The Very Impeachable Donald Trump

Perhaps it would be useful to many to demonstrate just how impeachable President Donald Trump is. I’ll introduce three clear examples of impeachable offenses. I will also introduce the most problematic offense, obstruction of Congress, but I move that to ‘strongly subjective’ as conservatives maintain that issue is up to the courts to decide.

Emoluments Clause

I remember watching the inauguration of President Donald Trump with a certain level of awe: it was the first time that a president was in violation of his oath to country and constitution as he took his Presidential oath.

It was surreal.

President Trump refused to divest in his business interests, and refused to put his business dealings into a blind trust. This creates a layer of separation between business and the Presidential office, and removes many conflicts of interest that could arise. (Imagine owning an oil company and signing legislation that lifts the ban on offshore drilling.)

The emoluments clause states that no person in office can receive payments or gifts from a foreign government. It’s not hard to understand why this is specifically inked into our constitution: you don’t want foreign leaders lining the pockets of politicians to influence that could be to the benefit to their country, and the detriment…