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Trump just committed a felony violation of law by soliciting something of value in connection with a US election from a foreign gov’t on national TV. 52 U.S. Code § 30121. Violating the law isn’t necessary for Impeachment but it certainly warrants it.
The statute requires knowledge your conduct is a crime. After the Mueller investigation, there’s no way Trump was unaware this violates the law. Ukraine/China can you hear me is even worse than Russia, if that’s possible, because it comes from a sitting president.
Campaign finance crimes also require a thing of value be involved. But as FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub recently said, you don’t have to be able to assign a dollar amount. But, in the case of Ukraine, Trump did this. The help he sought was worth $400mil in US aid. That’s a felony
The key here is recalling impeachment doesn’t require a felony. Impeachment is meant, in the immortal words of Lindsey Graham to cleanse the office. But for those who’ve demanded a felony crime before a president can be impeached, here it is in plain view.
We know that Trump has enlisted Pompeo, Ghouliani, Foreign leaders & possibly others to defraud the United States & its campaign laws.
"Russia, if you're listening" is now China, Ukraine, anyone if you're listening, help me and I'll be there for you, not for America.
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