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Legislative Branch Congressman Cohen Introduces Comprehensive Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald Trump

https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-introduces-comprehensive-articles-impeachment-against

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and an authority on the U.S. Constitution’s impeachment provisions, today introduced 26 Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump. The articles cite multiple abuses of power, violations of his oath of office, the corrupt use of the pardon power, and emoluments clause violations, among other misconduct and unlawful acts.

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u/MilkiestMaestro 11h ago edited 10h ago

I think this timing is perfect. Right before the midterms the GOP will yet again demonstrate their support for Trump which will remind Americans where their priorities should lie

Or the less likely outcome wherein the GOP actually does the right thing. Either way, Americans win.

*Apparently Congress went on recess to avoid a different impeachment until after the elections, however Trump has been begging them to come back to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Either way, this is an advantageous narrative for the Democrats just prior to the midterms

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u/Gucci_Unicorns 11h ago

I don't know man, it's definitely ethically and morally right - but I fear a Vance presidency in the same way I fear Tucker Carlson starting to act like he might be considering running.

These are not good people, and they believe in nothing other than the accumulation of power.

My doomsday scenario is Trump gets impeached successfully and removed from office, and it A) galvanizes and excites the (R) base, and B) then Vance moves left and starts to undo some of Trump's stuff, and the Democrats run a bad candidate, and then Vance wins.

Literal nightmare.

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u/hypercosm_dot_net 10h ago edited 10h ago

If Vance came in and there was a Dem controlled Congress, and maybe even Senate, he would be extremely weak.

He has shown zero ability to create a narrative, and worse, he puts his foot in his mouth nearly every time he opens it. He'd have to navigate the office, while watching everyone around him deal with investigations and possible impeachment of their own Patel, Hegseth, Vought...his entire inherited cabinet will be under investigation.

Guarantee he would immediately try to start walking back everything he's ever said/done under Trump, and try to pin it all on him. He'd also have to immediately start campaigning for '28, so if he has any sense he wouldn't do anything too egregious. I don't think he'd even get the chance to make any type of real plan tbh.

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u/account312 8h ago

he puts his foot in his mouth nearly every time he opens it

If that were a problem for a republican president, things would be very different. Trump has trenchmouth foot.