Rep. Steve Chabot won't impeach Trump because his lies weren't under oath

[turbinetree]

Rep. Steve Chabot thinks lying only matters if you put your hand on a Bible first.

Josh Israel
Jun 12, 2019, 9:48 am

Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) did not just vote to impeach President Bill Clinton for perjury and obstruction of justice in 1998; he was one of the House Managers who unsuccessfully prosecuted the case before the United States Senate.

Now in his 12th term in the House, Chabot does not believe President Donald Trump should be impeached. His reasoning: Trump’s lies don’t matter because they were not under oath.

In an interview with The Atlantic this week, Chabot said he stands by his efforts to impeach Clinton. “I do stand by it,” he sad. “I think he did commit an impeachable offense — that’s why I voted that way.”

But despite the 10 instances of possible obstruction involving Trump, documented in special counsel Robert Mueller’s final report, Chabot said that the sees no reason to impeach the current president because Trump did not swear to tell the truth and because Mueller did not expressly tell Congress to impeach.

https://thinkprogress.org/ohio-congressman-steve-chabot-clinton-impeachment-trump-lies-werent-under-oath-505b04e59e57/

Ohio finest when it comes to party and country...............................he's always for party................never mind about treason and having help by putting someone into office by a foreign power.........................nope......................he fully believes in right wing hypocrisy, its just fine and dandy to break the law and fuck the "rule of law" namely the Constitution .................


November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough...................Ohio you deserve better, you really do........................

[gohuskies]

1. The Bible would burst into flames if the Orange Magat put his hand on it

How many of the 10 commandments has Commandant Orange kept?

[Dirty Socialist]

8. He might have

Honored his (corrupt) father

[Beartracks]

2. A clear example of why 2020 is NOT just about the Presidential election by itself. n/t

[uponit7771]

3. it's not just lies, Trump is an unindicted co-conspirator

[StarfishSaver]

5. But, Steve. Here's the thing. You voted to impeach Clinton for stuff he did while NOT under oath

We're all looking forward to seeing you support impeaching Trump for obstruction of justice - just as you thought Clinton should be impeached for it, even though he didn't put his hand on the Bible before you say he engaged in it - or to hearing your sorry excuse for not doing so.

[jaysunb]

6. There should be a full page ad in the local Cincinnati paper W/ this statement.

These people should be exposed at every turn.

[CincyDem]

12. Unfortunately, for his "base"...that ad wouldn't matter.

He’s in a well gerrymandered district. Lost a couple terms ago to a dem and when we lost two seats, recapturing his west side district was the #1 priority.

So...Steve ain’t going anywhere until a younger, more insane R runs, he dies, or the districts get redrawn by court order sin the R gov (DeWine) would like to screen out anyone not voting R.

[Dirty Socialist]

7. The get him under oath!

Impeachment inquiry time!

[triron]

9. It's not lies, it's obstruction of justice! Absurd and very lame thinking by this repuke.

Also there is enough collusion evidence to investigate whether there was conspiracy (which I believe
there was).

[Norbert]

10. Sadly the way OH-01 is Gerrymandered, Chabot has a job for life

Hopefully the Federal judges rule favorably and the congressional district lines return to sanity.

[CaptainTruth]

11. Trump took an oath when he took office. That's good enough for me.

[global1]

13. What About His Oath Of Office When He Was Inaugurated?....

Doesn't that count?