No. But it is a common enough practice that I don’t see it rising to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors. I think that there is a strong sense in which almost everything a president does is with an eye to personal gain. Did Obama push DACA out of kind regard for illegal immigrants or because it would play well with Hispanic voters? Did Trump push for a corruption investigation to resume because he thought Biden might become an electoral threat or because combating corruption was an ongoing policy? While I grant you Trump’s case is especially brazen, I think prosecuting motivations and character is more appropriate through an election process than a legal one.Originally Posted by jp1
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