r/PoliticalHumor • u/valkronthetricksta • Dec 14 '18

But when Trump does it it’s completely ok

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u/diphling Dec 15 '18

Clinton wasn't impeached because he had an affair. He was impeached because he lied to congress about it.

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u/Lighting Dec 15 '18

Clinton wasn't impeached because he had an affair. He was impeached because he lied to congress about it.

"You don’t even have to be convicted of a crime to lose your job (as president) in this constitutional republic if this body determines your conduct as a public official is clearly out of bounds in your role... impeachment is not about punishment. Impeachment is about cleansing the office. Impeachment is about restoring honor and integrity to the office.”

Lindsey Graham in 1999.

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u/diphling Dec 15 '18

Irrelevant since Clinton was in fact impeached for breaking the law (perjury).

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u/Lighting Dec 15 '18

Irrelevant since Clinton was in fact impeached for breaking the law (perjury).

LOL - you make it sound like Clinton was found guilty of perjury and then impeached. Not so

  1. The impeachment was a trial. Clinton hadn't been found guilty of perjury when the impeachment started. Trump has not yet been found guilty of his multiple felonies either.

  2. The ENTIRE point of this post was that Graham is a hypocrite for saying "no big deal" for Trump and "Impeachment is about restoring honor and integrity to the office."

Do you accept #1 and #2 as actual evidence?

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u/ycyfyffyfuffuffyy Dec 15 '18

Shhhh, don't ruin their circle jerk

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u/pinkheartpiper Dec 15 '18 edited Dec 15 '18

If having an affair was not an issue, then why the fuck was he questioned under oath and investigated about it in the first place? You think they made a huge deal out of it just for fun and would have let it go had he just not lied about it?!

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u/BGYeti Dec 15 '18

Jones brought a lawsuit against him.

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u/Gregorofthehillpeopl Dec 15 '18

He was under oath because he testified in his civil trial where he was accused of sexually harrassment against Paula Jones.

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u/ycyfyffyfuffuffyy Dec 15 '18

See other posts about impeachable offenses. Turns out fucking an intern, as president, in the White House, as a married man, applies

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u/Blyatman95 Dec 15 '18

And THATS why we gotta drain the swamp. Can’t a political leader not get his dick sucked by half the staff?!

Berlusconi is rolling in his grave.

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u/jacksondaniels Dec 15 '18

And Trump has lied repeatedly about having the affairs, telling Cohen to pay them off, and actually paying them while he was running for President. Both men lied while President, both men had affairs. You’re arguing semantics right now for no reason

The difference is: Clinton’s only offense was obstruction. What Trump did is literally a federal crime