Impeaching Trump for a telephone conversation? To me, that has the feel of desperation attached to it, a desperation born out of an increasing realization that none of the Democratic presidential candidates is capable of defeating Trump in an election.
Now, let's change the scenario to one where Trump makes the same requests with respect to someone who is running against him for president.
Holding up a U.S. foreign aid package to Ukraine shortly before Trump requested President Zelensky to initiate the investigation.
The argument is that by Trump withholding the foreign aid money to Ukraine until he made his request to investigate the Bidens, he was essentially offering Zelensky a bribe.
That's not to say that a criminal investigation cannot also be a search for political dirt, but there is no evidence that Trump specifically requested political dirt when he requested that Zelensky initiate a criminal investigation of the Bidens.
Based on the notes of the telephone conversation, it is clear that Trump requested an investigation, not political dirt.
After embroiling the nation for three years in what has to be considered the most ludicrous conspiracy theory in U.S. history - that Trump colluded with the Russians to elect him to the presidency - it seems to me that the Democrats, the mainstream press, and possibly even the deep state have now moved on to Part 2 of their effort to remove Trump from office without having to defeat him in an election.
https://www.fff.org/2019/10/01/what-exactly-is-trumps-impeachable-offense/
Now, let's change the scenario to one where Trump makes the same requests with respect to someone who is running against him for president.
Holding up a U.S. foreign aid package to Ukraine shortly before Trump requested President Zelensky to initiate the investigation.
The argument is that by Trump withholding the foreign aid money to Ukraine until he made his request to investigate the Bidens, he was essentially offering Zelensky a bribe.
That's not to say that a criminal investigation cannot also be a search for political dirt, but there is no evidence that Trump specifically requested political dirt when he requested that Zelensky initiate a criminal investigation of the Bidens.
Based on the notes of the telephone conversation, it is clear that Trump requested an investigation, not political dirt.
After embroiling the nation for three years in what has to be considered the most ludicrous conspiracy theory in U.S. history - that Trump colluded with the Russians to elect him to the presidency - it seems to me that the Democrats, the mainstream press, and possibly even the deep state have now moved on to Part 2 of their effort to remove Trump from office without having to defeat him in an election.
https://www.fff.org/2019/10/01/what-exactly-is-trumps-impeachable-offense/
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