If Trump Remained in Office, He Would be Impeached for a Third Time
Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart
Trump was in office for 1,460 days. He committed at least
one crime during every sad day he pretended to be your president. We all know
of his many Constitutional violations and his crimes against humanity, and we
all know that he was impeached for cause twice but never received a fair trial
in the Senate. Most of us knew about a situation confirmed and reported to the
general public today, which would have demanded a third impeachment.
The Emoluments Clause is clear: “The plain purpose of the
foreign emoluments clause was to ensure that the country’s leaders would not be
improperly influenced, even unconsciously, through gift giving, then a common
and generally corrupt practice among European rulers and diplomats. An early
version of the clause, modeled on a rule adopted by the Dutch Republic in 1651
that forbade its foreign ministers from receiving “any presents, directly or
indirectly, in any manner or way whatever,” was incorporated into the Articles
of Confederation (1781) as Article VI, Paragraph I.”
The Daily Kos exposed a damning fact on Thursday. Trump received
at least 7.8 million dollars from foreign entities during his single term in
office. If he remained in office, impeachment would be the only alternative.
Let me put this in simple perspective. The Emoluments Clause
was designed to prevent our nation’s leader from offering “favors” to foreign
nations in exchange for financial remuneration. We are aware today that Trump’s
only purpose for seeking the presidency was based on the fact that it would
offer him an opportunity to enhance his failing personal wealth. When he was not
golfing, playing the role of a man of substance at his Mar-a-Lago resort, or
watching Fox News, he was communicating with leaders of foreign nations making “deals.”
He did not spend a single hour of a single day working for the American people.
And he is seeking another opportunity to do the same and
avoid prosecution for his life of crime. Trump is no a “man.”
Op-ed by James Turnage
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