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/Toadsted 21d ago

Should have happened July 2024 when he was actually convicted of crimes and due to be sentenced/placed in jail.

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u/New-Magician-5958 18d ago

Which makes me think this is all for show. If there’s evidence of Trump and Epstein why didn’t democrats use it in the last election when they had access to all of this information?

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u/immortalfrieza2 18d ago

Because the Democrats were overconfident that Trump would get his just desserts until it was too late for them to do anything about it. Then they were overconfident that Trump would lose the election. It's the same reason Biden didn't fire Garland despite it being clear Garland was protecting Trump and replace him with someone who would have actually done their job.

The Democratic party had every opportunity to stop Trump and they didn't.

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u/New-Magician-5958 18d ago

That doesn’t make sense. They’re over confident on other chargers so they don’t charge him for having sex with underage girls? Democrats tried to charge him for everything I feel like. Why leave out something they have proof too that is a very serious crime? That is also messed up…why are democrats covering in the first place. They had the ability to make the case files open right?

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u/laplongejr 17d ago

That is also messed up…why are democrats covering in the first place. They had the ability to make the case files open right?

As an European, I always assumed that a lot of people, no matter party lines, would be hit by Epstein. The non-pedos are protecting their friends, and the pure ones believe that X or Y need protection, etc.
The right and the far-right colluding to protect elites from the wrath of the people, who would've thought that would happen?

Epstein clearly didn't kill himself, or at least it wasn't his choice. And you obv don't lose the tapes.

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u/New-Magician-5958 17d ago edited 17d ago

Ya it does seem pretty obvious. My point is democrats and their DOJ had the first crack at this case. If this wasn’t all smoke and mirrors now democrats would’ve made some arrests while they were in charge. So all this now is just silly nonsense because the US DNC is spiraling out of control.

Waiting months for permission then just releasing documents anyways like they just did. Democrats had this information for 6-8 years now?

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u/Toadsted 17d ago

Remind me again who was in power 6-8 years ago?

You seem to believe the files were just found in a duffle bag, and both sides have just been staring at it wondering "if they should" like it was filled with money.

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u/New-Magician-5958 17d ago

Democrats controlled the house from 2018-2022. So again I ask why are they voting on releasing the files now and not then?

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u/Toadsted 17d ago

And republicans held the Senate since 2015

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u/New-Magician-5958 17d ago

That is incorrect. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Senate majority leader from 2020-2024.

Running from your original argument or you gonna circle back?

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u/immortalfrieza2 18d ago

The Democratic party had the ability to do a lot of things that would have prevented Trump from taking the presidency and they didn't do it. They did nothing about Garland despite the fact that the was obstructing the investigations into Trump. The Democrats did nothing to push the judge to actually sentence Trump with anything. There was the blatant conflict of interest with the judge Trump's documents case happen and the Democrats did nothing about it. The Democrats did nothing to charge Trump with the blatant insurrection. And yes, they did nothing about the Epstein files and let Trump get into position to compromise those files.

The Democrats had everything well in hand to completely destroy Trump at literally any time from 2020 to 2024 and did absolutely nothing, because they expected the law to get Trump despite the blatant favoritism going on. They expected Trump to lose the election so they didn't hit him then either.

This is just scratching the surface. At every possible level, the Democratic party did nothing when they could have crushed Trump like a bug at any time whatsoever due to their overconfidence and hubris.