@Cpat92 Said
What I'm saying is, he's not the only one in the wrong here. Some of them on that end have filthy hands as well. Some may be overshadowed by the accusations, whining, crying and attention-seeking behavior (this goes for every side). They are pursuing this and even have some on their side telling them they may be going too far. Watching dirty people rat out dirty people does nothing for me. Even at a high level like that, I'm more worried of the risks than benefits.
So is the "argument" that Trump should get a pass because others did bad stuff also?
That doesn't made sense to me.
Sure, others have done "bad" things also. However, there is no investigation until there is an allegation of wrong doing. And there is no real punishment until an investigation is finished. Trump is not being punished. In fact, the is the one that feeds the fires against him with his never ending tweeting.
Anyway, let's take a look at a comparison:
Clinton: Impeached for lying about having consensual sex with an adult. Note: The lying was under oath, but found by a Judge to
not actually be the crime of perjury ( can explain how that works if you like). So, Clinton was impeached for something that was not a crime (either misdemeanor or felony).
The impeachment was being run by Republicans, many who probably had extra marital sex, and if asked would likely have lied about it...
Maybe maybe not....
Trump: Under impeachment investigation for allegedly trying to bribe (or extort) a foreign country into investigating one of Trump's political competition. If true, Trump's actions could actually be a federal felony offense.
The impeachment investigation is being run by Democrats, and there is literally no evidence nor other suggestion that any of them committed any federal crimes, and certainly not trying to get a foreign country to investigate Trump.
So the argument that Trump should get a pass because others did bad things... or because Democrats aren't being fair, but are just being "political"... etc... just doesn't seem to fit the situation to me.
What is the answer? For me it is: Whenever there is a substantive allegation against any of "them", investigate it to the fullest and let the facts dictate whether or not they get punished. Only then will "they" start thinking about maybe not committing "high crimes and misdemeanors". Zero tolerance for all elected officials... Congressmen & Presidents.
BTW: The USA survived the impeachment of Clinton. The USA survived the Nixon scandal. Why wouldn't the USA survive Trump?