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by DarknessFalls 709 days ago
Trump has already proven himself to be more corrupt and sociopathic than Nixon. He was impeached and convicted and didn't resign. He is now a convicted felon and continues to pursue a second term. This is a different world.
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valleyer 709 days ago
Trump was not convicted at the impeachment trials.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_impeachment_trial_of_Don...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_impeachment_trial_of_Do...

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teknopaul 706 days ago
He was impeached, and every single politician voted on party line, the whole GOP is 100% corrupt (if you agree he clearly did do it) impeachment is not a useful tool in this situation.
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dllthomas 704 days ago
From the Wikipedia page linked above:

> Seven Republican senators joined all Democratic and independent senators in voting to convict Trump, the largest bipartisan vote for an impeachment conviction of a U.S. president or former U.S. president. After the vote on the acquittal, Mitch McConnell said, "There's no question that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day." but he voted against conviction due to his interpretation of the United States Constitution.

It's worth noting that the Supreme Court ruling here probably disagrees with McConnell's interpretation of the Constitution in a way that should have changed his vote.

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