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Impeachment

As the 2020 presidential election approaches, Donald Trump has bigger problems than re-election. In the current impeachment trial, there are three main arguments.

One being obstruction of justice, meaning he lied to the special counsel in written responses ("Bookbinder"). Lying to the special counsel gives them false information about the case, and also impedes the investigation, which is a federal crime. Therefore making the investigation more difficult. With this being a federal crime, this alone could get Donald Trump impeached.

Another piece of evidence is Trump's goal to enrich himself while in office. With close to 2,300 conflicts of interest to benefit himself or one of his businesses, that shows an obvious use of power ("Bookbinder"). While this is wrong, he should not be making presidential decisions based on whether they would help him or his businesses. This type of conflict is discussed in the constitution stating that the president shall not receive fixed compensation and restricts the profit, gains, and advantages that he or she can accept from foreign and domestic governments. 

The last piece of evidence is the democrats' main point, and if true, deserves to be. While there is no official confirmation on this idea, President Trump is accused of using his power in office to bolster his re-election chances. He did this by supposedly threatening the foreign country Ukraine $400 million in military aid. With a global aspect to this all, to get this money back, Trump wanted Ukraine to announce an investigation on another 2020 presidential candidate, Joe Biden. Obviously, we do not want our presidents to abuse their power in such ways especially bribery.

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Votes among U.S. adults


With there are many different opinions on Trump's impeachment, it seems to be pretty clear that our current administration and president are on the verge of being corrupt. With many arguments and pieces of evidence against him, it looks as though President Trump will be impeached. Although he most likely will remain in office. With all of these problems and scandals, how will his upcoming election be impacted?






Works Cited
Americans remain split on impeachment after public hearings begin, poll says. PBS, www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/americans-still-split-on-impeachment-after-public-hearings-started-poll-says.

Bookbinder, Noah. "G-7 at Trump's Doral resort? The original sin of this presidency is failure to divest." USA Today , www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/09/04/trump-presidency-spawns-conflicts-of-interest-personal-profits-column/2197263001/.








Comments

  1. AnonymousDecember 9, 2019 at 8:41 AM

    I agree - presidency is about putting our country above any and everything. For Trump to take advantage and use his powers to benefit himself and threaten other countries is unpresidential.

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  2. Ms. LaClairDecember 9, 2019 at 1:29 PM

    What is the global perspective on this issue? Have other countries impeached their leaders?

    Have you watched any of the hearings? They've been rather interesting to hear different arguments for and against impeachment.

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