Searcy, AR. (LP) — Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, has had his fair share of controversies during his presidency. It seems like every week there’s something new going on with the president. Last week, something new blew up that shocked the political world. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and other members of the democratic party accused President Trump of pressuring the Ukrainian president into giving information about Joe Biden’s son. This caused Pelosi to initiate an impeachment inquiry against the president. This caused a huge debate with different views about the inquiry. President Trump had to eventually release the call details from all the way back in July. As it seems, nothing was wrong with it at surface level. This didn’t stop the debate and as of October 7th, it’s still going on. We spoke with Sean Crain and Barry James about how they feel about what’s happening.
Sean Crain had a lot to say about the subject. He believes that the democrats are “morally right and legally right that he should be removed from his current position,” he said. Sean is a Democrat and has been against Trump for years. He believes that “an inquiry is a step in the right direction, but I doubt anything further will be successful unless a massive political bombshell hits.”
“The impeachment inquiry is absolutely ludicrous,” said Barry. Barry has been a strong supporter of Trump for years and doesn’t seem to be letting up anytime soon. He also has been a Republican for a few years. As of right now he’s on the side of Trump. “Having the knowledge that Trump and his cabinet have not committed anything resembling breaking the law, I stand with President Trump,” said Barry. He did state that if new material came out against trump, he would join the Democrats in this debate.
Three presidents have been impeached or been close to in the past; none of them were removed from office. Andrew Johnson (1868) and Bill Clinton (1998) were both impeached but weren’t removed. Richard Nixon was going to be impeached but resigned before it happened. Being impeached doesn’t mean getting removed from office, contrary to popular belief. It actually means “a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office.” Those are impeached remain until the end of their term, unless further actions are taken. The impeachment process starts in the House of Representatives. If the house votes to bring impeachment charges, those charges will be handed over to the senate for an impeachment trial. If they vote 2/3 majority, the official charged can be removed. Most times, it ends up with them being able to serve out the rest of their term.
Donald Trump can be impeached, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be removed from office. It’s an interesting development and everyone is anxious to see how it turns out.
