• dariusj18@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    This was what was so crazy about Trump vs Obama. Obama had such a a big target on his back, he had to act unimpeachably. But Trump was pretty much impeachable from the start.

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      8 months ago

      They went after Obama for silly things like mustard and suits and putting his feet on his own desk [yes, these were actually things they got mad about] When they saw that it wasn’t getting traction they stepped back. They knew if they impeached Obama they’d never get another Black vote ever.

      They were after Bill Clinton from Day One. They pushed the Whitewater probe before he entered office, and tried to make ‘Travelgate’ [Clinton’s team fired some White House staff without realizing they had tenure. ] Vince Foster was a Clinton family friend who committed suicide after the election. The GOP said he was murdered.

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        8 months ago

        Both of them were key goals of Fox News. Which started under Clinton.

        How is it possible one little cable network has so much power??

        Well. Best not to think about it.

    • grue@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      But Trump was pretty much impeachable from the start.

      FTFY; no weasel words necessary. Trump was violating the Emoluments Clause from the second he was sworn in.