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am_Unition  ·  1803 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Redacted Mueller Report has been Released

LawfareBlog put out their analysis today. I'd say "finally" put out their analysis, but it turns out that digesting a 400+ page document in an informed and independent way takes a few days.

Plenty of room for impeachment, and that's just within the scope of what Mueller focused on. The emoluments clause violations, damage to U.S. geopolitical allies, inhumane immigration policies, and about twenty other issues all add fuel to the fire. But do we want a President Pence instead? I say yes, simply 'cuz a) the nuclear codes and b) he isn't the demigod figurehead of a fucking cult, and he never will be, due to a complete and total lack of charisma.





user-inactivated  ·  1803 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The calculation isn't President Pence anymore. If they impeach Trump it won't take less than a year, either President Pence won't happen or he won't have time to do anything. Since without the Senate impeachment isn't going to be successful regardless, the calculation is whether tying Trump down with it is worth risking getting him reelected by firing up the wingnuts.