Trump impeachment 'wishful thinking' by Democrats, SteveKornacki says by jonward11
As more Democrats push to impeach President Trump, MSNBC journalist and author Steve Kornacki said some on the left are misinterpreting the impeachment of President Bill Clinton in the late 1990s.
With former special counsel Robert Mueller set to testify next Wednesday on Capitol Hill, talk of impeachment is bound to increase. Kornacki, however, is skeptical after diving into the history of Clinton’s impeachment by the Republican-controlled House in 1998, while writing his book, “The Red and the Blue.” The book, released last fall, tells the story of the rise of Republican Newt Gingrich in the 1990s as sparking the “nationalization of politics” in America.
Story continues“In terms of impeachment, it was at least two to one against,” he said. The message most Americans were sending in polling, he said, was “drop it.” Now, Kornacki said, circumstances are slightly more inviting for Democrats to pursue an investigation that might lead to impeachment proceedings. “The country is not as clearly opposed to impeachment,” he said.
It’s important to remember, he said, that Republicans impeached Clinton two years before the 2000 election, whereas now the process Democrats want to pursue would place an impeachment proceeding in the House all the way into next spring.
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