If Biden had ever tried to prevent lawyers and firms representing Jan. 6 clients from entering federal buildings, or pulled the security clearances of lawyers representing Trump, there would have been calls for impeachment THE NEXT DAY.

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So painfully true. It more infuriating that OUR main stream media fails to draw a historical comparison. The MSM acts more like 'play-by-play' announcers than insightful analysts.
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If we had a functional Congress, that would be the proper remedy for what Donald's doing. Many times over. But MAGA has neutered Congress. https://youtu.be/5Rd36zshMhg
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i put as much blame on congressional dems capitulating and being spineless as i do anything 'maga' is doing ...
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I strongly disagree with the wimpy response of Dems, but please don’t “both sides” this issue. They are not in anyway as culpable as the GOP
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as long as they keep capitulating, bending over and refusing to fight .... then yes, they are. look, i dont like it either, but if the shoe fits .... they need to quit being weak, grow a backbone and do ANYTHING that makes the gop's job harder ... to date, they havent ...
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I agree with that assessment— I just don’t think it puts them on a par with the GOP, which has been actively enabling evil
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no kidding ...
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True. But the American people were super smart and handed the GOP the ENTIRE federal government to run and they've made it clear they don't care at all about morals or righteousness.
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The next day? More like within the hour
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As a Canadian, I find it astonishing your rules and laws don't seem to be applicable to this monster. As system of democracy that sits upon such a weak foundation is bound to collapse.
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Our federal courts are trying to uphold our laws and Constitution. GOP thugs have threatened them and their families. I see that violence may be in our future. Sadly
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Rules and laws *are* applicable.

The problem is that Trump and his administration DGAF.
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Like I said, if the foundation on which rules and laws sit is so weak that a group of people can ignore them, your democracy will surely collapse.
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We are hanging on by a very thin thread.
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I know you’re new here Asha but white supremacy does not have rules in America welcome and enjoy your stay. What made your people come to a white racist pit?
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Agree! Unfortunately, the GOP doesn't have any balls to do so.
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There would have been another insurrection.
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In case you hadn’t noticed, the Jan6 Insurrection is on-going.
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So why haven't the Democrats chosen at least one person to beat this drum DAILY as the Republicans would?

Such a LAZY and disorganized party.
This is a perfect demonstration of lack of LEADERSHIP and arrogance.

Send you MORE money for what? 😆
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Correct. The House & Senate are controlled by Republicans, so that won't happen.
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yall gotta stop “imagine if Biden ever did that” crap. this is the norm now. theres no going back. next Dem President , whomever that is, need to fight like Trump.
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His superpower is that no one takes him seriously so he just waltzes through anything verboten.
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Are YOU calling for impeachment?! You should. We all should.
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Well?
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Maybe. I guess we will never know.

Democrats mostly follow the rules. Republicans skirt them and then say everyone is being hysterical...
Perhaps we should play their game more often and then when they do it, show them the tapes.

"If they do it it's bad, if we do it it's good for America "
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Why is the felon getting away with this?
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Because the Democratic Party believes in the rule of law and the Republican Party, top to bottom, does not.
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Nah - would have been the very minute after he attempted that move. The very SECOND.
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it helps that one Party has its own media ecosystem, that can run those stories 24/7 with maximum outrage. What also helps are aholes like Tapper et al that constantly tell us how reputable FOX/NEWSMAX et al are. Soros is doing a horrible job, lol.
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Exactly!!! Why are dems not screaming about this?? How much more does this man have to do before, he is stopped?
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Democrats' leadership is in disarray while MAGA has hijacked the other party.
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Our current Government is filled with blindness, brainless, spineless, things that are supposedly called human beings. Like wtf. I always thought to be human meant you had some kindness, love, hope and empathy within you. Being maga means you are completely void of what living really means.
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Can’t get Rs to do anything. They have been purchased.

After J6 the fear of their constituents is palpable.

News media and law firms folding.

Judges being attacked.

This is a nightmare of a show.
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I know impeachment won’t be successful yet but if Democrats don’t call for it every time there is an impeachable offense they are giving their stamp of approval to what Trump is going.
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Yet people will blame the Dems for not doing that now even though it's the Republicans being hypocrites.

