Summary

Efforts to impeach Donald Trump for a third time are intensifying as he begins his second term.

The non-partisan group Free Speech For People launched the “Impeach Trump. Again” campaign, citing constitutional violations, including his alleged role in the January 6 Capitol riots and breaches of the emoluments clause.

The group also accuses Trump of campaign finance violations, xenophobic rhetoric, and abuse of power.

However, impeachment remains unlikely with Republicans controlling Congress. Democrats may revisit impeachment if they regain control in 2026.

  • rational_lib@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    FFS no. All it did the last two times was help him, because impeachment is basically impossible and he’s going to “win”.

    • xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      8 days ago

      the american democracy would be pretty good, if it wasn’t for parties… now it’s a never ending competition between two conspiracies

      • And it’s not like we didn’t fuckin’ see it coming, either. Washington, with one foot out the door: “Don’t deify me, don’t form political parties.”

        So, guess what else nobody listed to him about?

    • LemmyFeed@lemmy.world
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      8 days ago

      Lol as proved last time, impeachment means absolutely nothing. It didn’t stop the last corrupt individual, in fact he was just reelected and is as corrupt, if not more, than before.

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        7 days ago

        It’s certainly doomed, but democrats already get paid to be there so why not use every tool in the book? Time Congress is arguing about impeachment is time they’re not implementing fascist policies

    • bluewing@lemm.ee
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      8 days ago

      How many times did the magahats offer impeachment articles for Biden? The theater isn’t meant to be successful, but just a constant buzz for voters.

    • Rakonat@lemmy.world
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      8 days ago

      Exactly. He’s been impeached twice and nothing happened. He should have been barred from office years ago. The entire process is nothing but political theatre for donors.

  • cabron_offsets@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Impeachment is pointless when the republican traitor filth control more than 1/3 of the senate. Suggest other solutions to dealing with trump.

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      8 days ago

      Who exactly? Who is pretending they are doing something?? Is it democrats you’re accusing of pretending to do something?

      How about maybe you try reading the article next time instead of chiming in with edgy nonsense.

      It is a non partisan group called Free Speech for People. You’d have known that had you read the 1st paragraph of the article.

      Oh. And while we’re on the subject of pretending… even if you were right and it is the democrats pretending- at least they pretended to do something. Because so many of you flat out admittedly did nothing.

      And look what that got us.

  • eran_morad@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Impeachment has been of no consequence for more than half a century. Yet another demonstration that the US constitution is fucking idiotic.

    • It has a purpose but obviously it’s been misused in the last how ever many years. Now they kind of use it as a litmus test to see how much the media cares at any particular time.

  • BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Unfortunately this is just a sign of how bad the US has gotten.

    There have been impeachment attempts on Clinton, W Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden. Impeachment was supposed to be used to stop a president acting illegally but its just become another political weapon in the US capitol.

    The US system is so unbelievably broken. It entirely depends on bipartisan support to get things done but things are now too polarised to function and the electoral system prevents 3rd parties access at any level.

    The two parties have destroyed democracy. It could be fixed but it would need to start at the state levels with 3rd parties coming in and rebuilding the electoral system. But the 2 parties have even gerrymandered the constituencies so only the two parties can win.

    Even other countries with first past the post systems have other viable political parties - look at the UK, Australia and Canada. Fptp is flawed and breed an replacing but the US version is next level for locking in the status quo.

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    8 days ago

    Hahahaha oh my god, the dude wins the popular vote, and the best you can think of is “impeachment”? Right after the election to boot?

    It’s not enough to send a big fuck You to the population by not having primaries, you have to also pour salt in the wound by telling them “fuck your choice of the other” as well?

    Hahaha, my god, these guys were everyone’s hope?

    The perma stun IS REAL

    They don’t see it

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      7 days ago

      Who gives a shit if they’re partisan. The fashies call everything left of trump partisan

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        “It’s ok to lie about things! Truth can be bent as long as it serves the mindset that I have! All you got to do is label everything fascist! Then lying or presenting falsehoods is righteous!!!”

        All they had to do was NOT present this organization as “non-partisan” and the article would have held credibility.

        But who the fuck needs credibility?! My opinion is righteous and just!!