Official Thread: The Impeachment of President Donald Trump

[Locknuts]

zorg1000 said:

Locknuts said:

I never claimed that Trump was a good or altruistic person. I think you're making huge assumptions about what I'm saying.

Yes, Trump tried to do something illegal, probably found out it was illegal afterwards and then had to comply with the law. 

What matters is if they can find evidence of his intentions. His base will believe that he was simply trying to stop corruption. The opposition say that it was a selfish move to attempt to crush a political opponent. We need proof of his intentions or not one Republican is going to vote to impeach in the Senate.

"I didnt know it was illegal" is not a viable excuse when you are the president.

I agree. It's not a viable excuse for any adult citizen of a western country and he especially should have known. But I suspect he panicked when advised that his actions would be illegal and got the money out in time.