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kentuck

(115,714 posts)
Thu May 28, 2026, 12:13 PM Thursday

"They'll find a reason to impeach me".

So said Donald Trump. In the event that Democrats were to win the Congress in November?

But, not to worry Donald. Unlike yourself, all charges will be adequately investigated, with witnesses under oath. There will be no seashells.

If you are not guilty of any crimes, you will not be impeached. But high crimes and misdemeanors are still the standard that must be met.

Your attempted theft of taxpayers dollars from the Treasury for your individual slush fund will be a good start.

Embroiling the country in a war in the Middle East without consultation with the Congress deserves an explanation. You have done great harm to America and the economies of the rest of the world. You do not get to slither away to Mar-a-Lago without some answers.

Your side deals of making fortunes for yourself and your family are all illegal. It is forbidden by the Constitution. You can pretend that the emoluments clause does not exist or does not apply to the Trump family but it is still part of the Constitution and the law of the land.

You should have to relinquish all your ill-begotten gains. The Presidency was not created for you to enrich yourself.

Yes, there is a possibility that you may be impeached.

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"They'll find a reason to impeach me". (Original Post) kentuck Thursday OP
*A* reason? I can think of dozens, maybe hundreds. Ocelot II Thursday #1
I'm at about 500 reasons, and counting. MLWR Thursday #11
I predict big fights about trimming the list down (nt) William Seger Thursday #22
Won't have to look for them. wnylib Thursday #25
Finding a reason to impeach Trump is about as Hey Joe Thursday #30
Reasons to impeach will chase him down "like it's trying to collect rent" Seinan Sensei Thursday #45
It might be hard to find anything he has done that isn't impeachable MadameButterfly Thursday #47
The difficulty will be picking out the most egregious ones. GoCubsGo 23 hrs ago #74
Don't have to look very far to find more than a dozen reasons. haele Thursday #62
I would love to see him removed from office. I doubt it will happen, but a guy can hope, can't he? OLDMDDEM Thursday #2
And then deported. Keep him in Alligator Alcatraz while wnylib Thursday #27
Yes. That would be perfect for him. OLDMDDEM Thursday #34
And safest for the rest of us. wnylib Thursday #35
Iran would like to have a few words with him. ChazInAz Thursday #63
Yes, I am sure they would accept his deportation. wnylib Thursday #64
Russia would timms139 20 hrs ago #77
We can never know what the future holds. However, as it becomes... pat_k Thursday #37
I would love to see that happen. You are probably right about the magats going to him to tell him tyo resign. OLDMDDEM Thursday #39
I don't know how long they'll be able to ... pat_k Thursday #48
DEMs don't have to 'find' any reasons. The reasons have been mounting up in newpaper headlines & TV cryons. Attilatheblond Thursday #3
Yep Jilly_in_VA Thursday #4
LOL... "find"? ananda Thursday #5
Yeah, he's given a lot of reasons to impeach him. But Dems should not make the election GoodRaisin Thursday #6
Agree. The election campaigns should NOT ever wnylib Thursday #28
Yes, he's trying to make himself a victim along with the J6ers MadameButterfly Thursday #49
We can point out his crimes without ever mentioning impeachment. wnylib Thursday #57
No shortage of reasons Mad_Machine76 Thursday #7
And he's NO "victim" WHATSOEVER! calimary Thursday #59
As if he doesn't deserve to be impeached ... is THAT his implication? FakeNoose Thursday #8
No, not that he doesn't deserve impeachment, although wnylib Thursday #29
TSF should welcome a 3rd impeachment. He's always boasting about the most... 3catwoman3 Thursday #9
The reasons to.... Snackshack Thursday #10