Dems would have to call for impeachments daily with this administration. It's all moot though because the Republicans don't care about rules when they are in power so no impeachments can happen.
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It would have been more than that. During Obama's Presidency was the first time that I saw memes of the White House burning.
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That's not all. Chuck would have gladly entertained the trial in the Senate after the House voted to impeach.
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and stop moaning that Impeachment wont work
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There are calls for impeachment. Its just that Russia and Trump have so severely taken over our government that no reply can be made.
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Impeachment is meaningless tho, it’s been done TWICE to Trump. Still here.
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Every person operating marine force one took an oath to throw him out of it
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Trump using his power to corrupt the system and he’s succeeding
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Call for impeachment, every day. Sounds like a democratic tactic they should employ.
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From his own party
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Absolutely.
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Why isn’t the media asking the GOP Congress when they will begin impeachment proceedings since Trump continues to abuse his power.
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Seems like we're at the Republican endgame now, so will be interesting to see if we truly recognize what the goal is.
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He told every American the obvious goal:

You don't have to vote anymore.
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Yeah, I know, one party rule, but there are some really clueless people out there.
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From every centrist pundit on the planet, and every MSM “analysis” column, with banner headlines on page 1.
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Same day. Same hour.

I guess nothing puts you above the law quite like interfering with others following it.

See also: Turkey, Erdogan.
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It's almost like he can stand on 5th Avenue and......
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Well, given that the bar was "wearing tan suit," yeah.
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But now we have TWO political parties that lack spines.
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There is good money in extortion.
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I don't hear any "if Biden" takes. Just attack Trump.
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I think they would have come back with private armed militias and stormed the buildings. They've got a proven track record on it already.
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They'd be calling for it in the @nytimes.com and the @washingtonpost.com. But it's ok if you're a Republican. Only Democrats have to obey the law and uphold their Oath of Office. The bar for Trump is so low, it's buried 6 ft under.
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I wonder how it will all end.
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Complete dissolution of the country. Trump and MAGA already killed it, now we just wait for pieces to start falling away.
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Exactly! Unfortunately DEMs don’t have the balls. 🙄😡
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Or saying he didn’t recall signing a legal document. That would qualify too.
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Impeach
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Well, stupid people often act with malice, but still...

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
Napoleon Bonaparte
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sorta past the "What If Obama/Biden/Clinton/any Dem did this" game. Totally agree with the sentiment but just saying it is catch-up.....where the fuck is leadership and a fight?
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That’s the point. Jeffries, Schumer, and anyone else you want to add to the mix are conspicuously absent.

Without sounding overly militaristic, it’s a dereliction of duty. Jeffries, Schumer, et al. have forfeited any claim to leadership by simply refusing to lead.
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And NYT would be going ape shit over it. But now, crickets
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Congress: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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There would have been another riot
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Funny how the Republicans try to invent something to impeach Biden, judges, etc and cant find anything...while Trump has new impeachable offenses on a regular basis and is actually a convicted felon.
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Expecting consistency from today’s GOP is like expecting it to snow on labour day. Hypocrisy is the bedrock of what passes today for the GOP.
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Dems always play by the rules they set for us while republicans break those same rules and precedents the moment they seize power.
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That’s because Biden isn’t a Dick-Tater, like #TheRump!
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Yes, but it's difficult for Dems to stand up to drumpf when they're hunched over 24/7 kissing his ass.
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If he sneezed, they called for impeachment.
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Appreciate all you do Asha, but I see posts like this all the time. We all know there is a double-standard. Either you see it or you don't want to see it.

The question is this: how do we fight back against it instead of just pointing it out?
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Trump is cancer! 🤬
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The double and triple standard for trump during this past decade is nothing less than astonishing…and shameful. The rule of law is being irreparably damaged EVERY day by this authoritarian regime and our country may never recover.
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There would have been literal violent riots.
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The difference is that the Democrats would have impeached him.

With Republicans it is all about the one powerful glorious leader.

With Democrats it is about the platform, the policy, the plan. If a Democratic leader does not promote the platform, hit delete, move on to the next promising leader.
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100% Asha Rangappa
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Gopcult double standard hypocrisy is to be expected in all matters
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But we sit silent
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The elected GOP are complicit in the Dotard Treason.
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Sooner, actually
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He would never have done that. That’s the point.
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The corruption is next level and so blatant.
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Next day? I’m pretty sure if he had gone in like Trump has they would have been voting on impeachment during the inauguration parties.
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Republicans have the power to start impeachment hearings instead they have chosen to be complicit with Trump destroying our country
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Republican motto “ok for me, not for thee”
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And he would have deserved it
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Meanwhile, Dishonest Donald does whatever he wants with no accountability to anyone.
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Au contraire

There would have been written Articles of impeachment the next day

And rightfully so
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Welcome to the American dictatorship
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Today is a good day to impeach Pam Bondi.

