Report: Some House Republicans Oppose Expunging Donald Trump’s Impeachments

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Report: Some House Republicans Oppose Expunging Donald Trump’s Impeachments

Wendell Husebø 21 Jul 2023

Some House Republicans reportedly oppose expunging former President Donald Trump’s impeachments, even as others work to make the Democrats’ impeachments nonexistent.

The House Republicans who oppose expunging the Democrats’ impeachments are “several moderate” members, Politico Playbook reported without specifying who.

“Several moderate House Republicans are loath to revisit Trump’s impeachments — especially the charges stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol,” the outlet wrote. “(In fact, though only 10 of their GOP colleagues voted with Democrats to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6 attack, several more wanted to but were too worried about threats to their offices and families to take the plunge.)”

In June, House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) introduced resolutions to expunge the impeachments.

Stefanik’s resolution aims to expunge Trump’s impeachment regarding January 6. She asserts the facts and circumstances upon which the House Democrats impeached Trump did not meet the burden of proving that Trump committed “high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” She also argues the impeachment did not establish that Trump engaged in an “insurrection or rebellion against the United States.”

Greene’s resolution focuses on Trump’s 2019 impeachment regarding the “perfect phone call.” Greene argues Trump was wrongfully accused of misconduct, demonstrated by the information revealed in the FBI informant document that alleges Joe Biden took a $5 million bribe. The resolution asserts the articles of impeachment did not meet the burden of proof of “high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”

But “moderate Republicans” reportedly oppose expunging the Democrat impeachment due to reelection concerns.

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[DefiantMassRINO]

... the Dems will want to expunge Clinton's impeachment.

Revisionism is wrong.

History is an additive process, not a subtractive one.

To expunge Trump's impeachments is to also expunge the fact that all attempts were failures and attempts by members of the losing party to override the Will of the People, as expressed at the ballot box.

Subtractive History is the construction of a premise or origin story for the new lies to be told by tyrants.

Trump wants them expunged to avoid being called the "twice-impeached" President in the media, in debates, and on the campaign trail.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

What is the freaking point of this?  What is this actually going to accomplish?

Expungement exists in the regular world so that ordinary citizens don't lose job opportunities, have it pop up on background checks, etc..  It has a function and purpose.

Trump being impeached without being convicted has zero legal consequences.  None.  And it's not like the expungement would make people forget the impeachments.  It is utterly pointless except as political theater.  Trump's impeachment was completely lawful and constitutional (which doesn't mean it was correct...), as was his acquittal.  Neither record should be changed.

[Kamaji]

What is the freaking point of this?  What is this actually going to accomplish?

Expungement exists in the regular world so that ordinary citizens don't lose job opportunities, have it pop up on background checks, etc..  It has a function and purpose.

Trump being impeached without being convicted has zero legal consequences.  None.  And it's not like the expungement would make people forget the impeachments.  It is utterly pointless except as political theater.  Trump's impeachment was completely lawful and constitutional (which doesn't mean it was correct...), as was his acquittal.  Neither record should be changed.

Agreed.  It also won't change the history books, which - assuming there was an expungement - would simply recite that he was impeached, that the impeachment did not result in a conviction, and that the impeachments were subsequently expunged.

It's a stupid, pointless exercise solely to gratify the vain ego of a man-child.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Agreed.  It also won't change the history books, which - assuming there was an expungement - would simply recite that he was impeached, that the impeachment did not result in a conviction, and that the impeachments were subsequently expunged.

It's a stupid, pointless exercise solely to gratify the vain ego of a man-child.

That, and I think they want to use it as a litmus test to demonize recalcitrant members of Congress.