Ex-Bush ethics lawyer: Trump calling for Clinton to be prosecuted is an 'impeachable offense'

[workinclasszero]

Ex-Bush ethics lawyer: Trump calling for Clinton to be prosecuted is an ‘impeachable offense’
BY AIDA CHAVEZ - 07/25/17 08:51 AM EDT

Former President George W. Bush's chief ethics lawyer on Tuesday said President Trump calling for Hillary Clinton to be prosecuted is an “impeachable offense.”

“Pressuring [attorney general] to prosecute the person who lost the election is an impeachable offense if we value free elections,” Richard Painter tweeted.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/343588-ex-bush-ethics-lawyer-trump-calling-for-clinton-to-be

[malaise]

1. Thank you Richard Painter

It's pissing me off and I am hardly known here as a Clinton groupie.

[workinclasszero]

2. The republicans want a banana republic

with Twitler as fuhrer for life so they can go after social security next after destroying health care for the 99%.

[Initech]

3. How many more impeachable offenses do there need to be?

[workinclasszero]

7. So far the republicans that are controlling the federal government haven't seen any I'm sure

[Orrex]

4. "If we value free elections"

If only...

[Hassin Bin Sober]

5. I agree with what this guy says ... now. But where was he when the Bush cabal was...

... outing CIA agents, starting illegal wars, illegally paying journalists under the table, running off-the-books email servers, torturing etc. etc. etc.

I assume they had him locked in a dungeon or in Cheney's man-safe.

[FakeNoose]

6. We'll take it! Anything to get him out of there

Time to go Cheeto - we'll help you pack.

[Gothmog]

8. Yes this is an impeachable offense

[Hekate]

9. KnR

[smirkymonkey]

10. Kick!

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

11. Why weren't people complaining about this more when he was campaigning?

All that "lock her up" bullshit that was going on back then. He campaigned on this.