To the extent they have the votes. Impeachment and removal means getting Republicans to vote for it
Comment on Democrats eye inquiries into Trump actions on energy, public land.
shittydwarf@piefed.ca 2 days ago
And little kids?
silence7@lemmy.world 2 days ago
GuyFawkesV@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I think at this point the humiliation would be the best we could get. But godDAMN would that be worth it. Probably would kill him.
OwOarchist@pawb.social 2 days ago
I think that might actually be a possibility.
Republicans in Congress have just seen what being loyal to Trump will get them. And it will only take a few of them breaking ranks…
silence7@lemmy.world 2 days ago
It takes a 2/3 supermajority in the Senate. That means an awful big chunk of the Republicans would have to be willing.
OwOarchist@pawb.social 2 days ago
They have 54 dems for sure, maybe 56 if remaining undecided seats go dem – since those two remaining seats are currently leaning dem, let’s assume they’ll have 56.
A 2/3 supermajority requires 67. They’ll need 11 of the 44 Republicans to go along with it. Yes, that’s kind of a big ask, but it’s only 1/4 of them. And in the Senate in particular, some of them will be looking at trying to get reelected in 2028. A presidential election year, which already doesn’t usually bode well for Republicans. After looking at what happened in the midterms, I think it’s plausible that you could find 11 Republicans who are willing to throw Trump under the impeachment bus in order to distance themselves from him and improve their reelection chances.
NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 days ago
They can impeach with the votes they have now. They won't get a conviction, but they will get an investigation that will embarrass the MAGAts, give them an opportunity to court potential defectors and provide material for a future trial once Trump is out of office.
ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 2 days ago
Pfft no, they might have to actually do something about that if they publicly uncovered evidence