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Stop Worrying, Impeachment Was the Right Call
The decision by Nancy Pelosi this week to finally name the ongoing congressional investigations into President Donald Trump’s behavior “impeachment investigations” has made far too many Democrats, both officials and voters, far too nervous. Will this help Trump be re-elected, they ask? Will it be a big can of worms for Joe Biden that he will carry into a general election? Will this simply end up being another victory for Trump, no matter the facts, like the Mueller Report was?
The answer to all of it is no. For one thing, the perception that impeachment proceedings will help the president is largely based on the experience of Bill Clinton. But Clinton’s impeachment was a true fishing expedition. It started with Whitewater and progressed to his lying to Congress about his sexual encounter with Monica Lewinsky. It was apparent to everyone that Ken Starr was just looking for some way to impeach Clinton, and few people really believed that his evasive answers about sex with Ms. Lewinsky (however contemptible his behavior and his and the whole country’s treatment of her was) constituted an impeachable offense.
Trump’s actions are quite different. In fact, the House would be wise to bring numerous articles of impeachment, even if they want to focus on the whistleblower report and the extortion of Ukraine. He has committed numerous acts that call…
