Question 1): According to The Wall Street Journal, President Donald Trump and his allies are fixing to push GOP lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a resolution that would formally “expunge” his two impeachments, which were based on his efforts to solicit help from Ukraine in the 2020 election and for his role in influencing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol building.
The resolutions would largely be symbolic because the Constitution doesn’t actually specify that impeachments can ever be formally rescinded and would not have any practical effect, since Trump wasn’t convicted and removed from office in either case.
Nevertheless, House Speaker Mike Johnson has suggested he might put on the House agenda expungement of the two impeachments votes taken during Trump’s first of term, when Democrats controlled the House (2019-2023) under Speaker Nancy Pelosi. It would probably be after the November 3 election.
So, the question is why would Speaker Johnson bring an expungement vote to the House floor?
Republicans currently hold a slim majority (218-R, 212-D, 1-Independent, and 4 vacancies). The Speaker could attempt to ram a expungement vote through the House on a near party line vote. Every Democrat in the House will oppose expungement.
Trump can use the Cornyn example to weigh in and use an expungement vote as a personal test of every Republican member’s loyalty to him and use that roll call vote in 2028 in GOP primaries before he leaves the presidency, perhaps as a final act of retribution.
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-Torture Chambers and death camps at the” Dacau”
Of Louisiana “Immigration holding area
-6 Killed in the Jan6 Attack at the Capitol
-13 Americans Killed when we lost the war in Iran and depleted our stockpile of military necessity’s by 50%. Untold Iranians killed including Children!
-People Starving in Africa as the Gold Vulgarity Grows and grows with a 600 million dollar party Room at the Kings palace (formally the White House) is built on the backs of the Tax payers !
-masked ICE agents roamed at will beating and killing in our Communities
– Rob Cheating and enrichment himself and his Family and his RICH buddies while prices sore for the Normal American Families !
– Lying to the People on a Dailey Basis and Violating so many Social action programs for the poor ,Sick , and Downtrodden!
And Shamdyl Bill Ballenger becoming just another Trump Enabler like the rest of his Lackeys by even brining up EXPUNGEMENT ! He should be Impeached and then Removed by the Senate !!!
Yikes ! Really ! You’re Joking
That Totally Absurd !!!
With what has transpired !
That’s almost as Shocking as renaming the Geordie Howe Bridge
The President Trump Bridge to annexation of Canada!
Happy Father’s Day to all the TBR family!!!
Interesting article, Bill. But I suspect that Trump will be disappointed in the end. And not for the first time either.
If anything, this proposal will be taken up AFTER the November elections, especially if the GOP loses the house. But the vote may still not be there for reasons stated above. Or we may never hear of it again. Keep in mind one thing about DJT; he is the Master of the Bluff. How many other times has he proposed something only to let it flounder after it has achieved its initial purpose? (In this case bringing to the surface those who are his true allies, the lukewarm, and outright enemies.)
A royal waste of time and effort but so was the redecoration of the reflecting pool and the renaming of the Kennedy Center. As Absolutely The Truth suggests, it would be an affront to all of us.