When effectively employed by the president of the United States and his agents, conspiracy theories disorient the whole of the body politic. Gaslighting is a classic tactic of authoritarian leaders.
A president who is out of control confronts an agency that wants to show Congress and the public that it is under control. All of which underscores the new reality of Washington’s impeachment season: nobody’s in control.
Impeachment is a constitutional tool designed for times of extraordinary abnormality — say, for instance, when a president presides over an obscenely lawless administration. It's a way of bringing politics back to normal.
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Timing matters. The book under review--a history of whistle blowing-- was released coterminous with news of a whistleblower's alleging evidence of Trump's criminal misfeasance in office, the commission of which could cost him the presidency.
Impeachment should be about how an oligarch debauched democracy, not about a president clashing with the national security establishment.
Desi Lydic explains how many better things Donald Trump could have gotten himself impeached for
Though some Trumpworld figures may believe otherwise, House Democrats are not bluffing in their impeachment push. They are firm in their desire to see it done and to see it done with as much pain applied to the president as they can muster.
Time is short and the risks of failure are high, but Democrats have no choice except to proceed. The anonymous whistle-blower's complaint that the House Intelligence Committee released is a straightforward and clearly written document.
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