Historian Allan Lichtman is known for making accurate predictions — and he’s more certain than ever that President Donald Trump will be impeached this spring.
The American University history professor has correctly predicted the winner of every presidential election since 1984, including Trump, and he has recently updated his book, The Case for Impeachment, that was released in April — before the president fired FBI director James Comey and special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed.
“There’s as strong a case of obstruction of justice as there was against Bill Clinton on a vastly more important matter than a blue dress,” Lichtman told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “Remember, virtually every Republican voted for an obstruction article against Bill Clinton.”
He said the special counsel investigation almost certainly had more damning evidence of illegal cooperation between the Trump campaign and Russia, which he said would soon be revealed.
“It’s a conspiracy,” Lichtman said. “I believe we have the tip of the iceberg of what the special counsel knows about the relationship between Trump and the Trump team and the Russians. There’s a fair chance that the reason they were covering up all of those calls from then to be national security adviser with the Russians was to cover up a possible quid pro quo, the Russians will help us and in turn we’ll ease those sanctions. Why else make those calls and why else lie about them?”
The historian said the public had already seen strong evidence of obstruction, but he said there’s plenty of reason to predict charges on a “host of crimes” — some of them deadly serious — related to a Russian conspiracy.
“I wouldn’t keep saying collusion isn’t a crime,” Lichtman said. “Of course not, but taking things of value from foreign nationals is a crime, aiding and abetting illegal computer hacking is a crime, negotiating as a private citizen with a hostile foreign power with which there is disputes is a crime. If this is serious enough, and I’ve taken a lot of flak for that, I think there even could be charges of treason. After all, Russia was waging war against us — not a war with bombs and bullets, but a cyber attack, an online attack designed to destroy democracy.”
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), who has compared Trump to Stalin, told MSNBC that he still wouldn’t vote to impeach the president — but Lichtman said the public would eventually see evidence that would force Republicans to act.
“Talk about premature — how could he know whether or not he would vote to impeach when a case hasn’t been made yet?” Lichtman said. “He hasn’t been impeached and there hasn’t been a trial in the Senate. I think Mueller — and this is my prediction — is going to come up with findings that are going to shock the country, not only involve conspiracy with Russia but could involve serious financial crimes.”
https://twitter.com/michaelhayes/status/954087343685816320
Y’all see how they are? A black man was put in prison without a trial for a backpack he didn’t steal. A fucking backpack! And he ended up committing suicide.
Kalief Browder.
Wow. That is so sad. This has to stop.
Fusion GPS Transcript. Trump is in deep with the Russian Mafia. And that mofo is sitting in the Oval Office…..
https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/954124158295855105
Why??????
“Supreme Court blocks court order to redraw North Carolina congressional districts”
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/18/politics/north-carolina-supreme-court-redistricting/index.html
Excerpt:
https://twitter.com/RawStory/status/954102816670408705
Wow!
THREAD
https://twitter.com/DrDenaGrayson/status/954086680667017216
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/954008155930988544
The GOP & Democratic Party know that Russia invaded our election system, and yet we are supposed to go along with anything either party says or does in our government?
RUSSIA! RUSSIA! RUSSIA!
THREAD……………..
https://twitter.com/USseriously/status/933541837524160512
BOBBY III STICKS IS COMING FOR ALL YA’LL
https://twitter.com/NormEisen/status/953986265069838336
https://twitter.com/3ChicsPolitico/status/954027317877202945
This cooning MOFO, please let him be cuffed & jailed right along with #45 & the rest of the RUSSIAN CABAL
I pray that they handcuff every last one of them, including Uncle Ruckus Clarke and throw the key away.
They’re going to get him, Granny. David Clarke bout to get his way up call.
And Jeff “FAKE”-FLAKE spews #45 is using Stalin tactics in America, but would not impeach this POS.
HAVE A SEAT
https://twitter.com/patribotics/status/954002120839258113
https://twitter.com/DrDenaGrayson/status/953990252959600645
https://twitter.com/justinjm1/status/953965093150183424
That’s why I am fine with the speed of the investigation. I want it airtight. All of them are going to jail 😠
Good morning,ladies. Po po’s comin’. White people’s goin’ to jail!
LMBAO
https://twitter.com/Salon/status/953675281172086784
🎶🎶You can kiss my black ass….. I-M-P-E-A-C-…H-…M.E.N.T. 🎶🎶
Donald Trump Impeachment Song
BWA HA HA HA HA I.LOVE.IT!
I love black people.
I never tire of this one. Gonna start playing it on loop! :)
Thank you, chicas!!
LOL! I played it forever last night.
Hi coach4diva. I keep it on a loop too.