.MaddowBlog: Why this Pres. Trump scandal sparked an impeachment push (and Mueller didn’t).
Close video The Rachel Maddow Show, 9/24/19, 9:00 PM ET Trump Ukraine solicitation forces Pelosi's hand on impeachment Rachel Maddow reports on the rapid developments in the reporting on Donald Trump’s Ukraine scandal that led House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to officially establish an impeachment inquiry. share tweet email save Embed After Robert Mueller released his report on the Russia scandal, about a fourth of the U.S. House decided it was time to pursue impeachment against Donald Trump.
As Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi officially launched a presidential impeachment inquiry late yesterday, it was obvious that the calculus had changed – but only in parts. The public skepticism hasn’t yet changed; there’s still no guarantee articles of impeachment can pass the lower chamber; and few genuinely believe the Senate will remove Trump from office.
In his dealings with Ukraine, the president committed a new and clearly understandable constitutional high crime: He put his own interests above the national interest by pressuring a foreign country to damage a political rival. He evidently misused taxpayer money in the process. He has shown he’s willing to do almost anything to win re-election.
Based on what we now know, the sitting American president tried to use his power to get a foreign country to help his political campaign by coming up with dirt on a domestic opponent. As part of the scheme, the same president personally delayed life-saving military aid the foreign country needed, creating the impression that the aid hung in the balance while he sought illicit campaign assistance. Then he lied about it. Then his administration circumvented the law in the hopes of covering it up.
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