Representative Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, said Monday that some Republicans are “on board” with potentially impeaching Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) failure to release all of its files related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by the congressionally mandated deadline.
Pointing out that Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, would be “leading” the effort if it moves forward, Khanna said during an interview with Morning Joe on MS Now that “there are a few Republicans who are on board with it.” However, he noted that this would not be the first step to pressure Bondi and the DOJ, highlighting that they’d first move forward with pushing to hold her in contempt of Congress.
You realize impeachment isn’t the same as removing them from office, right?
I.E. Bill Clinton was impeached but not removed from office.
Correct but impeachment is the first step towards removing from office. I’d still prefer the House impeach those deserving of removal and it failing in the Senate rather than the House just shrugging it off entirely because people expect the Senate won’t follow through.
Yup, plus it normalizes the action of starting to hold people accountable. If you get to the point where you’re regularly impeaching the corrupt bozos in this administration, it’s more likely that some of them will stick with convictions.
I’ve been hounding my representative about this. DO SOMETHING. IT MATTERS. He keeps yammering about how it’s not the right time. “It gives the opponent ammunition in claiming persecution.” Blah blah blah.
Trump was impeached twice
And then his best bros, the senate comes to his aid to acquit him, twice…
67 votes in the Senate is a high bar. It is doubly complicated by a fundraising system where Senators relying on their party’s president and his sway over donors to fund their next election.
Trump’s a symptom of much deeper problems we’ve been ignoring for decades
My point proven.
Sadly, yes… otherwise the Orange One would be out.