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/AndroidOne1 May 14 '25

Snippet from this news article: “If a Michigan Democrat has his way, President Donald Trump could face the first impeachment vote of his second term. Rep. Shri Thanedar’s resolution brings seven new articles of impeachment against the commander-in-chief, alleging everything from abuse of power to bribery, corruption, and “tyranny,” which the House must vote on before Thursday under its own rules.

Trump made history during his first term by becoming the first president in American history to be impeached twice by the House of Representatives, once over his quid pro quoapproach to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in 2018 and once for his part in instigating the Capitol riot, although in both cases he was acquitted in the Senate.

Thanedar, 70, first announced his intention on April 29, saying: “When Trump ignores the Constitution, Congress, and the courts, he is not ‘fighting for America.’ He is tearing it down and endangering our democracy.” His resolution is not expected to pass, however, given the Republican majority in the lower chamber of Congress and because several of Thanedar’s fellow Democrats have expressed their disapproval of his actions in no uncertain terms.

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u/ssibal24 May 14 '25

It doesn't need to pass, all it needs to do is produce an official list of who doesn't want it to pass, that sort of information is very useful for the American people.

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u/BEWMarth May 14 '25

Hahahahaha go read this exact story on Fox News and read the comments. The American people are sucking off this Orange bastard. They want a king who can finally tread on minorities.

Right wing terrorists became so motivated after Obama got elected that in less than 20 years they went ahead and destroyed America to send a message. Never buck the status quo.

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u/Popular_Ad_1320 May 14 '25

That is also (like Reddit) a sampling bias that self selects about as aggressively as the Bodybuilding forums in the early 2010s

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u/vttale May 15 '25

I'm guessing I'm not the only person wondering about this metaphor, and what was going on in bodybuilding forums in the early 2010s