You bet. Listening to a lot of calls for impeching Hegseth from corporodems--Kabuki theater of course--but they all limited their criticism to INCOMPETENCE, never war crimes. These are fundamentally unserious people.
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Ideally, I'd like to see him impeached for raping children. That would be his legacy.
The Constitution is not self-enforcing. It forbids, for example, presidents from receiving emoluments—that is, profits of any kind—from foreign states. It’s a prohibition Trump has made a mockery of (American Constitution Society, 10/1/19; Executive Functions, 5/15/25). But there’s no penalty attached to the violation of this stricture, which makes it, without impeachment, more of an emoluments suggestion.
Impeachment in the house without conviction in the Senate only exonerates him. Just like Jan6th when the Senate ruled he wasn't guilty.
Impeachment creates a permanent public record of findings and popular support (via reps) for removing him. Even if he's let off by the Senate, making this public matters.
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No matter the popular support, Trump will be found not guilty by the Senate. This was proven by Jan 6th. The not guilty ruling will only support Maga like it did the last time.
Even if it's still short of the margin needed to convict (assuming no Republicans flip, which is not a good assumption given what I'm about to say), impeachment with a Democrat-controlled Senate is not like impeachment with a Republican-controlled one. The Republicans quashed the trial before it even started, but the Democrats would hold a legitimate one. That is what makes the crimes impossible for the public, and therefore also any Republican who doesn't want to be out of a job, to ignore.
What’s needed is an impeachment that addresses all of Trump’s federal crimes and violations of his oath—to detail exactly what he has done that no president should be allowed to do. Fortunately, we have a model for just such a comprehensive approach in the articles of impeachment introduced by Rep. Steve Cohen, Democrat of Tennessee, on September 24, 2026. The 26 articles are as follows:
- Article I: Undermining Democracy—Sowing Doubt in Elections
- Article II: Abuse of Power—Waging War on Iran Without Congressional Approval
- Article III: Abuse of Power—Extrajudicial Killings in International Waters of Venezuela
- Article IV: Abuse of Power—Deploying Military Forces Against United States Cities
- Article V: Violation of Oath—The Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
- Article VI: Abuse of Power—Canceling Federal Grants to Punish States for Their Votes
- Article VII: Abuse of Power—Imposing Loyalty Tests on the Federal Workforce
- Article VIII: Disregard of Courts—the Alien Enemies Act and the Case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
- Article IX: Violation of Oath—Cruel and Unusual Punishment at CECOT
- Article X: Violation of Oath—Unlawful Withholding of Appropriated Funds and Dismantling of Congressionally Established Programs
- Article XI: Abuse of Power—Obstructing the Lawful Appointment of United States Attorneys
- Article XII: Abuse of Power—Defying Court Orders in Immigration Enforcement
- Article XIII: Abolishing a Congressionally Mandated Agency—the Department of Education
- Article XIV: Violation of Oath—Unlawful Mass Termination of Inspectors General Without Statutory Notice to Congress
- Article XV: Unlawfully and Unilaterally Taxing United States Citizens Through Emergency Powers Tariffs
- Article XVI: Abuse of Power—Political Prosecutions of Comey, James and Schiff
- Article XVII: Abuse of Power—The IRS Settlement and the Corruption of the Judgment Fund
- Article XVIII: Abuse of Power—The Corrupt Use of the Pardon Power
- Article XIX: Attacks on a Free Press—Banishing Reporters From the White House for Disfavored Coverage
- Article XX: Attacks on a Free Press—Coercing CBS and ABC to Change Editorial Content
- Article XXI: Violation of Oath—Free Speech and Retaliatory Executive Orders Against Law Firms
- Article XXII: Violation of Oath—Free Speech and Coercing Universities Through Withheld Federal Funds
- Article XXIII: Abuse of Power—Demolishing the White House East Wing Without Congressional Approval
- Article XXIV: Violation of Oath—the Illegal Impoundment of Appropriated Funds
- Article XXV: Abuse of Power—Self-Aggrandizement Through the Renaming of Public Institutions, Seizure of Cultural and Civic Property, and Personal Appropriation of National Currency
- Article XXVI: Emoluments Violations—Profiting Personally and Directly From the Presidency
Impeachment in the House is only bringing charges. It means nothing. The Senate will vote not guilty just like Jan 6th. It will exonerate Trump.
I think impeaching allows Trump to control the agenda "look at all these do nothing Dems spending their time trying to stop me make America great again". We all know he's guilty and we all know the senate won't convict him. The Dems are better of passing legislation that will improve people's lives and leaving Trump with the decision to veto it or not. At least they can set out an agenda of what they could achieve if they had a trifecta.
I appreciate this just for a concise list of his most current crimes that we have enough evidence of.
I would like to see the military arrest him after he leaves office, then release him to the Iranians. Let them deal with him.
Pretty sure most corporate media is owned by billionaires and conservatives these days.
Joe Manchin...
“If they start with investigations, Michael, it’s over,” Manchin, who was a Democrat before becoming an independent, told CNN host Michael Smerconish last month. “They’re going to tee up everything in 2028 for a Republican takeover completely.”
Manchin urged Democrats to concentrate on legislation aimed at reducing Americans’ cost of living rather than becoming “consumed with retaliation and retribution,” arguing that an investigations-first approach could ultimately return Republicans to power in 2028.
They need to do both. It doesn't really matter if they don't try to impeach him again...they still don't have enough votes in the Senate to actually remove him from office anyway.
But, they absolutely need to investigate him, and anyone else implicated in his obvious corruption. That way, they will have already accumulated all the evidence they need to prosecute him, as soon as he's out of office.
And in the meantime, if they don't also do something to bring down the cost of living for average Americans, they aren't going to have the chance to do anything about any of it, since voters will have already turned on them by 2028.
Corporate media won't make these arguments because they are owned by his enablers.
Democrats will do nothing, enabling him.
2 more years of this...
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