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pbmus

(12,422 posts) Fri Dec 7, 2018, 10:22 PM Dec 2018

Richard Painter ..... Resign

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Richard Painter ..... Resign (Original Post) pbmus Dec 2018 OP

Not until January 3 dflprincess Dec 2018 #1

Probably asking Hillary to be her VP.. ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2018 #2

But a new Veep will have to be confirmed by the Senate dflprincess Dec 2018 #5

I dont believ Trump will resign tymorial Dec 2018 #3

Nixon "cared about the country" dflprincess Dec 2018 #4

Nixon had to resign.... ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2018 #6

But by resigning & Ford pardoning him "For the good of the country". dflprincess Dec 2018 #7

And was Ford democratically elected President? ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2018 #8

And with Trump, there is no "for the good of the country" ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2018 #9

Kinda like a live organ donation ... it's all for the good of the country ... mr_lebowski Dec 2018 #10

Agreed. He saw the writing on the wall but I believe where Nixon resigned Trump will dig in. tymorial Dec 2018 #11

dflprincess

(28,086 posts)

1. Not until January 3

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Fri Dec 7, 2018, 10:24 PM

Dec 2018

then if Pence is also indicted there won't be time for a new Veep to be appointed & Pelosi, not Ryan will be the next president.

I can almost hear the right wing heads exploding.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,826 posts)

2. Probably asking Hillary to be her VP..

Reply to dflprincess (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 7, 2018, 10:27 PM

Dec 2018

The resigning to have Hillary be President that should be antway?

I can dream.

dflprincess

(28,086 posts)

5. But a new Veep will have to be confirmed by the Senate

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 7, 2018, 10:53 PM

Dec 2018

who knows if they'd ever confirm someone Pelosi wanted? But at least the new Speaker (and 2nd in line) would be a Democrat.

tymorial

(3,433 posts)

3. I dont believ Trump will resign

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Fri Dec 7, 2018, 10:28 PM

Dec 2018

Clinton's impeachment was a snow job. Nixon, for all his faults did care about the office and the country. Nixon just never thought he would be compromised. Trump doesnt care about the country or the office. As for not believing he would be compromised, I don't believe he views his actions as wrong. If it benefits him personally then everything else is secondary

dflprincess

(28,086 posts)

4. Nixon "cared about the country"

Reply to tymorial (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 7, 2018, 10:51 PM

Dec 2018

except for that time he committed treason by sabotaging the Paris Peace talks thus extending the Vietnam War and killing thousands more Americans & Vietnamese.

Just because we've never seen anything as awful as Trump doesn't mean we have to pretend Nixon, Reagan, and both Bushes weren't so bad after all. It was those 4 that helped pave the way for someone like Trump.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,826 posts)

6. Nixon had to resign....

Reply to dflprincess (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 7, 2018, 11:11 PM

Dec 2018

He was fucked if he didn't. The evidence against him was too compelling regarding his part in the Watergate coverup.

dflprincess

(28,086 posts)

7. But by resigning & Ford pardoning him "For the good of the country".

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #6)

Fri Dec 7, 2018, 11:17 PM

Dec 2018

he got away with his crimes (and the Watergate cover up was the least of them). And by the time he died he had been "rehabilitated".

I hope no one decides it's for "the good of the country" to let Trump off.