No shit. C_U_L8R Thursday #12
Find a reason? That's easy paleotn Thursday #13
Then stop giving them reason to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Thursday #14
Y'know, guys... jmowreader Thursday #15
"They'll find a reason to impeach me". AverageOldGuy Thursday #16
I'm reminded of a favorite movie quote Unwind Your Mind Thursday #17
I like the concept of forcing him to pay back Dr. T Thursday #18
That's like a bank robber running off with the money saying "they'll find a reason to arrest me". Yeah, actually they Fil1957 Thursday #19
They are many and in the open mvd Thursday #20
Jebus! Enough! MineralMan Thursday #21
Fuckin' A!!!! Reasons to impeach you will ABOUND, Trumpy! n/t PatrickforB Thursday #23
Good call Nostradumass. JohnnyRingo Thursday #24
When that happens, most of the populace will sing "Oh Happy Day" chouchou Thursday #26
This message was self-deleted by its author MissouriDem47 Thursday #31
"They Will Find A Reason" MissouriDem47 Thursday #32
Will beyondtimes Thursday #33
The greedy village idiot speaks again mdbl Thursday #36
Stop committing crimes, Pedo Rapist, and you wouldn't get impeached. City Lights Thursday #38
Finding reasons to impeach will be like searching for straw in a haystack. Marcuse Thursday #40
When you openly engage in criminal activity Bettie Thursday #41
A majority support impeachment/removal, including 1 in 5 felon voters. pat_k Thursday #42
a million reasons - Lady Gaga ShepKat Thursday #43
Even Nixon knew enough to resign before he would be impeached. Katinfl Thursday #44
This message was self-deleted by its author Escape Thursday #46
They won't have to look very hard, will they? NNadir Thursday #50
One wonders how many of his souless cult members will fall for him as the "victim of a witchhunt" again? LiberalLovinLug Thursday #51
Lots of reasons to impeach convicted felon were already found Progressive dog Thursday #52
The only thing that makes finding a reason to impeach him difficult whopis01 Thursday #53
Well, they will be hard to find. tavernier Thursday #54
Just bring a note from your boss saying you were just following orders. rubbersole Thursday #55
Let me count the ways. kairos12 Thursday #56
We don't have to "find" Mblaze Thursday #58
If Garland done the right thing, we wouldn't Emile Thursday #60
I know. It's so frustrating... there were so many opportunities along the way but no one really stepped up liberalla Thursday #61
But he's already been impeached twice. Kablooie Thursday #65
Pick a day, BigMin28 Thursday #66
Lol! We have to find one? He's f'ing delirious. All KPN Thursday #67
My two Nextdoor neighbors still trust and believe trump C Moon Thursday #68
Find? They're just laying around for all to see. Beartracks Thursday #69
War Crimes BidenRocks Yesterday #70
America is dying under the weight of reasons so yes...we will. TalenaGor Yesterday #71
Did you mean "Impeach me AGAIN", sir? You've been impeached TWICE already. Just not con- FailureToCommunicate 23 hrs ago #72
I prefer they put him in jail. Emile 23 hrs ago #73
Finding a reason to impeach Trump is like finding water at a beach DFW 23 hrs ago #75
Nobody has to look for a reason Picaro 20 hrs ago #76
There are so many reasons it would take a long time read the list of offenses he has committed ! kimbutgar 20 hrs ago #78

Ocelot II

(131,410 posts)
1. *A* reason? I can think of dozens, maybe hundreds.
Thu May 28, 2026, 12:15 PM
Thursday

The articles of impeachment could be thicker than the Oxford English Dictionary.

Hey Joe

(839 posts)
30. Finding a reason to impeach Trump is about as
Thu May 28, 2026, 02:06 PM
Thursday

hard as finding a reason to abandon a burning garbage barge that is taking on water and heading for a 200 ft waterfall.

MadameButterfly

(4,193 posts)
47. It might be hard to find anything he has done that isn't impeachable
Thu May 28, 2026, 03:09 PM
Thursday

The problem will be how to choose.

