Pssssssssssssst! Grounds for impeachment if Trump lied about trying to fire Mueller Ken Starr

[malaise]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/28/trump-robert-mueller-russia-ken-starr
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Independent counsel who investigated Bill Clinton says: ‘Lying to the American people is a serious issue that has to be explored’
If Donald Trump lied to the American people when he called reports he tried to fire Robert Mueller “fake news”, that would be grounds for impeachment, the independent counsel who investigated the Clinton White House said on Sunday.

Ken Starr, who used Bill Clinton’s false statements about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky as grounds for impeachment, told ABC’s This Week: “Lying to the American people is a serious issue that has to be explored. I take lying to the American people very, very seriously, so absolutely.”

Starr said: “That is something Bob Mueller should look at.”

Mueller, the special counsel, is investigating Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, including alleged collusion between Russian officials and Trump aides, and numerous instances of possible obstruction of justice by the president.
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Now I detest Ken Starr but it would be 'delish' for his love of the phrase 'fake news' to finally fuck him up!!

[Different Drummer]

1. "Fake news" is one phrase that just needs to vanish. Except...

in connection to Faux, of course.

[malaise]

2. +1,000

I detest the phrase - should be Fake Fox News.

[Different Drummer]

3. Agreed. n/t

[Kirk Lover]

4. I say that all the time...the alliteration is right there.

[pbmus]

5. Ken Starr is Like a snowflake in hell compared to what is barreling at Trump...

[sharedvalues]

6. Grounds now. No If is required. He should be out now.

[ProudLib72]

7. Oh honey, there are so many grounds already

It's like a Starbucks exploded in the WH. Aren't there something like 64 emoluments violations? GOP congress has been exceedingly lenient, giving him dozens of mulligans and blatantly overlooking the illegality of half of everything he does.

[madville]

8. The same Ken Starr that thought perjury was an impeachable offense also but

was proven wrong about that as well. No Ken, simply lying to the public or media is not an impeachable offense if actual perjury has been proven not to be.

[TalenaGor]

9. I don't just want impeachment....I want prison

For all of em...

[smirkymonkey]

10. I saw Ken Starr this morning up against Dan Abrams on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" and

I just wanted to punch his lights out. He was so obnoxious! Finally Martha Raddatz got him on the fact that he tried to bust Clinton on "lying" to the American people so eventually he had to admit that if Trump lied to the American people, that he too was subject to legal action, but up until she challenged him, he wouldn't back down and basically said DT had done nothing wrong. He was such an arrogant prick. Dan Abrams did a good job, but Starr was such a dickhead he was too stupid to know how stupid he was being.

[malaise]

11. Thanks for that - I didn't watch the weasel

So he was forced to admit this.

[smirkymonkey]

12. Yes! I was so glad she called him on it because he was so smug up until that point and Dan Abrams

was getting so exasperated with him because he just wouldn't back down even though he was wrong. He was such an arrogant, stupid fucktard. I wanted to throw something at the television. Martha did a good job though! Wish you all could have seen it!

[Takket]

13. i hate to be a wet blanket but..........

obstruction without proof of collusion doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of everygetting past the House in an impeachment vote.

as it is, even if mueller brings proof that drumpf is guilty of working with Russia, the prospects of him being impeached are not good. but if all we can bring to the table is "well we can't prove the russia thing but drumpf did try to obstruct us from looknig into the collusion that it turns out we can't prove"..... uh... no way. Congress is NEVER impeaching over simple obstruction without proof of an underlying crime that drumpf was trying to avoid being discovered.