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Is Ukraine Bill a Pretext for Third Trump Impeachment?
The Senate is seeking to continue funding Ukraine, but is there an underlying agenda?
From The Daily Signal. The Ukraine funding bill poised to pass the Senate could be used as a predicate to impeach Donald Trump should he win a second term, Sen.Ā JD Vance, R-Ohio, argued Monday.
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Vance joined a forum on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, along with Sens.Ā Mike Lee, R-Utah, Sen.Ā Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and others.
Over the weekend, with 18 Republicans joining the Democrat majority, the Senate moved to close debate and go to a vote on aĀ $95 billionĀ supplemental spending bill for Ukraine, which is defending itself from Russiaās invasion, and Israel, which is attempting to eradicate Hamas after its Oct. 7 terrorist attacks.
About $61 billion of aid would go toĀ UkraineĀ and $14 billion for Israel.
āThere is actually a very good argument that the exact same legal justification for the impeachment of 2019 would hold with this legislation,ā Vance said of Trumpās impeachment by a Democrat-run HouseĀ over his phone call to Ukraineās president.
Vance referenced a recentĀ Washington Post storyĀ that said: āNot incidentally, a U.S. official said, the hope is that the long-term promiseāagain assuming congressional buy-ināwill also āfuture-proofā aid for Ukraine against the possibility that former President Donald Trump wins his reelection bid.ā
āThe funding for Ukraine doesnāt just extend into 2024, it extends into 2025 and arguably even 2026,ā Vance said of the bill. āBy the admission of administration officials, it would explicitly tie the hands of the next president of the United States and force that president to continue funneling weapons and resources for Ukraine instead of negotiating a settlement.ā
In 2019, the Democrat-controlled House impeached Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in connection with his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the potentially corrupt actions of Trumpās then-likely reelection opponent Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden.
As president, Biden supports continued funding for Ukraineāarguing that Russia must be prevented from further aggression. By contrast, Trump has said that if elected, he would negotiate a peaceful resolution between Ukraine and Russia.
āHe will have a diplomatic agenda that would be directly thwarted by this legislation,ā Vance said of Trump. āIf he didnāt send the money to Ukraineāas is currently required by this legislationāit would establish a predicate that is exactly the same as the predicate in the 2019 articles of impeachment.ā
Other senators argued on the X forum that U.S. aid to Ukraine so far has been subject to little accountability.
āThe fact that we would do this without putting an inspector general in place specifically for this and adopting all sorts of other transparency, auditability provisions turns a blind eye to corruption,ā Lee said.
The Utah Republican added: āWhen you give them about $8 billion to pay their civil servants, their bureaucracy, and you donāt put any restrictions on their ability to use it for salaries, or to use it for backing up the Ukrainian welfare system, or to use it for handouts to favored companies like clothing stores and sellers of concert tickets, you know that itās going to continue.ā
Johnson argued that the Biden administration seems to have no clear strategy in the Russia-Ukraine war beyond increasing military funding for Ukraine.
āOne of the depraved justifications for all the spending is that itās really not going over to Ukraine, itās helping to build our industrial base, and so itās creating jobs in your state,ā Johnson said.
The Wisconsin Republican stressed that his opposition to more aid for Ukraine is not support for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
āThe only way this war ends is in a settlement, and every day the war goes on more Ukrainians, more Russian conscripts, die, more civilians die, the more Ukraine gets destroyed,ā Johnson said. āAs evil as a war criminal [as] Putin is, heās not going to lose this war. Our colleagues here are just not going to accept that reality and are living in a fantasy world.ā
X owner Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneurs David Sacks and Vivek Ramaswamy, the latter until recently a GOP presidential candidate, were also part of the forum.
Ramaswamy, who now supports Trump in Novemberās presidential election, complained about āplanting the seeds for the next impeachment.ā
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was among the 18 Republicans who joined Democrats to advance the funding package supported by Biden.
āIt is no exaggeration to say that the eyes of the world are on the United States Senate,āĀ McConnell saidĀ Sunday in a floor speech. āOur allies and partners are hoping that the indispensable nationāthe leader of the free worldāhas the resolve to continue. And our adversaries are hoping for something quite different. Friends and foes alike, pay close attention to what we say here and how we vote. Because American leadership matters, and it is in question.ā
Musk reiterated that skepticism about more U.S. funding for Ukraine is not support for Putin.
āWhen Iāve raised this point, people have accused me of being some Putin apologist,ā Musk said. āMy company has probably done more to undermine Russia than anybody. Space X has taken away two-thirds of the Russian launch business. Starlink has overwhelmingly helped Ukraine.ā
Musk owns both enterprises, as well as X and automaker Tesla.
What do you think of the Senate’s Ukraine funding bill? Share your thoughts and prayers below.
(Used with permission. From The Daily Signal. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America – Donald Trump, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)
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I believe President Trump is a modern day āEstherā. I pray protection over him, his family and his staff. You Father God, have blessed him to be a blessing.
This bill is terrible. I pray the House puts it in the trash!
McConnel , as part of the Get Trump contingent is aligned with Fauvi as cut from the same lying, “I don’t recall” fabric
Why isn’t anyone mentioning the %400 billion NATO just advanced as well as the billions in reserve Biden has maintained.
Does as none on the hill recognize the cards are maxed out and n o family or friend is stepping up with no strings attached gifts to keep the creditor (china) happy.
Know when to hold ’em
Know when to fold “em
Know when to walk away
Know when to RUN
Stewardship is God’s idea
Really? Yet another conspiracy theory???????