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There is a website called “Impeach Trump Now” that I came across while doing research for Participation Topic #3. This website is a petition that allows anyone to sign it in order to help impeach President Trump. The petition is a call upon Congress to call on the House to investigate whether sufficient grounds exist for the impeachment of President Donald John Trump. According to the website, currently 1,155,176 people have signed the petition. 

The website is very well organized, and it is run by a legal advisory board of very impressive individuals from prominent law schools, such as Harvard Law School, and judges from high courts. According to the website, President Trump is in violation of the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses stated in the United States Constitution because of his refusal to divest from his business interests. 


Until now, I had no idea there was probable cause for Trump’s impeachment. I’m surprised that his comments on twitter alone aren’t worthy of impeachment. I do believe that so far during his presidency, Donald Trump has viewed himself as above the law and above those around him, including women, other American leaders and other national leaders. No man or woman is above the law, and that includes the President of the United States. If there is any suspicion that President Trump has been in any sort of violation of his duties as President under the law of the United States Constitution, then there should be a formal investigation acted out by the House. This issue should be taken seriously and not swept under the rug. Our leaders need to be taught a lesson that just because they are in a position of power does not mean that that are in any means above the law. If anything, they should be model examples of the law as our leaders and representatives of this country. 

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