(08-21-2018, 05:57 PM)mikesez Wrote: Remember, impeachment is a political process that is undertaken to punish violations of public trust.
It is not, and never was, a legal process meant to punish violations of law.
However, if a public official has broken the law, it's hard to imagine trust not being violated also.
AndAnd to we have pretty credible testimony that Trump did break the law.
In general, an employer can be prosecuted for directing an employee to break the law.
When will it finally be enough for flim-flam man Paul Ryan to draw up the Articles and bring them to the floor?

I'm not sure but I wonder how much culpability Trump holds if he instructed Cohen to do something illegal. Ultimately, it's Cohen committing the crime, but I don't know if there's a loophole that includes conspiracy to commit campaign contribution offenses--which seems absurd to me. Maybe someone can clarify it for me but isn't this the same charge Sanders' campaign paid a $14,500 fine for?

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