GoCubsGo

(35,029 posts)
74. The difficulty will be picking out the most egregious ones.
Fri May 29, 2026, 08:33 AM
23 hrs ago

But. there are so many of those, they could probablyy just put them on a board and throw darts at them to choose some of them.

haele

(15,630 posts)
62. Don't have to look very far to find more than a dozen reasons.
Thu May 28, 2026, 04:49 PM
Thursday

Like at an Easter Egg hunt for a 1 year old.

OLDMDDEM

(3,301 posts)
2. I would love to see him removed from office. I doubt it will happen, but a guy can hope, can't he?
Thu May 28, 2026, 12:16 PM
Thursday

wnylib

(26,567 posts)
27. And then deported. Keep him in Alligator Alcatraz while
Thu May 28, 2026, 01:59 PM
Thursday

deciding where to send him.

timms139

(571 posts)
77. Russia would
Fri May 29, 2026, 11:07 AM
20 hrs ago

be the only one who would welcome him. He could be deported the same day he is impeached as they would have a flight waiting on him .

pat_k

(13,995 posts)
37. We can never know what the future holds. However, as it becomes...
Thu May 28, 2026, 02:21 PM
Thursday

...clear that there is NO WAY OUT of the global and domestic chaos and escalating harms of his criminal war on Iran as long as he is in the White House, we could see some surprising developments.

The felon is incapable of sucking up the humiliating "deal" required

He knows that the only way out would paint a giant L for Loser on his forehead.

And he is constitutionally incapable of accepting a loss.

Remember the outtakes from his Jan 7, 2021 speech?

"But this election is now over..."

"I don't want to say the election is over."


Perhaps a year from now enough Republicans will finally wake up and realize that there is no way out as long as he is in the WH. Any resolutions will be vetoed. Perhaps enough will have had it to override, but perhaps not.

At some point, we'll see a succession of them tramping up to the WH and giving him a choice: Resign for health reasons to save face or you WILL be impeached and removed -- there are enough of us now.

Then J.D. will make the humiliating deal.

And who knows? Perhaps he'll be so pissed at the felon for putting him in that position that he releases the Epstein files without the Trump redactions.

Such a scenario would not surprise me in the least.

OLDMDDEM

(3,301 posts)
39. I would love to see that happen. You are probably right about the magats going to him to tell him tyo resign.
Thu May 28, 2026, 02:34 PM
Thursday

It would take a crane to get him to do it and move him out of Washington, but it would be worth it for the country's sake.

pat_k

(13,995 posts)
48. I don't know how long they'll be able to ...
Thu May 28, 2026, 03:10 PM
Thursday

... keep there fingers in their ears and sing "la la la" to enable them to hang onto the fantasy that the criminal war on Iran will magically end "any day now" and all will just "snap back" to some tolerable trumpian business as usual.

It may be that a few wake up before the mid-terms, but my guess is that it will take a combination of a mid-term rout and the grim one-year anniversary of his criminal and monumentally insane attack on Iran for enough of them to face reality. And that reality is that the crisis isn't Iran, the Crisis is Trump and his inability to take the loss -- his inability to suck up the humiliation of re-committing to Obama's treaty, shovelling 10x the amount of money at them that Obama did, and making a disastrous concession on the law of the sea to allow an "environmental fee" (i.e. toll).

Attilatheblond

(9,327 posts)
3. DEMs don't have to 'find' any reasons. The reasons have been mounting up in newpaper headlines & TV cryons.
Thu May 28, 2026, 12:16 PM
Thursday

All DEMs will have to do is whittle down the evidence for charges addressing the MOST damaging things the rat has done to our nation.

ananda

(35,571 posts)
5. LOL... "find"?
Thu May 28, 2026, 12:25 PM
Thursday

So many reasons already you'd have to
wear a blindfold not to find them.

GoodRaisin

(11,090 posts)
6. Yeah, he's given a lot of reasons to impeach him. But Dems should not make the election
Thu May 28, 2026, 12:43 PM
Thursday

about impeachment. He would like that.

Stay on the economy and affordability.

