Opinion: Trump earned his impeachment

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https://www.dw.com/en/opinion-trump-earned-his-impeachment/a-51731373

Opinion: Trump earned his impeachment

Date 19.12.2019
Author Alexandra von Nahmen

The vote was clear. Nearly all Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump. In doing so, they've sent the proceedings against the president to the Senate to try him for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The votes passed despite misgivings on the part of Democratic lawmakers freshly elected in traditionally conservative voting districts. Republicans voted equally united against the charges but were powerless to stop them.

It's a huge success for the Democratic Party and for Trump's adversary Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the House. She got her party to fall into line. Democrats didn't flinch. However, they were unable to convince Republicans, who — as always — continue to support the president, as unbelievable as this appears to an outside observer, closing their eyes to his scandalous behavior. We shouldn't have expected anything else.
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How can the US continue with a president that asks a foreign power — Ukraine — to help him get re-elected? And that just a day after the end of the Mueller investigation for alleged conspiracy with another power — Russia? How can the United States continue with a president who savagely insults his opponents, acts like a dictator and prevents Congress from doing its duty?

If Democratic lawmakers hadn't acted, it would have meant self-destruction for Congress, that venerable American institution. Those not ready to defend the US Constitution have no business taking an oath to it. In this case, Democrats didn't have a choice.

A number of American voters don't seem interested in the fact that their president believes he's above the law. But for those whose job it is to act as a check and balance to the executive branch of government are required to intervene. It's more than empty prattle about conscience and morals if you genuinely believe in duty and responsibility.
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1. Trump's been laundering organized crime money, American mafia

and then Central Asian and Russian, for decades, in addition to other crimes and relationships with the criminal class who took over Russia. And they in turn attacked America by instilling corruption and succeeded to the point that they were able to put their asset in the White House.

He earned this all right. But I'm not calling it a great victory, just a necessary one. That not one Republican senator voted for impeachment-- knowing what they do about Trump and Russia -- confirms something much worse: That all the Republicans in the senate will be part of further attacks on our the democracy they've endangered. They will all support further treason and massive corruption to an end of RW authoritarian takeover, not just some.