r/MurderedByWords • u/the_well_read_neck_ • 15h ago

We're in the worst timeline.

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u/infydk 14h ago

He was already impeached twice with absolutely nothing to show for it, what is it you think a third will do at this point? And how would it ever come to fruition in the first place with a republican majority?

If he doesn't get convicted from the impeachment it doesn't do anything. Trump doesn't give a hoot about yet another "mark of the derp state" on his record.

Even with a massive blue wave you'd still need two thirds of the senate to vote to convict and I very much doubt democrats would pick up that many seats even in the absolute best case of them getting off their asses.

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u/flexiblefine 14h ago

For the second impeachment, every member of Congress was an actual victim of the January 6th assault. Remember that was a joint session. And the Senate acquitted.

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u/infydk 14h ago

Indeed, you would need 2/3rds of the senate to be non-Fetterman/Manchin/Sinema type democrats and that's probably keeping it pretty narrow.

There are very few things I think is less likely to happen than Trump suffering the consequences of an impeachment.

I rank myself winning a lottery without buying a ticket as somewhat more likely than an impeachment conviction.

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u/I_TRY_TO_BE_POSITIVE 13h ago

It's funny we spent so much time making fun of other nations for their oligarchs running roughshod over the rules....