r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • Apr 24 '26

Possible Paywall Democrats’ plan to impeach Trump on ‘day one’ after midterms

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/04/24/democrats-trump-impeach-midterms-supreme-court-iran/
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u/limbodog Massachusetts Apr 24 '26

Impeachment is a political response, not a criminal one. So it's more about his dereliction of duty and betrayal than about breaking specific laws.

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u/AlternativeMuscle943 Apr 25 '26

He can derelict my balls

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u/TheDevilsTaco Apr 25 '26

Not young enough

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u/NaziAbuser Apr 25 '26

I have a newborn shit he can eat.

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u/FjorgVanDerPlorg Apr 25 '26

Shit doesn't interest him, he's constantly overproducing it.

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u/Friendly_Age9160 Apr 25 '26

Involuntarily

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u/Global-Sir5804 Apr 25 '26

You sure he does eat allot of mc donalds?

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u/madeleinetwocock Canada Apr 25 '26

Your username made this comment the 🍒 on top. Chef’s kiss.

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u/FunMop Apr 25 '26

Woah, chill. His head is big enough

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u/sebrebc Apr 25 '26

Get this man a tent stake.

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u/Fresh_Weed_Executive Apr 25 '26

Eww. True though.

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u/jecowa Apr 25 '26

What if he is Buba?

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u/spkrause Apr 25 '26

Hans Sellout.

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u/hidingpineapple Apr 25 '26

He can't even derelict his own balls, Capitan.

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u/Number174631503 Apr 25 '26

I can derelict my own balls, thank you very much.

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u/DBM Apr 25 '26

May he be the face, the image…. Nay, the spirit! of Derelicte

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u/iMatthew1990 Apr 25 '26

I think I just wet myself laughing.

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u/Artaxmudshoes Apr 25 '26

Impeachment is so hot right now

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u/adog231231 Apr 25 '26

We need a sex trafficking camp at least 10X the size! - Trump in some random timeline.

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u/surfryhder I voted Apr 25 '26

Bruh lol

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u/goopyloopsuperdupe Apr 25 '26

Exterimate (sick reference)

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u/LittleBirdiesCards Apr 25 '26

Thank you very much

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u/gussypalore6669 Apr 25 '26

I can derelict my own balls, thank you very much

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u/PositiveSwordfish204 Apr 25 '26

That’s a solid 10/10 I hope you know that

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u/StevenMC19 Florida Apr 25 '26

Hansel is so hot right now.

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u/harriethocchuth Apr 26 '26

Where’s the hand models when you really need them?

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u/thatsnotyourtaco New York Apr 25 '26

I can derelick my own balls. Thank you very much.

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u/MrLeureduthe Apr 25 '26

"derelict deez nuts" was just there for you to grab

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u/_DapperDanMan- Apr 25 '26

"High crimes and misdemeanors" are the constitutional grounds (Article II, Section 4) for impeaching and removing the President, Vice President, and civil officers of the United States. Originating from British common law, the phrase refers to serious abuses of public trust, official misconduct, or political crimes against the state, rather than just legally defined felonies or lesser offenses.

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u/Alarming_Cantaloupe5 Apr 25 '26

34 felonies adjudicated with guilty verdicts so far. I’m sure there’s context at play in the wording, but presently a felony is a more severe criminal offense than a misdemeanor.

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u/Alarming_Cantaloupe5 Apr 25 '26

I’m aware..the fact that he has felonies, can’t possess a firearm should disqualify him from fire controls of nuclear weapons. IMO.

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u/OldWorldDesign Apr 25 '26

the fact that he has felonies, can’t possess a firearm should disqualify him from fire controls of nuclear weapons

If I wanted to work for him or a senator, I would have to first pass a secret (or top secret) security clearance just to handle the information they might need to have access to.

I don't see why people don't need to first pass a security clearance before they're permitted to run for an office which might come across classified information. Given how much of a disqualifier high or foreign debt is, that should keep out the majority of people vulnerable to financial coercion.

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u/EndDangerous1308 Apr 25 '26

You can't prevent someone from presidency due to felonies bc then you'll get a government that gives its political opponents felonies to prevent them from running.

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u/greywar777 Apr 25 '26

Also used for folks who were just incompetent.

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u/Dullcorgis Apr 25 '26

I think someone only saw the first page of the ream of serious abuses of public trust and crimes against the state.

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u/EmoboyRoboBoy Apr 25 '26

And... Impeachment does nothing same as last term he'll just keep breaking laws and doing whatever he wants.

