• @AttackBunny
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    161 year ago

    More importantly, they dropped the ball when they didn’t convict him in either impeachment. That would have barred him from office.

    • @flossdaily
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      1 year ago

      I think “dropped the ball” is too gentle a phrase here. It implies that an attempt was made, but was fumbled.

      I’m truth, the Democrats trying to impeach and convict Trump did everything humanly possible to do it. They even got 6 Republicans to cross the aisle and join them.

      The reason conviction didn’t happen is because it was blocked by Republicans who knew full well that Trump was guilty. It wasn’t a fumble by the Democrats, it was deliberate thwarting of Justice by Republicans.

      • @AttackBunny
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        21 year ago

        Fair. I’m in total agreement. I was mostly pointing out had they convicted him he wouldn’t even be eligible to run. They fucked themselves in the long term, and everyone else in the process.

        • @kryptonicus
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          21 year ago

          You keep saying that, but there is no prohibition against a felon running for president. There is literally no crime he could be convicted of that would preclude him from campaigning and being elected to the presidency. Obviously, it’s doubtful he’d find a majority to vote for him, but it isn’t legally disallowed.