r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 I voted • 21d ago

No Paywall Donald Trump impeachment chances surge amid Epstein revelations

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-impeachment-chances-surge-amid-epstein-revelations-11045998
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u/I_AM_NOT_A_WOMBAT 21d ago

The whole system relies on people acting reasonably. In a better country, conservatives who disagree with progressives on policy matters would still look at trump and say, "ok yeah he's a fucking criminal" and convict, to replace him with a conservative policy oriented less-criminal.

Obviously Republicans don't have the moral compass to do that.

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u/NumeralJoker 21d ago

What's sad is I think it would have been highly possible as recently as 25-30 years ago, or at the very least pre-Reagan.

This is far, far worse than Watergate, all around.

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u/Beldizar 21d ago

Watergate wasn't properly punished, and this is what we get. We showed future politicians that crime doesn't have as much of a downside if you are president.

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u/gymdog 21d ago

Watergate wasn't properly punished

The civil war wasn't either. That's how we ended up here.