Impeach or imprison? So hard to choose.
by digby
This is going to take up so much time they won't have any left to do the work people sent them to do. And that's just fine by them:
After months, if not years, of attacking Hillary Clinton over scandals real and imagined, a conservative watchdog group says it’ll push to have the Democratic nominee impeached.
The prospect of a Clinton impeachment — there’s a throwback term — was raised Wednesday morning by Judicial Watch.
“You’re going to still have a clamor for a serious criminal investigation of Mrs. Clinton’s conduct with respect to her emails and the [Clinton] Foundation,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton told NBC News. “There’s been no systematic investigation of various issues.”
He added, “I know this generation of Republican leaders is loathe to exercise these tolls, but impeachment is something that’s relevant. They see [the oversight process] as an opportunity in some measure to keep their opponents off-kilter, but they don’t want to do the substantive and principled work to truly hold corrupt politicians, or the administration, or anyone accountable.”
This isn’t the first time that a potential Clinton impeachment has been suggested. When allegations emerged that the FBI and State Department engaged in a quid pro quo to reclassify one of Clinton’s controversial emails, House Speaker Paul Ryan announced that “a senior State Department official’s attempt to pressure the FBI to hide the extent of this mishandling bears all the signs of a coverup. This is why our aggressive oversight work in the House is so important, and it will continue.”
Similarly, back in August, more than 50 House Republicansurged the Justice Department to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate whether Clinton Foundation donors had unusual access to the secretary of state during her tenure.
The media's already eating up everything Judicial Watch is feeding them. So I'd guess the wingnuts will feel confident they can follow through with this and get plenty of face time and lots of Trumpie love o make up for their past transgressions.
Update: More on this from Dave Weigel. This will be spearheaded by the oleaginous Jason Chaffetz, the camera hog of the century. They're going to put on a really big show.
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