The Democrats bad faith impeachment effort

Byron York:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats are trying to remove President Trump from office "prayerfully," "sadly," and "with a heavy heart." In fact, as anyone who has been watching knows, many Democrats have been itching to impeach Trump since the day he took office.
The fact that they have long wanted to impeach the president suggests those Democrats view the Trump-Ukraine matter as just the latest, and perhaps the best, chance to get the president. And that calls into question their good faith in claiming that, despite deep reluctance, they must impeach now — right this minute — because it is their solemn constitutional duty.

From its earliest days, the Democratic quest to remove Trump has resembled the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote. Democrats in hot pursuit of the elusive Trump proposed to remove him for virtually any sin that came to mind, only to see their efforts foiled.

One early Democratic article of impeachment would have removed the president for "sowing discord among the people of the United States" with controversial comments on Charlottesville, transgender troops, and Muslim immigration. Another Democratic attempt suggested removing Trump for attacking NFL players who did not stand for the national anthem. Then there was a proposal to remove him for tweeting about federal judges.

Others sought to impeach Trump for allegedly violating the Constitution's Emoluments Clause. Finally, of course, many Democrats hoped to remove the president over the Trump-Russia affair.

Anticipation built for years, reaching a peak several months ago, just before the release of the Mueller report. And then, disappointment.
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They were eager to impeach Trump for renting hotel rooms to foreigners but saw nothing wrong with Hunter Biden being paid millions for a job for which he was not qualified other than the fact that his father was Vice President.  So they want to impeach Trump now for wanting an investigation into what looks like a corrupt bargain.  It is one of the dumbest excuses for impeaching a President in history.  They will deserve to be shellacked at the polls.  One thing is clear.  The Democrats have no credibility on this issue.

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