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Take a Breath<\/p>\n

It is absolutely breathtaking: the speed at which the Trump Administration creates a crisis, so fast that the seemingly impeachable offense of last week gets usurped by the seemingly impeachable offense of yesterday. Events move so fast, that it is difficult to take it all in. Here\u2019s this week\u2019s list.<\/p>\n

1.\tThe President of the United States stated that he fired the Director of the FBI, James Comey, in part because of the Russia Investigation: possible obstruction of justice
\nnbc: Holt interviews Trump<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\tThe President of the United States invited the Russian Foreign Minister and the Russian Ambassador into the Oval Office, then revealed classified information which may put intelligence sharing agreements at risk (as well as possibly individuals)
\nWAPO – Trump leaks intel<\/a><\/p>\n

3.\tThe Senate Intelligence Committee has requested and will receive money laundering data from the Treasury Department division charged with tracking potential illegal transactions (the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network)
\nReuters – Senate asks for financial information<\/a><\/p>\n

4.\tThe drip, drip, drip of information on the Trump Campaign staff connections to Russia continue, with the White House visit of Abu Dhabi\u2019s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahayan (MBZ) who connected the Russian Intelligence agencies and Trump surrogates in the Seychelles prior to the Inauguration.
\nWAPO – Trump surrogates meet Russian in Seychelles<\/a><\/p>\n

5.\tAnd finally, the rumors of federal sealed indictments in Federal Courts, in both the Southern District of New York (Manhattan) and the Eastern District of Virginia. Some rumors even mention Donald Trump as being named in an indictment.
\nEXCLUSIVE: Sealed Indictment granted against Donald Trump<\/a><\/p>\n

To try to change the subject \u2013 Trump just tweeted about \u201cLEAKERS\u201d even though he should be worried about HIS OWN leaking!!<\/em><\/p>\n

Take a breath. The President is not going to resign today, nor will he be impeached tomorrow. All of this is a jigsaw puzzle, only the straight edges are starting to be put in place. We don\u2019t know what the puzzle will ultimately look like yet, we aren\u2019t even sure if it\u2019s a portrait or a landscape. All we know is the tantalizing images of the little pieces we think we have fit together correctly \u2013 it will take time to complete. It was June of 1972 when the \u201cWhite House Plumbers\u201d broke into the Democratic Headquarters at the Watergate Office Building. It was May of 1973 when the first Senate Watergate Committee hearings began. It was May of 1974 when the House of Representatives began Impeachment hearings, and August 9th, 1974 when Nixon resigned. That’s over two years (and my junior and senior year of high school!)<\/p>\n

The President of the United States is immune from judicial prosecution. You can\u2019t convict him of a \u201ccrime\u201d while he\u2019s President, all of that must wait until he is out of office. That leaves the political process as the only possible way to remove him.<\/p>\n

IF IF IF<\/p>\n

If Donald Trump were to be impeached or resign, if the Republican majorities of the House and the Senate were even willing to entertain the idea of removing him, if any of this were to occur, it will take time. Stop holding your breath!!!!!!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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