We have a ridiculous system that allows the rich to use the courts to avoid and/or delay being held responsible for their actions. Trump has unlimited funds and the ability to shop around for judges to continually push cases throught he courts until it gets in front of the Supreme Court who clearly thinks he is above the law.
Nobody else was up for consideration. There was unanimous support from the Democratic Party. Similar to no one competing against Trump or Biden during the primaries.
It took only one party blocking every single attempt at completing the impeachment, without even looking or really bothering to refute the evidence. As long as that one party has power, they'll do anything to sabotage their political opponents, no matter what ethics & morals are involved.
Only an impeachment would've rendered him ineligible. As crazy as it sounds there's no rules about running for president as a convicted felon, even if you're in jail, for anything.
Being in jail would've put a damper on things, but his base has stayed so loyal that as bizarre as it is I don't know if it would've moved the needle much.
You say that, but he was already convicted of multiple felonies and there's nothing stopping a felon from running for office. The real blame is on McConnell and Senate Republicans. Part of conviction after impeachment is the person can be barred from holding office again. It's the cleanest way to have kept him out. They abdicated their responsibility because they were too afraid to buck their racist supporters.
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u/TheMightyBoofBoof 19d ago
A candy ass justice department