Until there are enough Republican votes in the Senate to remove him from office, impeachment would be a waste of time and money. When the subject comes up we should say that.

wnylib

(26,567 posts)
28. Agree. The election campaigns should NOT ever
Thu May 28, 2026, 02:03 PM
Thursday

mention impeachment. That would play right into Trump's purple little hands.

He is mentioning impeachment now in order to motivate his base and MAGAs in Congress to make sure that Dems don't win.

MadameButterfly

(4,193 posts)
49. Yes, he's trying to make himself a victim along with the J6ers
Thu May 28, 2026, 03:13 PM
Thursday

But mentioning his crimes in the interest of waking us up to the impending destruction of democracy, that needs to happen.
We need to win both houses or no more elections.

wnylib

(26,567 posts)
57. We can point out his crimes without ever mentioning impeachment.
Thu May 28, 2026, 03:38 PM
Thursday

But the campaigns need to address specific concerns of everyday people, e.g. food, medicine, healthcare, housing. They can and should point out how Trump and his loyalists in Cingress have created the high costs of everything. Just do not mention impeachment.

FakeNoose

(42,585 posts)
8. As if he doesn't deserve to be impeached ... is THAT his implication?
Thu May 28, 2026, 12:51 PM
Thursday

There has never been a more deserving President in US history. He should have been convicted and removed in his 2nd impeachment - after the FAILED COUP of January 6th, 2021. If the Repukes had done their duty and convicted him, he never would have been able to run again for a 2nd term.

This is all on them - the Senate Repukes who didn't convict him in 2021.

wnylib

(26,567 posts)
29. No, not that he doesn't deserve impeachment, although
Thu May 28, 2026, 02:05 PM
Thursday

I am sure that's he believes he doesn't.

He is saying this now in order to rev up his base to vote and to get them to impede the Dem voters.

3catwoman3

(29,872 posts)
9. TSF should welcome a 3rd impeachment. He's always boasting about the most...
Thu May 28, 2026, 12:52 PM
Thursday

...the biggest, the best, nobody's ever seen anything like it, etc.

He'd be beating his own record of being the only president to have been impeached twice.

Snackshack

(2,603 posts)
10. The reasons to....
Thu May 28, 2026, 12:54 PM
Thursday

Impeach or even jail DJT are lying all over the floor like scraps of paper.

No one needs to look hard to 'find' a reason.

paleotn

(22,820 posts)
13. Find a reason? That's easy
Thu May 28, 2026, 01:10 PM
Thursday

Take your pick. He adds to the list of impeachable offenses daily.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,800 posts)
14. Then stop giving them reason to
Thu May 28, 2026, 01:11 PM
Thursday

When you surround yourself with sycophants and ass kissers, they're never going to warn you about boundaries.

jmowreader

(53,438 posts)
15. Y'know, guys...
Thu May 28, 2026, 01:14 PM
Thursday

“Finding” a reason to impeach Trump is like “finding” the Empire State Building when you’re standing across the street from it.

AverageOldGuy

(4,232 posts)
16. "They'll find a reason to impeach me".
Thu May 28, 2026, 01:19 PM
Thursday

"A" reason?? "A" is singluar.

How about "They'll find at least 100 reasons to impeach me".

Unwind Your Mind

(2,368 posts)
17. I'm reminded of a favorite movie quote
Thu May 28, 2026, 01:22 PM
Thursday

“What? Like it’s hard?”

Elle on getting in to Harvard Law, Legally Blonde

Dr. T

(739 posts)
18. I like the concept of forcing him to pay back
Thu May 28, 2026, 01:28 PM
Thursday

every last dime he's made from bald-faced bribes and insider trading. Review every emoluments clause violation and recover all of it.

Fil1957

(908 posts)
19. That's like a bank robber running off with the money saying "they'll find a reason to arrest me". Yeah, actually they
Thu May 28, 2026, 01:30 PM
Thursday

will, 'cause you committed a crime, you doofus.

