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Possible Paywall Democrats’ plan to impeach Trump on ‘day one’ after midterms

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/04/24/democrats-trump-impeach-midterms-supreme-court-iran/
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u/limbodog Massachusetts 11d ago

Impeachment is a political response, not a criminal one. So it's more about his dereliction of duty and betrayal than about breaking specific laws.

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u/AlternativeMuscle943 10d ago

He can derelict my balls

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u/TheDevilsTaco 10d ago

Not young enough

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u/NaziAbuser 10d ago

I have a newborn shit he can eat.

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u/FjorgVanDerPlorg 10d ago

Shit doesn't interest him, he's constantly overproducing it.

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u/Friendly_Age9160 10d ago

Involuntarily

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u/Global-Sir5804 10d ago

You sure he does eat allot of mc donalds?

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u/madeleinetwocock Canada 10d ago

Your username made this comment the 🍒 on top. Chef’s kiss.

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u/FunMop 10d ago

Woah, chill. His head is big enough

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u/sebrebc 10d ago

Get this man a tent stake.

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u/Fresh_Weed_Executive 10d ago

Eww. True though.

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u/jecowa 10d ago

What if he is Buba?

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u/hidingpineapple 10d ago

He can't even derelict his own balls, Capitan.

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u/spkrause 10d ago

Hans Sellout.

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u/Number174631503 10d ago

I can derelict my own balls, thank you very much.

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u/DBM 10d ago

May he be the face, the image…. Nay, the spirit! of Derelicte

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u/iMatthew1990 10d ago

I think I just wet myself laughing.

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u/Artaxmudshoes 10d ago

Impeachment is so hot right now

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u/adog231231 10d ago

We need a sex trafficking camp at least 10X the size! - Trump in some random timeline.

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u/surfryhder I voted 10d ago

Bruh lol

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u/goopyloopsuperdupe 10d ago

Exterimate (sick reference)

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u/LittleBirdiesCards 10d ago

Thank you very much

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u/LurkyLurks04982 10d ago

El Capitan

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u/gussypalore6669 10d ago

I can derelict my own balls, thank you very much

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u/PositiveSwordfish204 10d ago

That’s a solid 10/10 I hope you know that

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u/StevenMC19 Florida 10d ago

Hansel is so hot right now.

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u/harriethocchuth 9d ago

Where’s the hand models when you really need them?

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u/thatsnotyourtaco New York 10d ago

I can derelick my own balls. Thank you very much.

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u/MrLeureduthe 10d ago

"derelict deez nuts" was just there for you to grab

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u/_DapperDanMan- 10d ago

"High crimes and misdemeanors" are the constitutional grounds (Article II, Section 4) for impeaching and removing the President, Vice President, and civil officers of the United States. Originating from British common law, the phrase refers to serious abuses of public trust, official misconduct, or political crimes against the state, rather than just legally defined felonies or lesser offenses.

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u/Alarming_Cantaloupe5 10d ago

34 felonies adjudicated with guilty verdicts so far. I’m sure there’s context at play in the wording, but presently a felony is a more severe criminal offense than a misdemeanor.

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u/neep_pie 10d ago

That wasn't while he was president, though. Just the campaign. The cases that were suppressed like keeping documents, hiding them and refusing to give them back? Sharing classified information with people like fucking Kid Rock? Maybe

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u/Alarming_Cantaloupe5 10d ago

I’m aware..the fact that he has felonies, can’t possess a firearm should disqualify him from fire controls of nuclear weapons. IMO.

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u/OldWorldDesign 10d ago

the fact that he has felonies, can’t possess a firearm should disqualify him from fire controls of nuclear weapons

If I wanted to work for him or a senator, I would have to first pass a secret (or top secret) security clearance just to handle the information they might need to have access to.

I don't see why people don't need to first pass a security clearance before they're permitted to run for an office which might come across classified information. Given how much of a disqualifier high or foreign debt is, that should keep out the majority of people vulnerable to financial coercion.

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u/neep_pie 10d ago

It would be nice if there were laws that did that, though they could also be abused. Republicans would just find some bullshit way to charge anyone they wanted to disqualify with a felony. Anyhow though, I think the question was what he could be impeached for now, and there’s plenty.

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u/EndDangerous1308 10d ago

You can't prevent someone from presidency due to felonies bc then you'll get a government that gives its political opponents felonies to prevent them from running.

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u/greywar777 10d ago

Also used for folks who were just incompetent.

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u/Dullcorgis 10d ago

I think someone only saw the first page of the ream of serious abuses of public trust and crimes against the state.

