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In reply to the discussion: Getting impatient. Where the hell are the Mueller indicments??? Why don't they impeach? [View all]Tommy_Carcetti
(43,085 posts)The optics of having a President whose own son has been indicted in relation to actions to the campaign itself are going to look pretty awful for the GOP.
In that event, we could see a Come to Jesus moment from congressional Republicans urging Trump to either resign or not seek re-election because of the damage it might cause. Whether or not he heeds that advice is unknown but don't think that wouldn't happen.
The GOP convention is still over a year away.
At some point, Donald Jr. and Kushner will be indicted, and I think it will be well before the GOP convention.
Yes, it is good to plan for all contingencies and not expect impeachment to be the only goal, and to try to build up our own Presidential candidate in the process.
But we shouldn't ignore the process or the chance of impeachment or forced resignation because those things are not some distant impossibility at this point.
This is an unprecedented scandal of corruption and arguably treason (at least de facto treason, if not de jure treason) and this shouldn't be treated simply as a political matter.
This is a crime.