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The Four Truths of Impeachment
It wouldn't be a "coup." It requires persuasion. It's not impossible. It would take time for minds to change.
Clinton impeachment trial, 1999.
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Rush Limbaugh says we are witnessing “a silent coup.” The radio host has sometimes been accused of rhetorical excess, but his claim is based on a demonstrable truth.
Many of President Donald Trump’s critics would indeed like “to get rid of him,” as Limbaugh says. A large majority of Democratic voters wants impeachment -- wanted it, in fact, well before the revelation that senior Trump campaign personnel decided to "take a meeting" after being promised Russian support in taking down Hillary Clinton.