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The Radical Argument of Trump’s Team and Trump’s Base
checked and accelerate, dark lord.
(Post on 4Chan on February 9, as the opening arguments in the impeachment trial took place)
Writer’s note: Some of the language in the posts cited is not PG13. Be aware of it as you read through this.
There is one argument made by Donald Trump’s defense team that is both crazy and bizarre. The reason why Democrats, partisan as they are, want to convict Donald Trump is to remove him from American politics. Democrats, we told, are afraid of the former president. With this act, Democrats are also disenfranchising his voters, all 71 million of them. Some of this might be true, but not all. Trump is a populist and his movement is still present. We know, because Republicans fear him. It is also at its heart, grievance politics.
They also argued that the trial is not constitutional. I find this to be dangerous and disingenuous. I am going to skip the legal mattes with this piece though, because people who are far better qualified, will go there. I will stick to the politics of this.
This argument was not just addressed at one person down in Mar-A-Lago or the esteemed members of the Jury. The likelihood that Trump will be indicted is very low, though if it happens it will be good for the Republican Party long term.