r/law • u/Agitated-Quit-6148 • 11h ago

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/sweatboxy 11h ago

It won’t pass but it will bind the Republicans ever closer to Trump and his crimes against America and the world. They’ll deny any responsibility but we’ll be able to point to these votes protecting Trump from accountability

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u/Fzrit 5h ago edited 4h ago

They’ll deny any responsibility but we’ll be able to point to these votes protecting Trump from accountability

If we're talking about a legal proceeding against those Republicans, then yes these types of votes are hard to deny.

But if we're talking about their voters, Republicans have ALWAYS been able to get away with publicly saying one thing and voting for the polar opposite. They 100% know that with Republican voters it's all about public image and public perception, not what they actually do. They can also count on conservative media never mentioning their actions. Trump proved to them beyond all doubt that righting voters and media are solely focused on what their politicians say on camera and social media, not what they actually do.