r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 1d ago

Soft Paywall Obama Breaks Silence on Trump’s ‘Unimaginable’ Presidency - “Imagine if I had done any of this,” the former two-term president said.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obama-breaks-silence-on-trumps-unimaginable-presidency/
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u/Majestic_Electric California 1d ago

Imagine if ANY Democratic president did this! Republicans would be writing up impeachment articles as we speak! 😛

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u/dbenc 1d ago edited 1d ago

Here are the republican attempts or discussions on impeaching Obama according to our favorite AI tool:

Date Who Status Main Reason
June 2011 Rep. Michael Burgess Not introduced General claims of overreach
2012 Activists, state lawmakers Not introduced Fast & Furious, Benghazi, recess appointments
Dec 2013 Rep. Steve Stockman Drafted, not filed Delays in ACA implementation
July 2014 Rep. Steve King & Tea Party Not introduced Executive actions on immigration
Aug 2014 Sarah Palin, Allen West Not introduced Immigration policies, Bergdahl swap
Nov 2014 Rep. Joe Barton Not introduced Unspecified allegations
Nov 2015 Rep. Ted Yoho Introduced, failed Executive actions on immigration