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Trump trying to “void” his first two impeachments

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A couple of days ago I was asked to comment on the possibility of impeaching Trump after the midterms. I hadn’t really thought about that at all, and I concluded that it was hard to say whether it’s going to happen, given the fecklessness of Jeffries and Schumer. This new report from the WSJ highlights why this very much should happen, whether or not the Guardians of the Guardrails want it to:

U.S. President Donald ​Trump and ‌his allies have ​discussed pushing ​lawmakers to pass ⁠a ​resolution aimed ​at voiding his first-term impeachments, ​the ​Wall Street Journal reported ‌on ⁠Thursday, citing people familiar ​with ​the ⁠matter. . . . The Journal reported that Trump and his team want lawmakers to ‌pass ⁠a resolution aimed at voiding the impeachments.

White House officials have strongly urged forward progress on this issue, the White House official told reporters. . . . the resolution would allow ​Trump to claim ​a symbolic ⁠victory on a matter that has dogged him since his first term, but would have ​little legal significance since the Constitution provides ​no procedure ⁠for undoing an impeachment.

“Little” here means “none.”

This absurdity illustrates how narcissistic injury is something that somebody like Trump can’t ever escape or overcome, which is all the more reason to injure him in the same way again, not to mention that he deserves to be impeached on the merits for almost countless reasons at this point. As a matter of principle I personally would put the ongoing war crime that is the Iran “excursion” at the top of the list, recognizing of course that as a pragmatic political matter there are far more attractive options for impeachment resolutions. But this very much needs to happen early in 2027.

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