Trump impeachment: on Foreign Policy
Amy Klobuchar:
Trump impeachment about foreign power influencing elections
Q: What argument can you make to persuade more Americans that impeachment is the right thing?Klobuchar: As James Madison said at the constitutional convention, he said the reason that we have these impeachment articles in the constitution, is because
he feared that a president would betray the trust of the American people for a foreign power. That is what happened here. This is a global Watergate. In the case of [Richard Nixon's] Watergate, a paranoid president facing election looked for dirt on a
political opponent. He did it by getting people to break in. This president did it by calling a foreign leader to look for dirt on a political opponent. And I would make this case: as we face his trial in the Senate, if the president claims that he is
so innocent, then why doesn't he have all the president's men testify? Richard Nixon had his top people testify. We should be hearing from [Chief of Staff Mick] Mulvaney, from [National Security Advisor John] Bolton.
Source: December Democratic primary debate on impeaching Trump
Dec 19, 2019
Bill Hagerty:
America at the forefront: Ukraine dealings change nothing
[Tennessee Republican Senate candidate Bill] Hagerty said he has not seen any information that shows Trump did anything inappropriate in his dealings with Ukraine's president. He complimented Trump on his dealings with North Korea and the trade battle
with China. "He's always had America at the forefront. Our interests first and foremost," Hagerty said. "I've never seen him do anything that I think jeopardizes America's position in the world."
Source: Nashville Business Journal on impeaching Trump
Sep 9, 2019
Deval Patrick:
Crime for Trump to ask Ukraine to investigate Biden
Patrick has issued no policy proposals regarding U.S. policy toward Russia, though he criticizes Trump for his willingness to solicit foreign interference in U.S. elections.He says that
Trump's request that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky investigate fellow presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden is "a crime in and of itself" and calls for Trump's impeachment.
Source: Council on Foreign Relations on impeaching Trump
Dec 24, 2019
Donald Trump:
Russia Hoax: I have been far tougher on Russia than Obama
The FBI has great and honorable people, but the leadership was inept and corrupt. I would think that you would personally be appalled by these revelations, because in your press conference the day you announced impeachment, you tied the impeachment
effort directly to the completely discredited Russia Hoax, declaring twice that "all roads lead to Putin," when you know that is an abject lie. I have been far tougher on Russia than President Obama ever even thought to be.
Source: Letter to House Speaker from President on impeaching Trump
Dec 17, 2019
Donald Trump:
Trump "an utterly disloyal ally," odious to European leaders
Suzanne Nossel, a former senior foreign-policy advisor, said, "Here, we have a controversy that directly implicated international relations and the legitimacy of U.S. diplomacy worldwide.
I think a lot of the world is holding their breath to see whether and how Trump can be taken out of office. If not, the realignments that are already in progress will be cemented, with the U.S. less trusted, less relied upon
and less capable of leading for the foreseeable future."Danielle Pletka, an expert on international relations at the American Enterprise Institute, added, Trump "earned" the trans-Atlantic hostility that he now faces in international
settings. "He has been an utterly disloyal ally, and he has been odious toward a whole series of European leaders," she said.
Source: Foreign Policy magazine on impeaching Trump
Dec 11, 2019
Mike Bloomberg:
Trump coddles Russia; they intruded in 2016 election
Bloomberg accuses Trump of "coddling" President Vladimir Putin and failing to stand up to him over Russia's interference in U.S. elections. He argues for stronger measures to counter Russia. He says that Trump is in a "state of denial" about
Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, which Bloomberg calls "a hostile power's intrusions into U.S. sovereignty."
Source: Council on Foreign Relations on impeaching Trump
Dec 24, 2019
Susan Rice:
Foreign policy should serve national interest, not president
We have to be willing to serve to the best of our abilities in the interests of the U.S. government. And what I'm so concerned about, as I look at this administration, is now we're seeing every day more evidence that the actions coming out of the
president and the White House are not serving the national interest, however well-guided or misguided, but rather serving the personal interests of the president.
Source: PBS Newshour interview on impeaching Trump
Oct 11, 2019
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