Media outlets have been scrambling to uncover more details about an alleged whistleblower complaint that might involve President Trump making some questionable promises to a foreign leader. Earlier today, Trump made a poor attempt to brush off the story:
….Knowing all of this, is anybody dumb enough to believe that I would say something inappropriate with a foreign leader while on such a potentially “heavily populated” call. I would only do what is right anyway, and only do good for the USA!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 19, 2019
“…is anybody dumb enough to believe that I would say something inappropriate with a foreign leader…”
Hmmm…let’s go to the polls:
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So, are we talking just the leader’s of the “shithole countries” . . .
. . . or Australia, Mexico, France, Germany, Canada, Japan, China, Russia, Norwegia, Icecubia, Alabahamia, Puerto Rico, and the 184 others?
Can we choose "All of the above"? The question is: is the offense simple extortion (bribery) – which is explicitly called out as impeachable – or is it something worse but legally more complicated like offering aid to a country in exchange for something another foreign country (e.g. Russia) might want?
As the New York Times Editorial Board puts it: