Alarming: Meacham Says Trump Ukraine Scandal Ranks ‘Above Watergate’ | MSNBC

A second whistleblower has emerged with 'firsthand' intel on Trump’s Ukraine plot, with Trump aides arguing there is no consistent plan to combat the Ukraine scandal because it’s ‘whatever the President’s whim is.’ Historian Jon Meacham argues President Trump’s Ukraine scandal ‘ranks right above Watergate,’ adding ‘abuse of power’ is ‘what impeachment was created for.’ Meacham adds the founders fought to protect the integrity of the Republic from a ‘President colluding with a foreign power in some way to achieve their own authority. Aired on 10/7/19.
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Alarming: Meacham Says Trump Ukraine Scandal Ranks ‘Above Watergate’

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    1. @Barbara V You triggered? The only ones defending 45 here are trolls/bots…. you. -45 is vile and you are aware of that. Now go back from where you came from.

  1. The only way *Trump* will *abdicate his throne* is by being physically *dragged away, kicking & screaming.* 💃

  2. Most people are familiar with the expression: “behaving like a bull in a China shop.” However, the U.S. takes it to the next level: The president behaves like an Orangutan-on-steroids in the White House!”

    1. Trump is in big trouble for quid pro quo…try searching “getting Ukranian prosecutor fired”. Biden is bragging about this !!! Trump is going down !!!

    2. @David Lafleche there is no reasoning with these stupid Democrats. They’re too stupid to realize their life is better under a trump presidency

    3. @Carol Neilands : Point taken. In future I shall refer to the “Orange Ogre” as “A sliver of genetically modified pond scum!”

  3. Push Pence into a corner so he strikes a deal in order to stay out of prison, just like happened to Spiro Agnew, Nixon’s VP. That’s what pushed Nixon to resign; hopefully, it will do the same for Trump. Resign or face indictment.

    1. Barbara V a coward does point to others, when caught with wrongdoing, and so does a bully. His wife knew,why she had a connection to bullying and the strange title: be best!

    2. @@Barbara V : I don’t know if you Trump supporters are dumb, or are smart but ACT dumb when you don’t know why we say he’s got to go. Like now, asking what laws he’s broken or how he’s disrespecting the Constitution.
      Laws Broken:
      1. Campaign Finance Violation.
      You remember who ‘Individual 1’
      is, right? ‘Individual 2’ is in prison
      2.Charitable Contributions Fraud
      Trump’s Charity was DISSOLVED,
      and they are banned from
      running any Charity in NY.
      Those are indispitable FACTS that have been PROVEN in COURT. There’s at least 15 pending investigations that he is refusing to cooperate with; that’s how guilty people act, right?
      Constitutional Violations:
      The Constitution dictates that the President MUST see that the Laws are followed, EVEN IF HE DOES NOT AGREE WITH THEM.
      1. The IRS, at Trump’s direction, is
      refusing to forward his Tax
      Returns
      2. Emoluments Violations
      Every time he visits one of his
      Properties on OUR DIME, he
      profits. Everytime our Troops
      spend the night at his hotel
      overseas on OUR DIME at
      +$1,000.00 per night, he profits.
      3. Contempt of Congress
      He does not respect Congress
      as a Co-Equal Branch of
      Government, as evidenced by
      his Administration’s refusal to
      acknowledge their Oversight
      Responsibility. He is on record
      saying tbat he will not
      cooperate with ANY of their
      investigations.

      If you STILL believe that Trump’s leadership is good for America, Ive just wasted about 20 minutes.

  4. Trump Scandal Defense Playbook: 1.Deny 2.Attack 3.Blame someone else 4.Act like the victim 5.Create distractions 6.Say you were joking

  5. Each of Trump’s Congress cheerleaders including Marco Rubio and Jim Jordan, seem to have a direct line into his motivations; rather than take Trump at his word. Yet, they are extremely lenient and forgiving, when Trump’s personal history of decision making shows that he is dead serious when he asks China to investigate. He meant it when he asked Russia to obtain Clinton’s emails. These Freshman congressmen are arrogant beyond belief; because they believe they have Trump in their pocket. They believe they are in charge of Trump, because he is enacting their pet policies.

    1. All of you Trump supporters especially (J Jordan and R Guiliani) it doesn’t say much about you as a person particularly you Jordan the way you defend Trump. No integrity ugh!

  6. Trump’s defenders keep coming out and saying that we can’t take Trump seriously when he says certain things. Oh Really?!?! So he’s the President of the United States, but we shouldn’t take him seriously, like he’s the equivalent of a big pair of red clown shoes. If we can’t take him seriously, then clearly he’s unfit, and unqualified for the office he holds. The other thing his defenders like to say is “oh that’s just Trump being Trump” like that makes it okay. That’s like saying “Jeffrey Dahmer eating people was just Jeffrey Dahmer being Jeffrey Dahmer.” I’m sorry, but that’s not a rational defense.

    1. dirty trump yelled “FIRE” so he needs to pay for it, and will pay for it no matter what the retardicans say, notice that this is still on track?

  7. Barr will “Epstein” Giuliani and Pompeo, unless Pompeo “Epstein”-s both upon his return. The “House of the Buffoon” continues…

  8. Chinese Foreign Minister did not think it a joke and responded officially they would not interfere. Communication is not only what A says but it is what B hears!

    1. The “I didn’t mean what I was recorded as saying” is not seen as a valid defense in almost any criminal trial either.

    2. They are probably thinking “Is this clown for real ?” …Here, give him an inch of rope, so he can do all our work for us.

    3. Patricia Neville exactly. That’s significant. Our “president” telling China he won’t support democracy in Hong Kong. Traitorous behavior

    4. @Lizzard Breath
      *_”Look judge, sure the feds got me on tape telling Tony to whack dat guy, but I’d never do nuttin’ like dat! I can’t believe Tony didn’t know I was joking!”_*

  9. Anyone see Trumps latest tweet, ‘In my unmatched and infinite wisdom…’

    Who talks like that? The man is unhinged.

  10. The dam is definitely cracking. Let’s be clear these whistleblowers, if they speak truth, are undoubtedly patriotic. Blow those whistles!

  11. when the dems impeach him the trump brand will equate to ‘impeachment’ – now that’s a brand killer
    I love how the republicans don’t say “It was just a joke” .. they say “do you really think he was serious about …” ….”I doubt if…” and “I don’t know if that’s a real request…’ so not actually defending it and trying not to actually say anything

    1. end the party system it has failed democracy there should only be one party the human one it is made to distract to gains power and money

  12. Trump should be impeached just for lying all the time. Because, it is like the boy who cried “wolf”. You don’t know when he can be believed.

  13. Yell “fire” in movie theater
    Yell “bomb” in an airport
    Say “hands up” to a bank teller
    Say “I’ve got a gun” to a cop
    Then say “I’m joking”
    See what happens…

  14. If we know this much wrong doing just imagine how much he and his goons are doing that we don’t know about. Scary!

    1. 77 summertime now you know how people who didn’t like Obama feel. Obama presided over the most corrupt Administration in history and we are learning about it slowly but surely. That’s the administration that’s the problem and their effects on our democracy have to be cleaned up yet. Why don’t you list me who in Trump’s Administration is corrupt and what did they do that is corruption as it relates to our president and his administration? Facts not talking points.

  15. The ‘just kidding’ defense. 👍
    That alone screams, “I’m guilty!”

    Because ‘just kidding’ really means: “We wanted to say it, we just didn’t want to take responsibility for it.” See, we were just kidding. 😘

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