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Schumer Takes No Action As Even Far Right Calls for Trump Impeachment (truthout.org)
submitted 7 months ago by [B] to c/lefty_news@ibbit.at
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As calls for Donald Trump to be impeached flooded social media after his genocidal threats toward Iran on Tuesday, the Senate’s Democratic leaders put out a statement late in the day that merely condemned Trump’s comment without any vow to take action. In a joint statement on Tuesday afternoon, Democratic leaders Senators Chuck Schumer (New York) and Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire)…

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[–] 32 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child)

I get that impeachment isnt' going to happen, but that's not a reason not to try. Make every one of those fascist fucks write their name on the dotted line so history will remember that they refused to do anything about this. Instead I guess maybe we'll remember Schumer did nothing about this?

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago

    And just keep trying and making headlines that articals have been drafted again. He hates people saying bad things about him and being in the news that impeachment is being tried again and again takes the spotlight off what he did and places on those that is trying to impeach him.

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    • [–] 11 points 7 months ago

    abwd:

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    [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    Nothing will happen to Trump politically as long as Republicans hold the majority ... and Dems will need +4 or 5 over them to make up for the fake Dempublicans that will still back Trump.

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    [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    The far right has the votes for impeachment, AND removal. Schumer does not (and has already done this twice).

    Not to mention Schumer already got two votes to strip his war powers and the far right laughed at him.

    So of course it’s Schumer’s fault. What other reasonable conclusion could there be.

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