Attorney General William Barr certainly did the job Trump hired him to do. Despite the fact that the Mueller report listed numerous incidents of, at the very least, attempted obstruction of justice as well as proof that the Trump 2016 presidential campaign team knew that Russia was interfering in the 2016 elections, benefited from those efforts, and told no one, Trump and his supporters have fully latched on to the “no collusion, no obstruction” narrative.
Rep. Cedric Richmond thinks Trump impeachment should be considered: "It's the best way to get all of the facts out" https://t.co/Gri2LRTtB9 pic.twitter.com/ouh4QydLJG
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 28, 2019
In his report, Mueller indicated that many of the officials that Trump allowed to speak with the special prosecutor openly lied in answers to his questions. Further, Trump never testified, so his actual involvement and willingness to be transparent is, at this point, still unclear.
Rep. Cedric Richmond said on CBS News on Sunday that the only way Americans will ever know the truth is through impeachment proceedings that force Trump to testify under oath.
According to CBS News, Richmond said:
‘I think it’s the best way to get all of the facts out. I also believe that at some point we have to hear from this president, whether he’s lying to us or not.’
Democratic member of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA) said that “my sole focus right now is to make sure that he's not the president next term.” pic.twitter.com/nv67fQqf7i
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) April 28, 2019
Like most sane Americans, Richmond believes that the Mueller report already shows evidence of multiple crimes, making impeachment not just a possibility, but an imperative. Moving forward and allowing Trump to escape any consequences for his shady, unethical, and possibly illegal activities sets a dangerous precedent in which the United States acquires a new unimpeachable dictator every four to eight years.
‘This president has attempted to collude, if that’s the word he wants to use. He’s attempted to obstruct justice at the least. At the worst, he’s obstructed justice.’
Rep. Cedric Richmond says he thinks impeaching President Trump should be considered: "I think it's the best way to get all of the facts out…Whether he lies to us or not, we need to hear from him under oath" https://t.co/ld346lM5Jy pic.twitter.com/ScKCuVOP4N
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 28, 2019
Even two more years of Trump in the White House, now that he believes he is untouchable and cannot be held accountable by either the Justice Department nor the legislative body of Congress is frightening. Richmond agreed and said ousting Trump is his most important goal.
‘I am very concerned about this president’s fitness for office. I’m very concerned about the crimes that I believe that he has committed or that the report certainly suggests that he has committed. So I’m fine going either way but my goal is for him not to be president next term.’
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