President Donald Trump isn’t bothered that the House impeached him and the Senate is currently deliberating over whether to kick him out of office.
In fact, he’s having a great time. Really.
During a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday night, Trump told his supporters that impeachment was “not good” for President Bill Clinton and a “dark time” for presidents Richard Nixon and Andrew Johnson.
But not for Trump!
“This is a happy period for us,” the President said as the crowd cheered. “It’s a happy period.”
“It’s a happy period because we call this ‘impeachment-lite,'” he continued. “This is light.”
That’s….not how impeachment works, even though the GOP-controlled Senate will almost certainly block witnesses and acquit Trump in the impeachment trial.
The President was definitively impeached by the House on December 18, and as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said shortly before the trial began, “he’s been impeached forever.”
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Truth no longer matters.
So, now Trump has dispensed with the idea foreigners can’t assist him in his reelection campaign by providing information and intelligence, and the commission of overt acts specifically designed to damage his opponents.
Next he’ll have to accept money from foreigners. An act specifically proscribed in statutory law as illegal. But he will not be sanctioned or held to account by any law enforcement entities, nor the Legislative Branch when any action would ultimately land on the Senate’s doorstep.
So, next up, the next eff you to the laws, is the acceptance of money. Mark it.
Also, it’s notable the Russians laundered millions to Republican races through the NRA in 2016, and apparently have gotten away with it. Surely no DOJ/FEC enforcement actions or criminal charges are being actively pondered.
As if we needed more proof he’s completely delusional.
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It’s a happy period for him because it appears he now can do whatever he wants to fix the next election in his favor. Can’t wait for those Russian contributions and all the money and false information he can generate by wielding the power of the United States, in terms of both money and policy, to benefit himself.