In a Tuesday morning press conference, Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) pointed out that the folks who are saying Democrats should “just wait” on impeachment are simply arguing that Trump should be allowed to cheat “one more time” in the 2020 election.
Adam Schiff says that the people who are telling Democrats to wait on impeachment are really arguing that Trump should be allowed to cheat in the 2020 election. #articlesofimpeachment pic.twitter.com/5LQpiABcPj
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) December 10, 2019
As of Tuesday, House Democrats have made a formal announcement of articles of impeachment against Pres. Donald J. Trump. Schiff accurately rebutted the continued plea that Democrats should “just wait” to impeach Trump, arguing that those who are saying “just wait” are actually saying that they’d like to give Trump time to cheat in one more election. To solicit foreign help “just one more time.
“Some say why don’t you just wait. Why don’t you just wait until you get the witnesses that the White House refuses to produce? Why not just wait until you get the documents that the white house refuses to turn over, and people should understand what that argument really means.
It has taken us eight months to get a lower court ruling that Don McGahn has no right to defy Congress if it takes another eight months to get a second court or Supreme Court decision, that is not the end of the process. It comes back to us, and we ask questions because he no longer has immunity and he claims something else that his answers are privileged and we have to go to court for another eight or 16 months.
The argument why don’t you just wait amounts to this: Why don’t you just let him cheat in one more election?”
Why not late him cheat just one more time? Why not let him have foreign help just one more time? That is what that argument amounts to.
Here’s why Schiff’s statement matters so much. For the first time in his life, Donald Trump is being formally and legally called what he is: a cheat. For the first time in his life, Donald Trump is being held accountable.
Will Donald Trump pay the ultimate price and lose his job because of this? Probably not. We all know the GOP-controlled Senate will not likely remove this shameful president from office. However, his rightful place in the history books will be secure. This also sends a strong message to all future presidents: justice will be served.
*Atomic Impeachment Clock*#ArticlesOfImpeachment pic.twitter.com/MBxKYvfXAw
— Agit-Pop (@agitpopworld) December 10, 2019
Trump has done his best to divide and destroy this nation and still does it even as early as this morning. Here is what he’s tweeting.
Nadler just said that I “pressured Ukraine to interfere in our 2020 Election.” Ridiculous, and he knows that is not true. Both the President & Foreign Minister of Ukraine said, many times, that there “WAS NO PRESSURE.” Nadler and the Dems know this, but refuse to acknowledge!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 10, 2019
Shifty Schiff, a totally corrupt politician, made up a horrible and fraudulent statement, read it to Congress, and said those words came from me. He got caught, was very embarrassed, yet nothing happened to him for committing this fraud. He’ll eventually have to answer for this!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 10, 2019
This man’s response sums it up.
“I cannot tell a lie.”
– George Washington“I cannot tell the truth.”
– Donald Trump"I cannot tell the difference."
– Republicans— Hayden Black (@BlackVimto) December 10, 2019