I told them point blank: We are categorically against impeachment, ... Impeachment doesn't go into the channel of achieving ... stability.


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I own the soft impeachment.
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that may constitute grounds for impeachment.
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themselves a powerful argument for impeachment.
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could be added to impeachment inquiry.
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But we do know this. There is no basis for impeachment,
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History will now say on this impeachment, as they said on the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, that it...
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Impeachment is allowed under Brazil's Constitution.
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There must be a higher bar for impeachment.
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Boy, this impeachment thing really is getting him.
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We are categorically against proliferation of nuclear weapons.
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There was no consistent message with regard to impeachment.
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I now declare in a post-impeachment era, this a gloat-free zone,
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Secretary Rumsfeld, people are calling for your resignation. Somebody is drafting an article of impe...
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Maybe Trump himself will be voted out through impeachment, right?
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(The ruling is) certainly not going to have any effect on the inquiry of impeachment.
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Lowering the bar creates a novel theory of impeachment, ... It would permanently weaken the presiden...
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not really much of a factor, except to the extent it's delaying the impeachment proceeding.
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If he verifies these charges, impeachment might very well be an option,
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The genius of impeachment lay in the fact that it could punish the man without punishing the office.
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The genius of impeachment lay in the fact that it could punish the man without punishing the office.
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The genius of impeachment lay in the fact that it could punish the man without punishing the office.
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If the political alignment in the country were otherwise, impeachment would be a no-brainer.
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Whatever is in that report ... there is no basis for beginning an impeachment proceeding.
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I salute the 51 congressmen who voted (for the impeachment complaints.) It's not over yet. There wil...
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You have violated your obligations under the independent counsel statute and have unlawfully intrude...
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A national legal organization is giving very serious thought to using The Betrayal of America as a l...
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Censure is several steps away from an impeachment. There's not even enough information for that.
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We are categorically against the use of force against Yugoslavia, ... We believe that political leve...
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GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO
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With this [impeachment] out of the way, it creates a better atmosphere. They can have some success w...
ANDRE CITA
An impeachment of the chief justice based on the evidence found will stand out as a historical aberr...
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Open your mind, open your heart and focus on the record. As you sit there listening to me at this mo...
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To reduce the unfortunate personalization of the process in particular in the wake of the inherently...
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Take me to the height where success would seek my help to succeed!
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