SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER: "Sooner the better."

For John, BLUF:  I still think President Trump should demand impeachment now.  Bring it on.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Chuck Schumer on Impeaching Trump:  ‘The Sooner the Better’

From The Washington Free Beacon, by Mr Mikhael Smits, 4 September 2018.

Here is how its starts out:

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D., N. Y.) told a Brooklyn crowd Monday he wanted to impeach President Donald Trump, and "the sooner, the better."

Flanked by security and staff holding signs saying "MEET SENATOR CHUCK SCHUMER," Schumer stopped to speak via megaphone with several people off-camera.  In a video of the interaction released Monday, Schumer was asked about impeachment and expressed support for the idea:

MAN (off camera):  "When y'all gonna impeach Trump?"

SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER:  "Sooner the better."

MAN:  "‘Sooner the better?' That's not answering the question."

SCHUMER:  "Gotta get a few Republicans [inaudible].

I had thought that if anyone could work with President Trump it would be fellow New Yorker Chuck Schumer.

I was wrong.

Hat tip to the Drudge Report.

Regards  —  Cliff