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kentuck

(111,110 posts)
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 09:13 AM Jan 2020

Although people look at this impeachment trial as isolated into two charges....

...there is a lot more to it. It is about more than abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

Abuse of power can include numerous transgressions.

The charges should not be looked at in an isolated manner, in my opinion.

We have to look at the totality of the Presidency to analyze it most honestly. We need to include the Stormy Daniels matter. It was important. Pay an adult film star money, just before the election, to keep her quiet. Because, to make public at that time, would threaten his opportunity to become president. He paid her off.

There are many incidents that happened and were overlooked before the Ukraine scandal. It is the nature of the man. Is he fit to be President of the United States? That is the debate.

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