It’s a good day to impeach Donald Trump.

It’s a great day for the House and Senate to open independent investigations into Elon Musk and the DOGE fraud.
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Just one lil’ problem: impeaching Dump has already been tried. Twice.
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Tried? He WAS impeached, Twice. He just wasn't convicted. Because the Turtle said No.
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Close enough.
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“Reparations for Pardoned Jan. 6 Protesters?”

Reparations for black Americans impacted by Slavery has been spotty at best (and begrudgingly given)- but now Trump wants to compensate those despicable Jan. 6 traitors for lost time and wages??

I feel as if we’re sleepwalking in a nightmare!

#1789
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Thanks Joe & Merrick for making long dead “norms” the North Star of your admin, while failing completely to protect our Democracy and Constitution from domestic terrorists. F you both FOREVER! 😡
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It's stupid to stick to long held "norms" when nothing about this administration is normal.
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You know it’s a cult when 77 million American idiots remain silent about their choice to hand our democracy over to Trusk.
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In my blue state they are organizing a pro-Trump rally on Saturday in the next town over.
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Organize a counter-protest next Saturday that has at least twice as many participants. It will drive them crazy.
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Should be fun to watch unfold.
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EVERY fkin thing they do would be an impeachable offense if dems did it. Their hypocrisy has no bottom. The end always justifies the means.
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Unfortunately impeachment is partisan therefore inadequate
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Instead you have Schumer quietly sweating on the gym equipment hoping for his old friends to start talking to him again.
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Your right
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It is hard to understand how MAGA thinks that it works this way, but they are so very myopic.
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I wonder if @repjasmine.bsky.social has written a formal response to AG Barbie, asking if the AG is trying to violate her 1st amendment rights, or if the AG is trying to trample a representative 's right to speech and debate as a member of Congress?
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Obviously. But we don’t need you to state the obvious. The point is that you - the security/intelligence establishment- are powerless to stop the naked aggression. The nation needs action from those in leadership and security positions to prevent this - not complaints and statements of the obvious.
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I call for Impeachment. So that's one.
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If there's no ramifications maybe he should have.
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But Joe’s not a vindictive, egotistical prick!
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If he was and deported Elon we'd be living in a better world, wouldn't we?
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Theres no ramifications for The Felon because the GOP has closed ranks around him. They would have impeached Joe in a heartbeat.
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The same with the attorneys filing all the bogus "election fraud" cases.
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And the people with the most ability to fight back, don't. Their cowardice hurts us all!
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gotta win back the house starting with the special election April 1!!
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100% correct since one side plays by the rules. Time to play by their rules
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How about if Biden broke the Leahy law and supplied military aid to a country who was committing war crimes, what should have happened?
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Because nearly all of corporate media is with 47 and the oligarch team.

Know your enemy....plan accordingly.
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Because nearly all of corporate media is with 47 and the oligarch team.
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The circular firing squad is still in full swing & is as damaging as ever.
Did we give Biden a Dem Congress? Nope. Stop pointing fingers unless it's at the GOP.
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The problem is that there is no longer a Republican party. What the Dems are dealing with is a bunch of billionaires with their own goals doing a coup. The Red Coats can't govern that wasn't why they ran. They ran for the pay & benefits and to OWN THE LIBS when they took their seats.
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We knew this was a possibility. Biden should have packed SCOTUS.
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How? We didn't give him a Dem Congress.
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SCOTUS said nothing was illegal.
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Congress has to approve an increase in Supreme Court seats. So, how would Biden have packed the Supreme Court without Congressional backing? Which he wouldn't have gotten.
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Lets see if the 🍊💩🤡 does it without approval.
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Very sad
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No question about it
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Indeed. Start articles of impeachment on grounds of mob boss level extortion now, so they'll be ready when the tide turns.
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There are many reasons to impeach infamous criminal Donald John Trump, and only one reason not to: His criminal faction has a majority of seats in Congress.
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...beacuse that is a *normal* reaction.
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