Will Trump be impeached? (illegal, FBI, crimes, parties)

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Originally Posted by Gulch

This.

About as much as any of the other worthless threads about Trump in the Atlanta forum.

[JPD]

I've been predicting for months that Donald Trump will quit within his first year, leaving the job to Pence. He's already sent signals that he will do this (trying to get out of living in the White House, stating that Pence will be in charge of foreign and domestic policy, etc.). Right now, he's working on loading up his cabinet with stooges (so much for "draining the swamp") so he will have influence without having to do the work. Trump's goal all along was to prove he could win. It was never to govern. And we're all going to see that come January.

[Gulch]

Originally Posted by LovinDecatur

About as much as any of the other worthless threads about Trump in the Atlanta forum.

I'm guessing people want to vent. There is a Politics forum for that though.

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Originally Posted by Gulch

I'm guessing people want to vent. There is a Politics forum for that though.

Thank you...

[ATLHRLGUY]

Sure, we all know there is a politics forum but sometimes I have an interest in what my neighbor down the street or across town thinks about the President or some national issue. We have to interact with one another each day and deal with locally, good or bad, whatever policies come out of D.C. So it doesn't annoy me as much when the mods are a bit lax about national issues because I enjoy hearing the opinions of my fellow Atlantans.

My thoughts on Trump, I know others are predicting he will be impeached but I don't think he will. I think he'll capitulate to McConnell et ali and reign in some of the more aggressive parts of his agenda. As JPD said and I agree with, Trump just wanted to prove he could win and will allow others to govern. As we know Trump will say and do anything to get what he wants and I don't think he'll upset certain Republicans too much because saying he's the POTUS means more to him than the "minor details" of policy. Did anyone see that short presser with President Obama? Whatever Obama told him seemed to really humble him which to me was confirmed by the 60 Minutes interview. Trump wants the title alone and will let the D.C. lobbyists that he railed against during the campaign to run the country.

[tram hudson]

wuh ? impeachment for Trump ? for what future offense ?? LOL

[AnsleyPark]

Impeached for what??? C'mon folks.

[JPD]

Originally Posted by AnsleyPark

Impeached for what??? C'mon folks.

Conflicts of interest between his businesses and the government.

Inappropriate ties to foreign countries.

Usurping constitutional rights.

I don't think he'll get impeached, but let's not pretend he's clean of impeachable offenses.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by LovinDecatur

Like so much else being discussed on this forum, it's simply conjecture at this point.
A Clinton impeachment would have been a more real possibility, since there likely would have been a Republican majority in the House and Senate anyway.
As far as any Republican opposition to Trump goes, that seems to be evaporating quickly. Ryan is in kissass mode; Kasich and the Bushes are done anyway. Funny how quickly that environment can change once a candidate's victory is in hand.

Not sure if I'd say they are done; they may be vindicated, depending on what happens in the next four years.

This country is in for one wild ride for the next four years.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by JPD

I've been predicting for months that Donald Trump will quit within his first year, leaving the job to Pence. He's already sent signals that he will do this (trying to get out of living in the White House, stating that Pence will be in charge of foreign and domestic policy, etc.). Right now, he's working on loading up his cabinet with stooges (so much for "draining the swamp") so he will have influence without having to do the work. Trump's goal all along was to prove he could win. It was never to govern. And we're all going to see that come January.

I've said the same exact thing.

But even with all his unpredictability and the inflammatory rhetoric he's used throughout the campaign, I'd actually rather have him in office over Pence. The unpredictability is somewhat of a silver lining, which we see with Trump walking back some of his most popular campaign proposals. On top of that, he's not a conventional Republican and could actually be categorized as something of a centrist, although of the nationalist/protectionist variety. Pence, on the other hand, is a far-right conservative with fully fleshed-out policy positions that are pretty scary in some instances.