The case for and against impeachment

I want indictments, not impeachment.

I want Trump to go to jail.

It is good to have a discussion about impeachment.

1. It’s not too early.
It won’t backfire.
It’s what the Constitution demands.
Congress must open a formal impeachment inquiry, and bring the debate out of the court of public opinion and into Congress, where it belongs. My cover story for @TheAtlantic:https://t.co/s9Y6UMQVCn

— Yoni Appelbaum (@YAppelbaum) January 17, 2019

Should Democrats impeach Donald Trump now that they have control of the House?

It's a serious question and @YAppelbaum has just made a compelling case for impeachment in @theatlantic.

But, for now at least, I think the right answer is no.

(Thread.)https://t.co/tcKICZgQlk

— Yascha Mounk (@Yascha_Mounk) January 23, 2019

This is exactly the time for House and Senate Dem leaders to go all in and control the narrative that Trump is constitutionally compromised.

Do one thing: use the word "impeachment". Don't shy away from it.https://t.co/btz4LOs2N2

— David Jolly (@DavidJollyFL) January 18, 2019

Trump responds to the Buzzfeed story with lies

✅ Russia probe didn’t start from the dossier.

✅ Dossier not discredited.https://t.co/D6vHkt4WGq

— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) January 19, 2019

Please stop lying. The Russian probe was not entirely based on the Steele memos. And please explain why you lied to voters about your business interactions with Russia—and why you falsely claimed Russia was not attacking the election. Thank you. https://t.co/Jj3vCFUOb3

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) January 19, 2019

The 2020 census citizenship question will probably wind up in the Supreme Court

It’s a bigoted idea and the Trump administration has lied about why they wanted it. Sad!

The Supreme Court drops 2020 census case https://t.co/Ju6clj0hUv pic.twitter.com/GkhN2Ly6Io

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 18, 2019

A judge ruled that the Administration can’t add a last-minute citizenship question to the 2020 Census. I believe it would undermine the purpose of the Census: to count everyone. This lengthy opinion shows why. Thanks @brianschatz for your leadership. https://t.co/foxHqyIZTd

— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) January 16, 2019

BREAKING: DOJ has filed notice that it is appealing this week's ruling against the Trump administration's sought inclusion of a citizenship question on the once-a-decade Census. pic.twitter.com/gNn6WrWXCi

— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) January 17, 2019

The census judge’s message to SCOTUS: You cannot reverse my ruling without looking like hypocritical suckers. https://t.co/S92rtFWLeW

— Slate (@Slate) January 18, 2019

This week's ruling on the #2020Census citizenship question is "incredibly careful, thorough and well-reasoned," says the Brennan Center's @tomTMwolf. https://t.co/gkRcNwMtV9

— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) January 18, 2019

One more time: Criminal activity among undocumented immigrants is lower than native born Americans

Trump’s just trying to stir up fear.

Hmm. @realDonaldTrump and @SecNielsen can lie all they want, but the criminal conviction & arrest rates for immigrants have been well below those of native-born Americans.

They want you to believe otherwise because it benefits them for you to be afraid.https://t.co/4E6LQ6Yx7l

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) December 21, 2018

Dear @realDonaldTrump: Some facts.

-There is no big crisis at the border
-Violent crime dropped last year
-Property crime dropped last year
-Studies show immigrants, both documented and undocumented, commit less crimes than native born Americans

Time to stop the #TrumpShutdown https://t.co/f5Dnf9adED

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) December 22, 2018

If @RepMoBrooks thinks the @CatoInstitute and all other think tanks data proving that criminal activity among undocumented immigrants is lower than native born Americans, he should actually cite his sources instead of just yelling 'False.' https://t.co/pQ2JR4J3GA

— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) January 11, 2019

Majority of Democrats identify as liberal

"Majority of Democrats Identify as Liberal for First Time" per Gallup… Talk about a trendline… https://t.co/REF4NO5YQR pic.twitter.com/tSa0WTMICk

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) January 8, 2019

Religious influence is decreasing in the US

I’m an atheist.

Generation Z – those between the ages of 8 and 22 – is twice as likely to identify as atheist https://t.co/qTJURpIwGQ via @ReutersTV
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 30, 2018

As data show that Black and Latin American “nones” are growing, Hutchinson said they’re trying to “debunk those stereotypes about who secular folks are.”https://t.co/A9D4yrRx0u
— Religion News Service (@RNS) September 30, 2022

The world is moving on without us

Trump’s isolation is harming our country. Countries are making trade deals without us.

President Trump pulled out of a massive trade deal. Now 11 countries are going ahead without the US https://t.co/iuwSOq28fe pic.twitter.com/CAbVSKJOTn

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) December 29, 2018

Were Trump’s bone spurs real?

It sounds like a doctor who was a Trump tenant did him a favor.

Sad!

There were literally thousands of journalistic person-hours invested in figuring out exactly how both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush avoided going to Vietnam. I think this is the first article I've ever seen devoted solely to the tale of the bone spurs. https://t.co/4lDB9s0hnW

— Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman1) December 26, 2018

New: The daughters of a podiatrist in Queens say their father, who rented office space from Fred Trump, helped Donald Trump avoid the draft by saying he had bone spurs. They told the Times that it was done as a favor for Fred Trump. https://t.co/Xv6Q6LYcUk

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) December 26, 2018

A new exposé claims Donald Trump’s suspicious medical diagnosis was granted as a "favor" to his dad—so it would keep the man later dubbed Cadet Bone Spurs out of the Vietnam War https://t.co/NVo2cSq7cL

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 27, 2018

https://twitter.com/JamesFallows/status/1078053543712419842

Trump undermines our national security

The Threat in the White House via ⁦@nytimes⁩ https://t.co/C24pEAqEaI

— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) December 24, 2018

Trump in isolation

scary stuff

There are few things that aggravate the president as much as descriptions of his bad moods (when he has been in bad moods) or him yelling at people (when he has been yelling at people). https://t.co/JB5kBkqtv7

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) December 23, 2018