Michael Ian Black’s wondering at what point news of Russia’s meddling via social media in the 2016 elections is going to be grounds for removing Trump from office:
Setting aside everything else, is failing to respond to an attack on America grounds for impeachment?
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) February 17, 2018
Russians spent a million dollars a month on social media operations during campaign but it didn’t affect the election? If spending millions to influence opinion has no effect, the entire advertising industry is fuuuuucked.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) February 17, 2018
The Mueller indictments note that Russian interference began in 2014 and went all the way through 2016, so Black might want to expand his criticism to include others:
https://twitter.com/Moj_kobe/status/965071002513195014
Kind of late to impeach Obama but I'll allow it. https://t.co/wUvz7RYkYv
— The Meturgeman (@DraftRyan2016) February 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/TeffD22/status/965070833893900288
BACKFIRE!
Also, in the big picture…
Technically anything can be grounds for impeachment…
— Thomas Paine ✊ (@TomPaineToday) February 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/jNewport30/status/965020586819846144
Grounds for impeachment are whatever 218 members of the House of Representatives agree they are. Grounds for conviction are whatever 67 Senators agree they are.
It's not like a criminal proceeding where definite laws are broken. It's purely a political matter. https://t.co/YUNYQLXroa— Don Sakers (@meerkatdon) February 18, 2018
However, Black’s going to blame the Russian bots no matter what, as is the hot new trend:
Did you call for Obama’s impeachment after Sandy Hook? Or the riots in Ferguson? Or Baltimore? https://t.co/LQKPDKlWxT
— Mrs. Opinionated ?? (@1MrsOpinionated) February 18, 2018
Getting lots of similar tweets from anonymous accounts blaming Russian meddling on Obama. Has anybody checked in with St. Petersburg? Are they pulling extra shifts? https://t.co/6BU68KoSRh
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) February 18, 2018
Disagreement with lefty talking points will be dismissed as Russian “bots” for the foreseeable future.
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