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August 26, 2017 at 11:53 am EDT By Taegan Goddard
Bob Bauer: An act of this kind cannot fail to affect Mueller and his team as they investigate obstruction of justice and evaluate evidence bearing on the Presidents motives and respect for law. Trump will have added more telling detail to the picture prosecutors are piecing together of how he operates. Congress may now or in the future also have occasion to conduct its own inquiry.
And while the president may well get away with the specific act of pardoning Arpaio, this action will not be without effect on future calls for impeachment. Unlike a pardon of himself, family members, or aides in the Russia matter, pardoning Arpaio would probably not result in the immediate demand for an impeachment inquiry. If, however, impeachment pressure increases, or a formal impeachment inquiry is launched on the basis of Russian collusion, obstruction, or on other grounds, an Arpaio pardon in the background will be highly damaging to the Presidents position. It will immeasurably strengthen the hand of those arguing that Donald Trump does not have the requisite respect for the rule of law, or an understanding of the meaning of his constitutional oath, to be entrusted with the presidency.
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LSparkle
(11,660 posts)X has just pardoned an unrepentant man to reward him for loyalty. Huge "f*** you" to Mueller's search for the truth in his investigation. Hoping this accelerates the timetable.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)thbobby
(1,474 posts)Is it possible for Mueller to refer financial crimes i.e. money laundering to State Attorneys to bypass Trump's ability to pardon and increase pressure on others to cooperate with his investigation?
Kablooie
(18,645 posts)Arpaio or no Arpaio.
If we don't control the House there will be no impeachment no matter how fascist Trump becomes.
If we do, it only takes a simple majority in the house to impeach, Trump will be impeached.
Plenty of reasons outside if Arpaio.
But then the Senate needs 2/3, or 67 Senators, in order to remove him.
In 2018 there are 27 Dem seats up for reelection but only 7 Republican seats.
Even if we won every single race, a virtual impossibility, we would need a lot of Republicans to join in order to remove Trump.
Impeachment is not at all a sure thing even if we take over the house.