Republican Electoral College Elector Makes A Devastating Argument That Trump Could Be Impeached

Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 09:38 pm

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One of the key points of Republican Electoral College elector Christopher Suprun’s argument against Trump is that the president-elect refuses to acknowledge that Constitution forbids him from accepting payments and gifts from foreign governments, which could lead his impeachment.
Suprun explained why he won’t be voting for Trump in The New York Times, but it was the point below that stuck out as a problem that will dog Trump’s presidency:

Mr. Trump does not understand that the Constitution expressly forbids a president to receive payments or gifts from foreign governments. We have reports that Mr. Trump’s organization has business dealings in Argentina, Bahrain, Taiwan and elsewhere. Mr. Trump could be impeached in his first year given his dismissive responses to financial conflicts of interest. He has played fast and loose with the law for years. He may have violated the Cuban embargo, and there are reports of improprieties involving his foundation and actions he took against minority tenants in New York. Mr. Trump still seems to think that pattern of behavior can continue.

The election of the next president is not yet a done deal. Electors of conscience can still do the right thing for the good of the country.

Suprun urged his fellow Republican electors to reject Trump, and instead cast their ballots for a person like Gov. John Kasich of Ohio.

The argument that Trump unqualified and unfit to be president have been made a million times over, but the argument that Donald Trump is corrupt that he could be impeached during his first year in office is devastating.

A member of Trump’s own party is warning his fellow electors that if they elect Trump to occupy the White House, they will be risking an impeachment scandal. I can’t recall another occasion when an Electoral College elector has suggested that the president-elect could face impeachment.

For those who have been paying attention to Trump’s scandal’s Suprun’s warning is not far fetched. It won’t be a surprise if Donald Trump runs a corrupt administration that comes to an end with his impeachment. If Trump goes down, he is likely to take Pence and the Republican majorities in Congress down with him.

Trump is a one man corruption scandal waiting to happen.

It is unlikely that electors will mass defect away from Trump, but once the scandals blossom, remember that voters were warned about Trump almost up until the minute that he took office.

There has never been a president-elect as ready made for impeachment as Donald Trump.

Jason Easley

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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