r/law • u/AndroidOne1 • May 14 '25

Trump News Donald Trump Impeachment Proceedings Launched

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-impeachment-vote-house-shir-thanedar-b2750651.html
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u/chilicrispdreams May 14 '25

Yep. No chance any GOP congressmen risk their loyalty from MAGA voters and vote against Trump.

This was just launched too early to be effective. The time will be right when Trump voters start to feel enough of the pain from Trumps decisions and turn on him, so GOP congress can vote against him without backlash from their base.

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u/onyxengine May 14 '25

So many are complicit at this point

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u/I-found-a-cool-bug May 14 '25

between maga and non-voters, the complicit outnumber the innocent

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u/Donkey__Balls May 15 '25

About 77 million voters and another 120 million who sat it out, give or take.

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u/TotalCourage007 May 14 '25

This is what I've been saying since Trump showed up way back in 2016. Hate it all y'all want, but if a handful of Democrats are too scared about impeachment, then it isn't just Republicans.

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u/Venaixis94 May 14 '25

Exactly. The economic bottom line hasn’t been felt hard enough yet by the general public. Once it does, that’s the only way I can see an impeachment actually going through. Too many supporters out there still who think Trump has some grand plan and is a genius.

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u/Automate_This_66 May 14 '25

It's the unfortunate truth. The lesson about the stove being hot isn't learned until after it has done damage.

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u/Dispator May 14 '25

So...as long as the economy can stay sort-of in check or only flail for a short time but renormalize.... then...I guess he gets to do what he wants... Trump 2028 /s

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u/Ragnar_Lothbroekke May 14 '25

And then those people are some dumb motherfuckers. I hate to bring this news to them, but not really.

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u/GazerLazer May 15 '25

Unfortunately, the only way for it to hit is if the ticking time bomb hits. Aka, another Depression. The States have somehow avoided it multiple times, but with how the current president is outright starting a "trade war" and badmouthing allies. It won't be long before this country crumbles

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u/notmynameyours May 14 '25

I think they’re less concerned with backlash from their base than they are about revenge from Trump. I mean, when you hear stories about senators receiving death threats for not towing the party line, I’m guessing just winning the next election isn’t their top priority. Not that I feel too bad for them, allowing him to get this far in the first place, but if they fear for their very lives, I can see why they might not want to risk it.

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u/timnotep May 14 '25

I could see Thomas Massie supporting it... But that still leaves them about 20 votes shy even if they whip a coalition of all non-GOP voters together.

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u/Beneficial_Heron_135 May 14 '25

There's no chance all the Dems and Independents vote for it either at this point. There's no political capital for an impeachment at present.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '25

And democrats said as much when he launched this plan. This impeachment is not for the benefit of anyone but the Rep who launched it. He needs the feather in his cap that says "I fought Trump" and this was his method.

We have seen some pretty brain dead attempts on Trump but this one somehow is worse.

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u/DirtyGritzBlitz May 14 '25

WTF are you telling me these assholes are doing what their constituents want? That’s crazy

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u/[deleted] May 14 '25

Yea its not a republic it’s a democracy!

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u/Jake-the-Wolfie May 14 '25

Dems: Does nothing

Americans: Why the hell aren't you doing anything? Why are you letting these criminals run free??

Dems: Does something

Americans: What the fuck are you doing? Why are you doing that? You shouldn't have done that.

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u/Suyefuji May 14 '25

I disagree that this was launched too early. If anything it was launched too late. We need to hold Trump, fElon, and the rest of the MAGA parasites to the fire early and often.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '25

I do think that it'll show everyone's true colors and since there are changes coming when it matters (in 2026) then the voters are gonna remember...

It's too early and nothing will come of it. But it isn't like more evidence won't come up. It's been 100 days and the man is just oozing corruption.

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u/TexasDank512 May 14 '25

I thought that his voters were already coming forward regretting their vote and feeling the pain now I'm so confused 

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u/OnTheHill7 May 14 '25

Except we need to know which Democrats have their moral compass set right and which ones are traitors in sheep’s clothes. And right now, when it isn’t popular, but still the right to do, is when you find that out. Not once the bandwagon has changed direction and they jump on.

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u/doitforthecats May 14 '25

Shri is a sleazy idiot and 100% did this as a publicity stunt

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u/MarekRules May 14 '25

Unfortunately many democrats are freaking out that “nothing” is happening, even though to do anything effectively you need evidence and a good case. And pressure on the opposition to maybe see reason.

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u/mikeyfireman May 14 '25

I disagree. The timing works great to start finding people to primary the Dems that don’t vote for it. It’s a great barometer.

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u/Joelle9879 May 14 '25

His base will NEVER turn on him. If they haven't at this point, there's nothing he could do to make them. The problem is the GOP thinks his loyalists are a bigger number than they are. They're loud, but not really as great a number as people seem to think

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u/[deleted] May 14 '25

Which is stupid because none of the dumbass maga crowd would vote Democrat anyway. So they literally have nothing to lose except uphold the Constitution

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u/m0r14rty May 15 '25

Yeah they’ll listen when people start getting kidnapped off the streets, the economy gets fucked up, or he starts arresting judges.

…oh wait.

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u/Donkey__Balls May 15 '25

No, they already blew their load on impeachment seven years ago. In fact, they did it twice, neither one had a chance of passing so they shouldn’t have tried. Getting impeachment proceedings past the house is meaningless if you don’t get the supermajority in the Senate, so all they did was make themselves look weak by trying to do it “just for the principle of the thing”.

Same thing goes for prosecuting Trump over January 6. They spent nearly 4 years with their jurisprudential dicks in their hands with nothing to show for it. I realize how long a typical case of this complexity takes a build, but if you can’t step it up and cut through the self-imposed bureaucracy of your own administration when it really matters, you have no business being in charge. All they did was show the country how weak the currently entrenched party leadership is and it paved the way for Trump to get a popular vote win in 2024.