It’s Time For Trump To Be Prosecuted And Impeached (Again)

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President Donald Trump likely broke both federal and state law in a Saturday phone call during which he encouraged Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” enough votes to overturn the state’s election results. The president certainly committed an impeachable offense that is grounds for removing him from the office he will be vacating in less than three weeks, or disqualifying him from future elected office. His tumultuous term will end as it began, with questions as to the legality of conduct connected to manipulating American elections, and a defense based squarely on the idea that Trump’s mind is so warped that he actually believes the nonsense he spews. Trump may never be put on trial for what he did, but a failure to prosecute him may lead to a further deterioration of American democracy.

— Professor Rick Hasen of UC Irvine School of Law, in an article published at Slate, condeming the outgoing president for his “shakedown” of Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, and calling for Trump to be prosecuted and impeached.

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silviazbitch on January 5th, 2021 at 03:41 UTC »

I haven’t been following this closely, but I just heard an excerpt from the Raffensperger tape in which the president demanded action and threatened legal consequences if Raffensperger failed to comply. Never mind election fraud. That’s extortion, plain and simple.

jCervin on January 5th, 2021 at 03:26 UTC »

He must do time. Serious time for his treason.

Wolfgang_Abendroth on January 5th, 2021 at 03:24 UTC »

If trump isn’t held accountable then the law is meaningless.