MineralMan

(151,653 posts)
21. Jebus! Enough!
Thu May 28, 2026, 01:40 PM
Thursday

Yes, he will be impeached. But, there still won't be 67 Senators who will vote to convict him.

Let's focus on something else. Let's focus on just regaining the majority in both houses and winning the Presidential election on 2028.

Let's not focus on impeaching the crooked actor in the White House. Let's pay attention to what we need to do to win in 2026 and 2028. If we can manage that, we might be able to undo some of the damage.

If all we look at is an impeachment, we're going to lose everything. That, I can guarantee. It has already happened twice, for Jebus's Sake!

Focus, folks. Focus!

chouchou

(3,348 posts)
26. When that happens, most of the populace will sing "Oh Happy Day"
Thu May 28, 2026, 01:57 PM
Thursday

I suggest his Mob should be paraded in cages down every city in America...With lots of rotten fruit and cartons of eggs.

We can pay Professional Major leagues pitchers to throw the Strikes!

Response to kentuck (Original post)

MissouriDem47

(445 posts)
32. "They Will Find A Reason"
Thu May 28, 2026, 02:07 PM
Thursday

The East Wing of the White House is currently laying in ruins, what other reasons do they need?

mdbl

(8,798 posts)
36. The greedy village idiot speaks again
Thu May 28, 2026, 02:16 PM
Thursday

He's done everything he can to make sure he would be impeached. That's what makes this GOP controlled congress all the more responsible for enabling his crimes against our country.

City Lights

(26,064 posts)
38. Stop committing crimes, Pedo Rapist, and you wouldn't get impeached.
Thu May 28, 2026, 02:26 PM
Thursday

But, Pedo Rapist is a lifelong criminal. Criming and grifting are all he knows.

Bettie

(19,923 posts)
41. When you openly engage in criminal activity
Thu May 28, 2026, 02:36 PM
Thursday

every single day, it's not hard to find a reason.

It's slapping us in the face every day.

pat_k

(13,995 posts)
42. A majority support impeachment/removal, including 1 in 5 felon voters.
Thu May 28, 2026, 02:38 PM
Thursday

Impeachment is a positive feature for a majority.

You can bet the numbers for impeachment will grow as the global and domestic chaos and harms of his criminal war on Iran escalate.

And those harms will escalate. He will NEVER suck up the humiliating "deal" required to extricate himself. He knows it would paint a big L for Loser on his forehead, and the psychopath is incapable of accepting loss.

He is already pivoting to "holding out is strength" (with the corollary that holding out a very long time is super-strength). He is attempting to manage expectations of the strait being opened before the mid-terms with his "I do not care about the mid-terms." Next he'll probably start citing the fact Obama's team took two years to negotiate the treaty. (Although he may be smart enough to avoid that given that it would just remind everyone he tore up that hard won treaty -- a treaty allies were on board with, unlike his criminal war.)

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/majority-backs-trump-impeachment-even-one-in-five-of-his-own-voters/

Out of the 1,514 Americans surveyed between April 10 and April 14, 37 percent said they opposed and eight percent reported they were unsure.


https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-04-22-strength-in-numbers-verasight-impeachment-polling

A new Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll conducted April 10-14, 2026 finds 55% of U.S. adults say the House should vote to impeach Trump. 37% oppose, and 8% are unsure. A surprising percentage of both Republicans and Trump’s own 2024 voters say they would support impeachment if a vote were held today.

That net +18 verdict puts Trump in the neighborhood of the numbers Richard Nixon saw at the peak of the Watergate scandal in August 1974 — more on that comparison below. The toplines and crosstabs for this poll can be found on the Strength In Numbers website.l




ShepKat

(551 posts)
43. a million reasons - Lady Gaga
Thu May 28, 2026, 02:45 PM
Thursday

You're givin' me a million reasons
Give me a million reasons
Givin' me a million reasons
About a million reasons

And if you say something that you might even mean
It's hard to even fathom which parts I should believe
'Cause you're giving me a million reasons
Give me a million reasons
Givin' me a million reasons
About a million reasons

Katinfl

(901 posts)
44. Even Nixon knew enough to resign before he would be impeached.
Thu May 28, 2026, 02:45 PM
Thursday

He didn’t do half of what trump has done. Watergate is a walk in the park compared to trump’s corruption.