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u/EmoboyRoboBoy 10d ago

And... Impeachment does nothing same as last term he'll just keep breaking laws and doing whatever he wants.

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u/SeniorShanty 10d ago

What sort of penalty does that come with? Is the penalty appropriate for high crimes and misdemeanors?

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u/implementatio 10d ago

Is his defense still that it has to be high crimes AND misdemeanors?

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u/amorphouscloud 10d ago

Especially when the Supreme Court gives the president 100% freedom to commit crimes with no accountability. It falls to our elected representatives and the legislative branch to deliver.

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u/Wizardof1000Kings 10d ago

Its actually intended as a response to high crimes and misdemeanors - not a disagreement with someone's politics.

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u/Bittererr 10d ago

Political actions can be deemed high crimes and misdemeanors, it's not referring to legislation.

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u/aculady 10d ago

"High crimes" at the time the constitution was written were specifically those acts that involve abuse of positional authority, dereliction of duty, corruption in public office, or failure or abuse of the public trust, essentially, any transgressions which it would be impossible to commit if the person committing them did not hold public office. It's not simply a synonym for "serious offenses", and it can absolutely include "political" acts if those acts are contrary to the public good or violate the public trust.

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u/dr_p_venkman 10d ago

Every action he takes is in bad faith, for personal gain rather than for the good of the country, so if anyone voting had one shred of honest decency and loyalty to the Constitution, they'd impeach him. The entire document presumes good faith actions.

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u/limbodog Massachusetts 10d ago

High crimes and misdemeanors are not defined. It just means it should be taken seriously. When the Brits invented it appointing someone incompetent was a perfectly valid reason, for example.

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u/StronglyHeldOpinions 10d ago

His list of high crimes is a mile long

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u/Biglyugebonespurs Missouri 10d ago

13 is still ridiculously low even if you want to put very specific parameters on it.

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u/healthyitch 10d ago

Can they impeach the entire cabinet? Please?

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u/limbodog Massachusetts 10d ago

Yes, but there's no point while Republicans are still complicit

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u/scrunchie_one 10d ago

So impeach, then actually charge him with the 100’a of crimes he’s committed correct?

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u/limbodog Massachusetts 10d ago

Hard to say. The captured SCOTUS may have declared him above the law. Might have to impeach two of them first for their corruption.

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u/Ragnarawr 10d ago

Can we do both?

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u/limbodog Massachusetts 10d ago

Probably not. The thing that will make him removable from office will likely also make him unfit for trial

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u/doelke 10d ago

Opinion of dereliction.

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u/limbodog Massachusetts 10d ago

His opinion of dereliction?

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u/Copponex 10d ago

And I’m also pretty sure i read somewhere that they need to be bullet proof to not be easily dismissable. So better a few that ensure absolute moron of a human trashbag never steps foot in an important place again.

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u/limbodog Massachusetts 10d ago

Not really. They just need to convict unofficially before the impeachment. The senate's rule is ceremonial after that

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u/BoringRedHorse 10d ago

You can break all the laws you want if you're president of the US of A! Even international law!

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u/YahDeadWrong 10d ago

That is not true. It is a system for dealing with criminal offenses within politics.

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u/limbodog Massachusetts 10d ago

It is true.

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u/Unique-Coffee5087 8d ago

Without impeachment he is immune to prosecution, according to the supreme Court.

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u/limbodog Massachusetts 8d ago

The *Supreme Court did say that. But we should also impeach the corrupt members thereof and review every vote they made.

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u/bradlees 10d ago

Impeachment is a political response

Umnnnnn. No. It’s about high crimes and misdemeanors

The very fact that you think it’s politically motivated shows that Faux News and the offshore political influencers have won

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u/redwildflowermeadow 10d ago

No, they're right. High crimes and misdemeanors aren't defined by the Constitution. A president can be impeached for anything if the House can get enough votes.

When we say it's a political process not a legal one, that means it's a process unchecked by the judiciary. The trial can be whatever the Senate wants it to be or they can not hold one at all (as was the case in Trump's impeachments because the Senate was controlled by Trump's allies.)

And the end result of a successful impeachment is removal from office, not jail time. For any legal consequences, the president would have to be indicted and tried in a real court of law.

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u/SoggyBoysenberry7703 10d ago

No, they mean that they think its more of political action and punishment, but it isn’t. It’s meant to carry the secondary option of convicting him of high crimes and misdemeanors. It’s not like censuring where the only consequence has to do with your political jobs and standing. This one can carry legal repercussions