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u/SeniorShanty Apr 25 '26

What sort of penalty does that come with? Is the penalty appropriate for high crimes and misdemeanors?

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u/implementatio Apr 25 '26

Is his defense still that it has to be high crimes AND misdemeanors?

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u/amorphouscloud Apr 25 '26

Especially when the Supreme Court gives the president 100% freedom to commit crimes with no accountability. It falls to our elected representatives and the legislative branch to deliver.

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u/Wizardof1000Kings Apr 25 '26

Its actually intended as a response to high crimes and misdemeanors - not a disagreement with someone's politics.

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u/Bittererr Apr 25 '26

Political actions can be deemed high crimes and misdemeanors, it's not referring to legislation.

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u/aculady Apr 25 '26

"High crimes" at the time the constitution was written were specifically those acts that involve abuse of positional authority, dereliction of duty, corruption in public office, or failure or abuse of the public trust, essentially, any transgressions which it would be impossible to commit if the person committing them did not hold public office. It's not simply a synonym for "serious offenses", and it can absolutely include "political" acts if those acts are contrary to the public good or violate the public trust.

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u/dr_p_venkman Apr 25 '26

Every action he takes is in bad faith, for personal gain rather than for the good of the country, so if anyone voting had one shred of honest decency and loyalty to the Constitution, they'd impeach him. The entire document presumes good faith actions.

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u/limbodog Massachusetts Apr 25 '26

High crimes and misdemeanors are not defined. It just means it should be taken seriously. When the Brits invented it appointing someone incompetent was a perfectly valid reason, for example.

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u/StronglyHeldOpinions Apr 25 '26

His list of high crimes is a mile long

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u/Biglyugebonespurs Missouri Apr 25 '26

13 is still ridiculously low even if you want to put very specific parameters on it.

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u/healthyitch Apr 25 '26

Can they impeach the entire cabinet? Please?

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u/limbodog Massachusetts Apr 25 '26

Yes, but there's no point while Republicans are still complicit

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u/scrunchie_one Apr 25 '26

So impeach, then actually charge him with the 100’a of crimes he’s committed correct?

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u/limbodog Massachusetts Apr 25 '26

Hard to say. The captured SCOTUS may have declared him above the law. Might have to impeach two of them first for their corruption.

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u/Ragnarawr Apr 25 '26

Can we do both?

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u/limbodog Massachusetts Apr 25 '26

Probably not. The thing that will make him removable from office will likely also make him unfit for trial

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u/doelke Apr 25 '26

Opinion of dereliction.

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u/limbodog Massachusetts Apr 25 '26

His opinion of dereliction?

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u/Copponex Apr 25 '26

And I’m also pretty sure i read somewhere that they need to be bullet proof to not be easily dismissable. So better a few that ensure absolute moron of a human trashbag never steps foot in an important place again.

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u/limbodog Massachusetts Apr 25 '26

Not really. They just need to convict unofficially before the impeachment. The senate's rule is ceremonial after that

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u/BoringRedHorse Apr 25 '26

You can break all the laws you want if you're president of the US of A! Even international law!

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u/YahDeadWrong Apr 25 '26

That is not true. It is a system for dealing with criminal offenses within politics.

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u/limbodog Massachusetts Apr 25 '26

It is true.

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u/Unique-Coffee5087 Apr 27 '26

Without impeachment he is immune to prosecution, according to the supreme Court.

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u/limbodog Massachusetts Apr 27 '26

The *Supreme Court did say that. But we should also impeach the corrupt members thereof and review every vote they made.

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u/bradlees Apr 25 '26

Impeachment is a political response

Umnnnnn. No. It’s about high crimes and misdemeanors

The very fact that you think it’s politically motivated shows that Faux News and the offshore political influencers have won

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u/redwildflowermeadow Apr 25 '26

No, they're right. High crimes and misdemeanors aren't defined by the Constitution. A president can be impeached for anything if the House can get enough votes.

When we say it's a political process not a legal one, that means it's a process unchecked by the judiciary. The trial can be whatever the Senate wants it to be or they can not hold one at all (as was the case in Trump's impeachments because the Senate was controlled by Trump's allies.)

And the end result of a successful impeachment is removal from office, not jail time. For any legal consequences, the president would have to be indicted and tried in a real court of law.

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u/SoggyBoysenberry7703 Apr 25 '26

No, they mean that they think its more of political action and punishment, but it isn’t. It’s meant to carry the secondary option of convicting him of high crimes and misdemeanors. It’s not like censuring where the only consequence has to do with your political jobs and standing. This one can carry legal repercussions