Response to kentuck (Original post)

LiberalLovinLug

(14,771 posts)
51. One wonders how many of his souless cult members will fall for him as the "victim of a witchhunt" again?
Thu May 28, 2026, 03:17 PM
Thursday

Which....if Dems do take the House...despite Trump's attempts to steal it, they will hopefully start hearings.

I think far fewer of Republicans will fall for that victim mentality again.

Progressive dog

(7,624 posts)
52. Lots of reasons to impeach convicted felon were already found
Thu May 28, 2026, 03:18 PM
Thursday

along with lots of evidence to prove them the beyond a reasonable doubt.

whopis01

(3,936 posts)
53. The only thing that makes finding a reason to impeach him difficult
Thu May 28, 2026, 03:26 PM
Thursday

is that you have to dig through a pile of reasons to impeach him in order to find the one you want.

It is like searching for a reason-to-impeach in a reason-to-impeach-stack.

tavernier

(14,531 posts)
54. Well, they will be hard to find.
Thu May 28, 2026, 03:26 PM
Thursday

Oh, look… there’s one! And I’ll be, there’s another one. And wait… is that six more? Sixteen?? Oh dear. Looks like a pit full of squirmy hissing vipers. Oh my goodness, what is that huge crawly thing? It’s screaming!

Actually not as hard to find as I thought. But be careful… they all bite!

rubbersole

(11,289 posts)
55. Just bring a note from your boss saying you were just following orders.
Thu May 28, 2026, 03:28 PM
Thursday

They'll find somebody who can translate it from Russian.

liberalla

(11,244 posts)
61. I know. It's so frustrating... there were so many opportunities along the way but no one really stepped up
Thu May 28, 2026, 04:47 PM
Thursday

Kablooie

(19,125 posts)
65. But he's already been impeached twice.
Thu May 28, 2026, 06:00 PM
Thursday

And it has had no effect on anything.
Impeaching him has no value unless he is convicted and there is no chance of that ever happening with 80% of republicans always supporting him.

BigMin28

(1,878 posts)
66. Pick a day,
Thu May 28, 2026, 07:03 PM
Thursday

Any day. I'm sure he will have committed an impeachable offense. For all the world to see.

KPN

(17,535 posts)
67. Lol! We have to find one? He's f'ing delirious. All
Thu May 28, 2026, 08:04 PM
Thursday

we need is a dart board. … “a reason” .. too much!

C Moon

(13,764 posts)
68. My two Nextdoor neighbors still trust and believe trump
Thu May 28, 2026, 08:05 PM
Thursday

It’s perplexing. But I guess it’s understandable when I consider that they have one news source.

FailureToCommunicate

(14,621 posts)
72. Did you mean "Impeach me AGAIN", sir? You've been impeached TWICE already. Just not con-
Fri May 29, 2026, 08:06 AM
23 hrs ago

just not CONVICTED by Congress, thanks to...Republicans.


DFW

(60,501 posts)
75. Finding a reason to impeach Trump is like finding water at a beach
Fri May 29, 2026, 08:34 AM
23 hrs ago

You usually shouldn´t have to look very long.

Picaro

(2,442 posts)
76. Nobody has to look for a reason
Fri May 29, 2026, 11:07 AM
20 hrs ago

Vandalizing the White House. Murder on the high seas. Incredible financial malfeasance.
Endless violations of the constitution.

No one has to look for a reason to impeach. The orange shitgibbon gives us new reasons every day.

kimbutgar

(27,594 posts)
78. There are so many reasons it would take a long time read the list of offenses he has committed !
Fri May 29, 2026, 11:29 AM
20 hrs ago
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