The redacted Mueller report has now been out in the public square for over 48hrs and some Trump supporters may finally be realizing that the grotesque orangutan is unfit for office. The latest Ipsos poll released today and taken between he 18th-19th of April shows Trump's approval rating slipping down to 37% approval, 56% disapproval. This is the first poll I've found taken after the release of the Mueller Report and it may indicate that more and more people are finally beginning to turn against the conman (about flippin' time).
Will Trump's base entirely disappear? No. Keep in mind Nixon still had over 20% support when he was impeached so some people just can't be reached. But, it may be an indicator that he's beginning to slump down to that hardcore 20% floor. It also may indicate that the more facts come out, and the more he's exposed as a traitor and criminal, the more people will flea.
That leads to two key takeaways. First, the Democrats in the House must keep releasing and propagating all of the damning information from the Mueller report and hold hearings on the same. The drumbeat of truth must continue and it will have an affect on the public's perception of this nazi. Second, don't dismiss impeachment as a possible outcome. If his approval rating falls to or around that 20% not only with GOP senators bail in order to save themselves, and possibly vote to convict and remove Trump, but there will be no political backlash at the voting booth for doing so. In fact, Democrats may suffer losses if they DON'T impeach the President at that point.
Friday, April 19, 2019
Thursday, April 18, 2019
John Dean: Trump Worst than Nixon
John Dean tonight on CNN:
"The nature of Trump's actions, the nature of his obstruction, is so much more venal than Richard Nixon's. Someday, when I catch my breath, I'm going to sit down and make the comparison. Trump makes Nixon look good, Trump's in a league of his own. . . "
Is there a cancer within the Presidency: "I think there is. . . . We now have a President in his 800th day and it's very grim, it's not a healthy presidency, i'm not sure we can wait to 2020, this man could do great damage... The senate will not do anything, until the makeup changes it's not very likely. The house should start hearings for 2020 to show the public what's happening." . .
"The nature of Trump's actions, the nature of his obstruction, is so much more venal than Richard Nixon's. Someday, when I catch my breath, I'm going to sit down and make the comparison. Trump makes Nixon look good, Trump's in a league of his own. . . "
Is there a cancer within the Presidency: "I think there is. . . . We now have a President in his 800th day and it's very grim, it's not a healthy presidency, i'm not sure we can wait to 2020, this man could do great damage... The senate will not do anything, until the makeup changes it's not very likely. The house should start hearings for 2020 to show the public what's happening." . .
Donald Trump Obstructed Justice
Donald Trump obstructed justice. Period. Done. Guilty. Over. He broke the law the law and should now be impeached.
The key line in over 400 pages of the Mueller report is the following: “The President’s efforts to influence the investigation were mostly unsuccessful, but that is largely because the persons who surrounded the President declined to carry out orders or accede to his requests, . . .” In plain words, he tried to obstruct justice and stop the investigation but didn't succeed because the people who he ordered to do it said "no" because they knew they'd go to jail. '
This Mueller Report line leads to two questions. First, if his attempts to obstruct were "mostly unsuccessful", which ones were successful? What did he do that didn't get stopped and what was its impact? And, by definition, if he did then why shouldn't he be impeached for obstruction of justice? Second, obstruction of Justice doesn't need to be successful in order to be a crime, the mere attempt at obstruction IS THE CRIME. It's like attempted murder, you don't have to kill the person to be guilty. So, by definition, why should Trump not be impeached for obstruction of justice?
The key line in over 400 pages of the Mueller report is the following: “The President’s efforts to influence the investigation were mostly unsuccessful, but that is largely because the persons who surrounded the President declined to carry out orders or accede to his requests, . . .” In plain words, he tried to obstruct justice and stop the investigation but didn't succeed because the people who he ordered to do it said "no" because they knew they'd go to jail. '
This Mueller Report line leads to two questions. First, if his attempts to obstruct were "mostly unsuccessful", which ones were successful? What did he do that didn't get stopped and what was its impact? And, by definition, if he did then why shouldn't he be impeached for obstruction of justice? Second, obstruction of Justice doesn't need to be successful in order to be a crime, the mere attempt at obstruction IS THE CRIME. It's like attempted murder, you don't have to kill the person to be guilty. So, by definition, why should Trump not be impeached for obstruction of justice?
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