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Quixote1818

(28,946 posts) Tue Jun 19, 2018, 03:39 PM Jun 2018

Poll: Pardon me? Most say Trump should be impeached if he pardons himself

Source: USA Today

President Trump has declared that he has the “absolute” right to pardon himself.

Americans disagree.

By more than 3-1, 64 percent to 18 percent, those surveyed in a USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll say the president doesn’t have the power to pardon himself. Even Republicans are inclined to split with Trump on this. Just 29% say he has the power to pardon himself; 45% say he doesn’t.

Trying to do so could spark a constitutional crisis for the White House: 58 percent of Americans, including 31 percent of Republicans, say the House of Representatives should impeach the president if he pardons himself.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/06/19/poll-if-trump-pardons-himself-most-would-back-impeachment/713479002/?csp=chromepush

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Poll: Pardon me? Most say Trump should be impeached if he pardons himself (Original Post) Quixote1818 Jun 2018 OP

29% durablend Jun 2018 #1

So how fast can we make this happen? Hela Jun 2018 #2

Impeachment? Not before Jan 2021. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #4

If they lose both houses of Congress, they might be open to it jmowreader Jun 2018 #7

Or, not before Jan 2019. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2018 #12

We can't "make this happen"...The Repukes have all the power - Only THEY can "make this happen" red dog 1 Jun 2018 #5

We have to remember that at least 30 percent of America are a racist uneducated group of people. redstatebluegirl Jun 2018 #3

K&R red dog 1 Jun 2018 #6

Just the idea of him mulling over that question, says a fucking lot about his guilt. C Moon Jun 2018 #8

Impeach him if he pardons himself? SeattleVet Jun 2018 #9

Actually, if he is impeached, he can't pardon himself. But then, we know that ain't happenin' tonyt53 Jun 2018 #10

He should be impeached for holding children hostage at the borders first. Lil Missy Jun 2018 #11

The House can define "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" to mean anything it wants to. Kaleva Jun 2018 #13

durablend

(7,460 posts)

1. 29%

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 03:43 PM

Jun 2018

There's his despicable klan of followers again....

Hela

(440 posts)

2. So how fast can we make this happen?

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 03:44 PM

Jun 2018

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

4. Impeachment? Not before Jan 2021.

Reply to Hela (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 03:52 PM

Jun 2018

We can't mathematically get 2/3 of the Senate before then.

And thinking McTurtle's RePutin criminals would ever impeach Pres. Turd is a pipe dream.

jmowreader

(50,559 posts)

7. If they lose both houses of Congress, they might be open to it

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 04:12 PM

Jun 2018

One thing about Republicans, they are very short on forgiveness. This election is a referendum on Trump. If a LOT of new Democratic faces show up in the next Congress - which, considering the Trump administration is costing people a LOT of extra money since gas, food and medical price increases since he took office have eliminated any advantage they might have gotten from the Trump tax atrocity, is a very distinct possibility - the GOP will think very hard about eliminating Il Douche.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,350 posts)

12. Or, not before Jan 2019.

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 05:58 PM

Jun 2018

If Trump were impeached tomorrow, Pence would serve the remaining 2.5 years, but that would count as his first term. So, he could run for re-election once, in 2020. So he could serve as president a maximum 6.5 years.

If Trump were impeached after Jan 21, 2019, he could serve the remaining 1.99 years, and it would not count as a term, so he could run for election in 2020 and 2024, a potential presidency of almost 10 years.

Both options are, IMHO, more frightening than another 2.5 years of Trump.

I'm not a fan of impeaching Trump, not with Pence waiting, drool dripping from his fangs.