mouth and via twitter. Trump is in the hole approval wise, due to a lot of his own doings and knee jerk reactions.

Personally, I never wanted Trump a million miles within the Oval Office. Neither did I want Hillary Clinton there. But the fact is Trump is president and I want him to succeed on America's behalf, to make America a very successful nation. But acknowledging his mistakes, his constant need to attack everyone and everything that says one thing bad about him, his constant feuds, that isn't wishing him ill. That is wishing that he changes and becomes for America's sake, a successful president.

 

[Moderate Right]

Lock her up, lock her up, lock her up

Ummmm. Hillary had been investigated long before Trump came into the picture.

 

[Moderate Right]

You know that you would be screaming for investigations if Obama did half of this stuff. So why do you want Trump's shenanigans thrown under the carpet? Why the double standard?

I actually defended Obama a number of times. Heck, I voted for him in 2012, although I now admit to my mistake.

 

[Moderate Right]

Trump seems to think so...

“I faced great pressure because of Russia. That's taken off.”

The trouble is, people, particularly on the left, care too much about what he says instead of what he does. I tuned out his words a long time ago and judge him by his actions only. Trump is Trump.

 

[Unitedwestand13]

The trouble is, people, particularly on the left, care too much about what he says instead of what he does. I tuned out his words a long time ago and judge him by his actions only. Trump is Trump.

He fired Comey

He said that he felt great pressure from the Russian investigation.

 

[reinoe]

Lock her up, lock her up, lock her up

That's campaign sloganeering, not a witch hunt.

 

[Moderate Right]

Given the numbers in the House, you need a lot of Republican support to impeach Trump. The time may come when those numbers are there. I can see a day when the GOP will be chomping at the bit to impeach...or really wish they had.

But, for now, I rather enjoy watching them commit political suicide by defending his actions.

You mean the same kind of political suicide that caused Trump to win the White House?

 

[JamesBY]

Not a one of us have ever seen a President careening out of control like this one.

 

[calamity]

You mean the same kind of political suicide that caused Trump to win the White House?

At this point that win is really losing. And, it's about to get far worse.

 

[Moderate Right]

He fired Comey

He said that he felt great pressure from the Russian investigation.

The trouble is, people, particularly on the left, care too much about what he says instead of what he does. I tuned out his words a long time ago and judge him by his actions only. Trump is Trump.

 

[Moderate Right]

Not a one of us have ever seen a President careening out of control like this one.

That's because the media is trying the best they can to make it look that way and the rabid left is shouting as loud as they can shout.

 

[Mach]

Would need a Constitutional Amendment for that.

Very well, please proceed.

 

[upsideguy]

Even Obama and Hillary said they want Trump to succeed.

Which is an improvement, given Rush Limbaugh and others often told us they did NOT want Obama to succeed.

 

[Crovax]

Hillary should be locked up. She committed felonies.

You should get in contact with the doj then, since you clearly have information they don't.

 

[Trippy Trekker]

Cause for impeachment could include any number of reasons, including, but not limited to violating the emoluments clause, incompetency, treason, sexual harassment, rape, obstruction of justice, and theft by trickery.

 

[Crovax]

Ummmm. Hillary had been investigated long before Trump came into the picture.

And it was pretty much over due to lack of evidence until Trump whipped up all his supporters into a frenzy over something that was obvious had no substance as far as a legal prosecution. Pretty much the textbook definition of a witch hunt. The only thing missing was for Trump to try and weigh Hillary against a duck.

 

[JamesBY]

That's because the media is trying the best they can to make it look that way and the rabid left is shouting as loud as they can shout.

Horse manure, moderate right. Trump has no business being our President, and he plays, being the fool he is, right into the hands of the Press. Nixon should have tossed the burglars and those who got them going to the feds and the press, stat. Trump should have done that, stat. It's too late.

 

[lurchadams]

Trump, as president, has every right to fire the FBI director for any reason at all. I've heard of and have seen people getting fired for stealing company resources. McCabe is on record as saying that the FBI was already well resourced.. If Trump felt the Russian investigation was a waste of time and resources then he's fine to fire him, but Trump could fire Comey for literally any reason, up to and including because Comey wanted to expand the investigation. The Russian investigation was neither a civil nor criminal investigation. It was an intelligence investigation and therefore there was no "justice" to obstruct.

I could not possibly care less about the opinions of the MSM and I'm not surprised that Trump haters are now embracing "if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to worry about". After pretending to be champions of civil rights, they are now comfortable with police getting unlimited investigative power even without probable cause. The hypocrisy is not even surprising anymore. There are only about 4-5 defenders of civil liberties left in the government.

These are all your opinions. You feel Trump's actions and behaviors are perfectly fine. You have hatred for and zero respect for those who dare to question Trump's behavior. Yes, you've made that all perfectly clear.

The difference between you and me is that I respect your right to voice your opinion and would never say that I "couldn't care less".

 

[Perotista]

True, but, you have to remember that Trump won the primaries and the presidency by being anti-media.

That was a different constituency. The primaries weren't all America. The GOP primaries consisted of only 30% or a bit less of the total electorate. The primaries were only the Republican base. The other 70% of the total electorate had no say in whom the Republicans nominated. Winning the general election was more of an anti vote. According to the exit polls, 50% of the 46% of the total vote was an anti-Clinton vote. Not necessarily for Trump, any Tom, Dick or Harry would have done. They were going to vote against Clinton no matter whom the Republican nominated. One could say that actually only 23% of the total electorate voted for Trump because they really, really wanted him to be our next president.

The bottom line is this last election was one in which most people voted for the candidate they wanted the least to lose. Not win, the least wanted to lose.

 

[Crovax]

Cause for impeachment could include any number of reasons, including, but not limited to violating the emoluments clause, incompetency, treason, sexual harassment, rape, obstruction of justice, and theft by trickery.

You might wanna find some new sources of "news"

 

[Paperview]

The trouble is, people, particularly on the left, care too much about what he says instead of what he does. I tuned out his words a long time ago and judge him by his actions only. Trump is Trump.

This is what true, deep seated cultism looks like folks.

 

[calamity]

Please, tell us.

see post 121