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A conservative newspaper, The Washington Examiner, published an article today citing legal experts who discussed the topic of Donald Trump’s impeachment.
According to many such experts Trump could legally be impeached for crimes he committed before becoming president.
While Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives set forth their vision for what they want to accomplish next year, impeachment of President Donald Trump does not seem to be on the agenda. However, many of their supporters and donors are not happy about that, and want the House to start impeachment proceedings shortly after taking control in January.
Democrats in the House of Representatives released new documents last week which they say provide proof that President Donald Trump was directly involved in canceling plans developed by the federal government to sell the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.
According to reports from inside the White House, even Donald Trump knows that impeachment is coming soon after the election.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, warned Trump that if he pardons Manafort, the president will be obstructing justice.
Ivanka Trump is worried that her father is going to be impeached as the situation at the White House has deteriorated to a new low.
Rachel Maddow gave viewers a raised eyebrows look that spoke volumes as she read from a Washington Post story about Trump consulting his lawyers about impeachment proceedings.
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A new Axios/Survey Monkey poll released Tuesday reveals 44 percent of respondents want Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump, including 49% of independent voters. Fully 79 percent of Democrats but just 8 percent of Republicans want an impeachment trial to begin in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The desperation is growing from Trump’s legal team, as Rudy Giuliani is warning of a revolt by the American people if the president is impeached.
Sky News reported:
In an interview with Sky News Rudy Giuliani claimed there was “no reason” for an impeachment and called Mr Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen “a liar”.
Forget the crimes and corruption, Donald Trump said that he couldn't be impeached because he is doing a great job.
Trump has now been implicated in multiple felonies, which is why MSNBC's Ali Velshi gave a quick crash course on the impeachment process.
The top political reporter for NBC News, Chuck Todd, went on The Today Show on Wednesday and said that if a “functional Washington” existed then Congress would be “holding investigations into the Trump presidency” and “looking for ways to draw up articles of impeachment.”
Billionaire Tom Steyer, a major Democratic donor, said he believes that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is incorrect for saying his push to impeach President Trump is hurting Democratic candidates and helping Republicans in this year’s midterm elections.
The House Freedom Caucus thought that they were helping Trump by trying to impeach Rod Rosenstein, instead, they made it easier for Trump to be impeached.
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) made the case that America can't wait for the next president. Donald Trump must be impeached now.
Charlie Savage of The New York Times pointed out that by confessing that Trump dictated the lie-filled memo about the Russia meeting that was released in his son's name, Trump's lawyers admitted to an impeachable offense.
A new midterm elections strategy has appeared among Republicans this year, and is being supported by President Donald Trump. The strategy is to stoke fear among the voters that if Democrats take back control of Congress then Trump will be impeached.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is warning Democrats that they need to let the investigation play out because Donald Trump is trying to use impeachment to motivate Republican voters.
The White House is working on a strategy where Trump would try to help key House Republicans win re-election in return for their voting against impeaching him.
There has been much discussion about President Trump firing or otherwise disposing of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. In fact media headlines have been awash with such speculation, stoking fears that we will soon be facing a constitutional crisis unlike anything seen before in U.S. history.