Some Democrats are afraid of impeachment because after he was impeached Bill Clinton was more popular than before. But that's because throughout the impeachment process we learned that Bill Clinton had not committed any of the multiple crimes the Republicans had first talked about; the only thing he was guilty of was having an affair and lying to cover it up. About half of American married people have done the same; that's a tough one to sell to people as a reason to remove a president.

But an impeachment hearing against Trump will reveal the whole spectrum of actual crimes, and when the American people learn the details, they will support an impeachment effort.

Begin the investigation!

-Thom

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Monday's Daily Stack

Article: "Democrats, don't impeach Donald Trump" by Thor Hogan.

Article: "Impeachment process against Richard Nixon" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Trump sues in bid to block congressional subpoena of financial records" by John Wagner and Rachael Bade.

Article: "Giuliani says there's nothing wrong with getting dirt from Russians. The law says there can be." by Philip Bump.

Article: "Giuliani: 'Nothing wrong' with getting campaign aid from foreign foe" by Steve Benen.

Tweet: "Can we all just appreciate for a moment that the older sister of the sitting President of the United States just retired so as to avoid an inquiry into a decades-long tax fraud scheme she participated in *with the President* (who is still in office) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/us/maryanne-trump-barry-misconduct-inquiry.html" by Robert Maguire.

Article: "Trump won't accept election results if he loses as Clinton expands campaign into red states" by PBS.

Article: "Donald Trump Suggests 'Second Amendment People' Could Act Against Hillary Clinton" by Nick Corasaniti and Maggie Haberman.

Video: Alito mouths "not true" as Obama criticizes Sup Ct for opening floodgates to special interests.

Video: Denis Hayes on Earth Day and Sustainable Development.

Article: "After hundreds of accidents, stroller maker hoped Trump officials would stop a recall - and they did" by SemDem.

Article: "Study of Disputed Florida Ballots Finds Justices Did Not Cast the Deciding Vote" by Ford Fessenden and John M. Broder, November 12, 2001.

Article: "3 Times Jeff Sessions Made False Statements to Congress Under Oath" by Pema Levy, Dan Friedman.

Article: "Cyrus the Great in the Bible" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Cyrus the Great" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Why Trump Reigns as King Cyrus" by Katherine Stewart.

Article: "Elizabeth Warren proposes canceling billions in student loan debt" by Reuters.

Article: "Furious Republicans start their assault on Obama's State of the Union measures: House Speaker invites Israeli PM to address Congress in show of defiance over Iran sanctions" by Francesca Chambers.

Article: "Muller Report (Redacted) Searchable Version (PDF)".

Hour Two: Trump On the Mueller Couch
- Psychoanalyst Dr. Justin Frank MD, Psychoanalyst & Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - George Washington University / Author - Trump on the Couch (Previous books include Bush on the Couch & Obama on the Couch)

Article: "Donald Trump" by Wikipedia.

Video: Trump has 'never been happier,' yet poll numbers sink.

Article: "Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for April 21, 2019".

Article: "The Observer view on the Mueller report: Trump is a disgrace not welcome in Britain".

Article: "Censure in the United States" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Mueller report: The full text of William Barr's summary letter" by Dara Lind.

Article: "Michael Cohen reveals Stormy Daniels check with Trump's signature" by MSNBC.

Article: "Donald Trump Access Hollywood tape" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Ineligibility Clause" (Emoluments Clause).

Article: "Qatar Shocked, Shocked To Learn It Accidentally Bailed Out Jared Kushner" by Bess Levin.

Quote: "while the OLC [Office of Legal Counsel] opinion concludes that a sitting President may not be prosecuted, it recognizes that a criminal investigation during the President's term is permissible.3 The OLC opinion also recognizes that a President does not have immunity after he leaves office.4 And if individuals other than the President committed an obstruction offense, they may be prosecuted at this time." - Mueller Report.

Event: Monday, 22 April 2019: Earth Day.

Article: "Warren G. Harding" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Illinois joins multiple-state push for Trump's tax returns ahead of 2020 election" by Veronica Stracqualursi.

Article: "The Trail of Tears " by PBS.

Quote: "John Marshall has made his decision: now let him enforce it!" -- Andrew Jackson.

Article: "Andrew Jackson shuts down Second Bank of the U.S." by History.com.

Article: "U.S. Moves to Stop All Nations From Buying Iranian Oil" by Edward Wong and Clifford Krauss.

Article: "Inside Hillary Clinton's Secret Takeover of the DNC" by Donna Brazile.

Article: "Sermon on the Mount" by Wikipedia.

Bible: "Matthew 25:31-46 (New International Version)". "All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats."

Talk Media News Segment:
- Bob Ney

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Book: Loving What You Do: The Elements of a Great Working Life by Ellen Ratner.

Book: "Sideswiped: Lessons Learned Courtesy of the Hit Men of Capitol Hill" by Robert Ney.

Article: "Schiff: Trump's obstruction was far worse than anything Nixon did" by Zachary Basu.

Article: "Nadler: "Barr deliberately misled the American people"" by Zachary Basu.

Article: "Pompeo privately said Trump administration will not pursue military intervention in Iran: report" by Zack Budryk.

Hour Three: Trump's NAFTA 2.0 Exposed
- Lori Wallach, Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch

Article: "Trump's NAFTA 2.0 Puts Big Pharma First, America Second" by Eric Levitz.

Article: "Modest Projections in Today's ITC Assessment of the Revised NAFTA Do Not Alter Its Prospects in Congress" by Lori Wallach.

Article: "NAFTA's controversial Chapter 11: What's an ISDS and why does it matter?" by Catherine Walsh.

Article: "FT Swamp Notes: The Real 2020 Divide" by Rana Foroohar.

Article: "Warren announces comprehensive plan to end student debt, provide free public higher education" by Joan McCarter.

Article: "Impeach Donald Trump?" by Charles M. Blow.

Event: 22 April 7 pm ET: "CNN Town Halls Tonight: What Time Is Each Candidate Speaking?" (Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, and Mayor Pete Buttigieg) by Erin Laviola.

Article: "Let's Watch Netflix: Three Words Guaranteed to Kill a Romantic Mood" by Shalini Ramachandran.

Book: The Case for Impeachment by Allan J. Lichtman.

Clip: "Paul Weyrich - "I don't want everybody to vote" (Goo Goo)".

Site: XRAY.FM.

Article 2 Section 3: "... he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed..."

Article: "60 Minutes: The growing partnership between Russia's government and cybercriminals" by Lesley Stahl.

Article: "Joe Biden to announce his jump into 2020 race next week" by Arlette Saenz and Jeff Zeleny.

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