"those who would sacrifice justice for prosperity deserve neither"~Benjamin Franklin*
*something about liberty and security or some jazz...but the sentiment holds. The ongoing crap doesn't seem too far fraom the Clinton years. There was the Whitewater scandal, the suicide of that guy, the chatter about his infidelity, and then he lied about sexual relations with "that woman". When he tried to deceive, he was lying to congress. I'm actually glad he was impeached, as he wasn't truthful, and it's not the blowjob that was worthy of impeachment, but the deception. This is the president of our country! Newt et al. had it out for him from day one, but he deserved to have the stain (joke intended) on his record.
This president made a decision to leverage congressionally appointed aid to an ally for his own personal political gain. That is an abuse of his power as president. It's easy to claim that he was just trying to address corruption is bullshit. The guy had it out for one family, and it was his political opponent. He plays dirty, and learned it from the dirtiest (Manafort and R. Stone) who are now headed to jail.
I don't get to decide if he is removed from office, the Senate can; and I don't get to decide if he's back in 2020-24, the voters can, but he deserves an impeachment in his legacy.
I will add, if and when he is forced to release his financial records, I hope the House is willing to impeach him again if there is any financial impropriety.
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