Is this really it??

[demsocialist]

Is he going to be impeached?

[AJT]

1. He won't be impeached. He will have to resign, or stick it out for 2 years.

I think he'll stay in office and try to destroy his enemies, and bring the country down too.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Impeachment is pointless unless there's a solid possibility of conviction by the Senate.

[Squinch]

5. I used to think that. I changed my mind. Impeachment is the thing to do because its the

right thing to do.

The assholes can do what they will do, but we need to have done the right thing.

We need to attach impeachment to his name for the rest of history.

Hopefully some republicans will find either enough ethics (not going to happen) or enough fear of their constituencies (slim chance it might happen) to convict. Probably neither will happen. But either way, we should do the right thing.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. agreed -- do the right thing even if others fail

Investigate (televised) and impeach. Let the Senate show where their loyalties lie.

[Squinch]

9. The televised part is key.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

12. yes, we the people need to see

There's enough coverup and secrecy with the criminal GOP. It's *our* government.

Besides, I wouldn't mind rubbing some GOPer noses in the mess they've enabled.

[skylucy]

8. I agree. I think when Mueller's entire report comes out, it will be so devastating that

Democrats in the House will HAVE to impeach. The Senate probably will not convict, but the Republicans will pay the price politically for doing nothing.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. I respectfully demur from your assessment.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211488795

[Midnightwalk]

13. Dang I disagree with all of you

Or maybe agree with different parts

Making a decision on impeachment right now is premature. My stand is investigate thoroughly and as publicly as possible and then decide what is next. By publicly and thoroughly I'm remembering the televised Senate Watergate Committee meetings I watched as a kid.

I don't believe this for a second, but if all that can be proved is "minor perjury" as much as I hate trump I would say don't go forward. If it's proved that he has betrayed America I don't care what the chances are for conviction do what is right. Somewhere between is maybe tougher to decide and part of the debate should be the chance of conviction vs the need to stand for something. That should happen deliberately and publicly as well. We might disagree exactly where the line is.

By nature I like to procrastinate but there is something to say for not deciding prematurely.

[diva77]

16. I don't think it's pointless even if the votes aren't there to make it happen - using the

KKKavanaugh spectacle as an argument: it was fixed from the beginning, but when the media frenzy exposed KKKavanaugh for the completely inadequate candidate for SC that he was, IMHO, it helped energize people to get to the polls to vote out the rethugs.

At the very least, I think impeachment would energize resistance once again. Dubya/Cheney should have been impeached. They, as well as Dump and Dense have all committed extremely serious impeachable offenses.

It's shameful that such politicians have not been impeached solely because "the votes weren't there."

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

17. The impeachment of Bill Clinton and his subsequent acquittal by the Senate

just made Clinton more popular.

[diva77]

19. I think Dubya/Cheney, Dump/Dense are a different can o' worms

than Bill Clinton and would not become more popular if they were to undergo impeachment proceedings

[vlyons]

3. Now we know why Trump defends Putin and Russia

Russians have known for 2 years that Trump lied during the campaign and after that he had no business in Russia.

[Quemado]

4. He will be impeached by the House. Senate conviction is doubtful.

Senate won't convict unless the House impeachment basically forces Senate Republicans in a corner. Or, if their donors order them to convict.

[demtenjeep]

6. this needs John Oliver's button

we got him


bwaha

[libdem4life]

11. When it's his his kids...they are like his trophies...

and when the Republican Congressfolk see defeat looming...I'd bet a lot of money I don't have on resignation. Fastest and easiest way...bring in a phalanx of Republicans, a list of his exposures, I don't think he's healthy, and he won't want the tag of Killing the Republican Party...which is where it's headed.

Not that he'd do it for the good of the country, he'd rather have a knock-down drag-out fight.

Still ... Fingers crossed.

[Comatose Sphagetti]

14. No

n/t

[superpatriotman]

15. No

Wake me when there's an indictment

[dalton99a]

18. He will stay and fuck up everything as much as he can

before announcing his "retirement"

[brooklynite]

20. NO, not yet

...and I suspect a number of people here who were adamant that Pelosi be Speaker are going to be angry when she doesn't bring Impeachment up (absent solid evidence of criminal activity)