Me to the cops, when I’m caught doing 120 mph in a 35: “Look, maybe you want to get even at me by throwing me in jail, but what does petty revenge accomplish? Be the bigger man here, and for the good of us all, let’s just move forward.”
There is literally no timing, messaging, or amount of evidence that wouldn’t be shot down as a witch hunt.
I’m pretty sure Donald Trump could give an oval office address just openly admitting he raped someone, and the right-wing media machine would instantly be telling people why they shouldn’t be upset about it.
Anything done by EO can be just as easily undone by EO. That’s preferrable to Congress passing horrible legislation on the slimmest of 50 vote majorities
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None of Trump’s impeachments came close because conviction requires 67 votes in the Senate. His first impeachment only had 1 R vote to convict (Romney) - the total was 48, so they needed 19 more Republicans.
You’re probably thinking of Collins being the deciding Yes vote for Brett Kavanaugh, which she was. Despite claiming that she didn’t want to see Roe v. Wade overturned.