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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 11:40 AM Apr 2019

Trump: "There were no crimes by me (No Collusion, No Obstruction), so you can't impeach."

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

Only high crimes and misdemeanors can lead to impeachment. There were no crimes by me (No Collusion, No Obstruction), so you can’t impeach. It was the Democrats that committed the crimes, not your Republican President! Tables are finally turning on the Witch Hunt!
9:47 AM · Apr 22, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone


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Trump: "There were no crimes by me (No Collusion, No Obstruction), so you can't impeach." (Original Post) Miles Archer Apr 2019 OP
He should have a chat with Lindsey Graham. TwilightZone Apr 2019 #1
He is so WRONG...... ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2019 #2
It is Trump 101 playbook, nothing more or less... Moostache Apr 2019 #6
So says the liar in chief, who has probably by now accumulated over 9000 lies so far...nt SWBTATTReg Apr 2019 #3
He broke 9000 last week and he's been on a roll celebrating world wide wally Apr 2019 #4
We don't know there aren't any crimes by you. You won't allow investigators to look... PeeJ52 Apr 2019 #5
Blithering idiot. louis-t Apr 2019 #7
"I'm not guilty! No! No! No! I'm not! Not! Not! Not! Not! I'm not! Really, I'm not! " struggle4progress Apr 2019 #8

TwilightZone

(25,472 posts)
1. He should have a chat with Lindsey Graham.
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 11:43 AM
Apr 2019

"“[Y]ou don’t even have to be convicted of a crime to lose your job in this constitutional republic,” Graham said. “If this body determines that your conduct as a public official is clearly out of bounds in your role because […] Impeachment is not about punishment, impeachment is about cleansing the office.”"

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/1999-lindsey-graham-reminds-2019-trump-it-doesnt-matter-if-there-were-no-crimes/

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)
2. He is so WRONG......
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 11:43 AM
Apr 2019

He does not understand that the Mueller Report does not exonerate him. Mueller lays it out in a way we can jnderstand, except Donald Trump.

Moostache

(9,895 posts)
6. It is Trump 101 playbook, nothing more or less...
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 11:55 AM
Apr 2019

1) Lie, cheat, steal - amoral acts also apply
2) Deny it ever happened
3) Loudly and Repeatedly say you were never guilty anyway
4) Distract, Rinse, Repeat
5) Make new outrage to take attention away from the latest outrage


He gets away with it because the media cannot stop themselves from whoring their entire attention grabbing apparatus to him to suck up 'ratings'. That is all this is...the entire Trump Presidency is an exercise in showing just how bad media dumbing down has become and just how susceptible the American public is to it.

We have become a nation of addicts - addicted to pain pills for some, but for most it is addiction to attention. Whether that is online (via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. - placing immense importance on the trival) or attention in what we consume with our attention (ever shrinking attention spans that is...) it all revolves around smaller and smaller but more frequent doses of attention. A woman driving at 80 mph on interstate 270 outside of St. Louis this morning nearly side-swiped me because she was texting and driving.

This is not just an old man, get-off-my-lawn moment...it is systemic and widespread and getting worse by the hour.

The things Trump has done IN PUBLIC VIEW should have been enough to start impeachment hearings and determine if there are in fact high crimes and misdemeanors in play here...sure LOOKS worse than a blow job cover up to me...

 

PeeJ52

(1,588 posts)
5. We don't know there aren't any crimes by you. You won't allow investigators to look...
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 11:50 AM
Apr 2019

The few things they have been able to look at have shown you were guilty. Your sister chose to resign her judgeship rather than face scrutiny on tax evasion. You gave up your "charity" upon closer examination. Once investigators get inside, they'll make an honest evaluation and they'll let you know. It seems you "might" have been paying a lot of people off. This time it won't be so easy.

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