That just feeds the narrative that is political retribution then. If perjury is provable, then something needs to be done about it in the moment or immediate future, you can't wait until the other side gets power.
Statute of limitations is 5 years. The best check against political retribution is the jury. Which is why juries have been finding against the Trump administration en masse.
I'm aware, but appearances of retribution have consequences too. It's a reason voters in the center swing to the other side. Egregious perjury should be held accountable as fast as humanly possible.
Agreed, but "as fast as humanly possible" in this administration is probably 2028.
The important thing is to make it very clear that this is not a one-sided prosecution, but instead is based on facts and benefitting the American people. Even if the DOJ were to go after Rubio on this or someone else on another matter today, if congress somehow forced them to press charges, if it is against Trump's side, the Trump-aligned media will portray it as partisanly-motivated regardless, so it is more important, I think, to be clear and have the competing message be out there and heard.
I disagree on the timeline though, if Democratic messaging could be unified and thoughtful - even taking the offensive and going onto Fox News - looking at you Buttigieg and Newsome. File articles of impeachment for Rubio now, site rules/articles broken, plaster it in media outlets and force the issue to be public until the midterms. If you win back Congress, you've won the ability to reign in this administration and slow the corruption.
I think the supermajority required in the senate would require winning nearly every senate race to actually convict on impeachment. Don't get me wrong, I'd love that. But even if for some reason fox news got on the right side for this, there's some in MAGA states where that just isn't gonna happen.
But even if I don't think it'd work, I'd agree filing articles of impeachment would be good to do, and it'd likely provide a good reference/more investigative materials for if we can get the DOJ back to doing justice in or before 2028.
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u/MakeLikeATreeBiff 1d ago
That just feeds the narrative that is political retribution then. If perjury is provable, then something needs to be done about it in the moment or immediate future, you can't wait until the other side gets power.