Editorial: President Trump needs to step down

[Skidmore]

https://www.ctpost.com/opinion/article/Editorial-President-Trump-needs-to-step-down-14467704.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Desktop)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

Even given the incredibly fast pace of news in the Trump era, the speed with which the Ukraine scandal has moved from vague complaint to impeachable offense has been stunning. Though we’re still at the beginning of the process, there is already a mountain of evidence implicating President Donald Trump with conduct far outside the accepted norms of a democratic leader.

The most damning evidence came from the president himself. It centers around a phone call with the president of Ukraine in which Trump raises the issue of investigating the son of presidential hopeful Joe Biden, and the implication of Trump’s words is clear as day. He asks for an investigation that would benefit him politically and has nothing to do with legitimate U.S. interests, and he brings it up repeatedly, including immediately upon the Ukrainian president mentioning the need for U.S. security aid.

This is an impeachable offense. Republicans spent Wednesday arguing there was no explicit quid pro quo, but there is seemingly no line the president can cross that would inspire them to put the public good ahead of politics. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, joined by the entirety of Connecticut’s congressional delegation, has called for impeachment proceedings, and that process must now begin in earnest....

[IndyOp]

1. I think many hundreds of local papers published editorials supporting Nixon's impeachment -

this is a very necessary step in clarifying the seriousness of this offense to the public.

[saidsimplesimon]

2. In the beginning, there was an attempted cover-up.

Our Free Press reported the facts.

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[ffr]

3. And it all started 'from an effort to establish a rationale for pardoning Paul Manafort'

Report: Ukraine Dirt Scandal Began As Search For Manafort Pardon Rationale
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212507494

Snowballing into parlaying that effort into strong-arming another nation to "play ball," fabricating dirt a.k.a. 'working on corruption' about the Bidens.

[erronis]

4. Thank so much for that linkage. Coverups (lies) are almost always worse than the crime.

But some people (dump, et.al.) just can't stop lying to save their souls.

Not that they have any of those (souls).

[The Liberal Lion]

5. He doesn't need to step down

He needs to step in front of a firing squad without blindfold.

TRAITOR!

[Karadeniz]

6. He's using DoJ attorneys, campaign funds for lawyers...he can't afford to resign...he'll lose

What he calls executive privilege...he knows state HAs will then sue him.

[FakeNoose]

8. Congress needs to freeze his presidential pardoning power immediately

Otherwise, he'll pardon everyone - including himself - before they've even begun the impeachment hearings.

[ancianita]

12. Is that even possible?

[FakeNoose]

15. I don't know but I'm sure he'll try anything

[leftstreet]

7. DURec

[lagomorph777]

9. No quid pro quo, just explicit extortion.

[yaesu]

10. his whole administration needs to step down, they are all guilty of being a part of his many

crimes, including pense.

[Stuart G]

11. K and R..many more to come...no text

[Grokenstein]

13. Step down?

Eh.

I'll settle for lifetime imprisonment.

Or execution, since God Emperor Puppet Sharpie himself--completely self-unaware as ever--is currently dropping hints that execution is an appropriate punishment for traitors.

[mcar]

14. Many papers published editorials

suggesting Bill Clinton step down. They all should be doing same with Dotard.

[brer cat]

16. That would be a good first step.

Then the criminal proceedings can start.