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Honeycombe8

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12. I don't think failing to impeach Bush had anything to do w/losing the House.
Wed Apr 24, 2019, 11:32 PM
Apr 2019

There was no feeling or taste in the country that Bush should be impeached. Someone mentioned to me impeaching Bush, and I shook my head, indicating no. I didn't see any reason to impeach him. Did I hate him at one point? Yes. He and Cheney did some awful things. But no impeachable offense.

And think of how it would go down if the Democrats, having tried to impeach the last Republican President, are now going to try to impeach the next Republican President.

Trump will never resign. Never. Ever. Never. It's not in his DNA. He does not quit. That shows weakness. In fact, a few people have commented that they fear he won't leave the White House, even if he loses the election. He'll try to stay and say it was rigged. No, he'll use the impeachment to fire up his base. That doesn't mean we shouldn't impeach. But just so people are aware of what exactly it will and won't do.

Impeaching Trump will be on paper only. Which makes a record for history. That's the extent of it. And I think his actions warrant impeachment, even if the Republicans don't do their job and remove him from office. Congress could also file a secret indictment, so that he's arrested after he leaves office.

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