WHILE CERTAINLY DESERVED, IMPEACHMENT IS THE WRONG MOVE IN THIS GAME — HERE’S WHY…

Because when the senate votes against it;

1. Trump will dine out on the nonsense that this “vindicates” him.

2. He will spin this to make him a victim…a martyr.

3. And because of reasons 1. and 2. he could possibly get re-elected. So…

THIS IS ALL ABOUT THE PUBLIC’S PERCEPTION. SO INSTEAD:

The House should continue to issue subpoenas and hold as many hearings as possible in order to bring the facts of Trump’s criminality to the public at large. When the White house ignores the subpoenas the Democrats must use this behavior as continuing evidence that Trump is hiding the truth…or obstructing justice. The House must also continue to try to get Trump’s financial records. New York State will get his tax records. Trump will no doubt continue to run roughshod over our Constitution — further evidence in the public’s eyes of his malfeasance.

Remember; THIS IS ALL ABOUT PUBLIC PERCEPTION.

Again, I reiterate; Trump should be impeached, but the fact is he is able to spin lies out of truths, and that his ensuing PR effort claiming proof of innocence owing to vindication by the Senate will will poison the public’s opinion in his favor — and the public must be on board to rid ourselves of him — and that the Senate, thanks to Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans, will not vote to impeach, makes impeachment a counter-productive move. It must be hammered home repeatedly that the Republican Senate is the ONLY reason that Trump is not being impeached.

Nancy Pelosi is right. Forget impeachment and concentrate on bringing all the facts of Trump’s crimes to the public.

And MOST importantly;

It must be clearly explained to the American people that for all these reasons above impeachment, while warranted, is futile. And that subpoenas, hearings, and the 2020 vote is the only way to rid ourselves of this cancer in our system.

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