Comments by "" (@DavidJ222) on "Trump won't participate in impeachment hearing" video.

  1. Trump believes his own lies that Ukraine meddled in our 2016 elections, and not Russia. But here's where it gets tricky. Deep down, Trump realizes that his wild Ukrainian conspiracy isn't true, but the truth has never meant anything to Trump. The lie has always benefited Trump more than the truth, therefore the lie carries more weight with him. Trump can't defend himself unless he believes what he's saying. He believes his own lies not because he actually thinks there's any truth to them, he believes his own lies because he knows he needs to be believe them. He believes his own lies out of necessity. In order for Trump to successfully gaslight his followers, he must first successfully gaslight himself. "Lying is second nature to him. More than anyone else I have ever met. Trump has the ability to convince himself that whatever he is saying at any given moment is true, or sort of true, or at least ought to be true." --Tony Schwartz, the ghost writer for Trump's book "The Art of the Deal":
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  2. We already know that Trump bribed the President of Ukraine with taxpayer money. This fact has been corroborated by the whistleblower, by official documents, texts messages, by the under oath testimony of multiple witnesses, by Trump's own senior white house aides and staff, by Mulvaney, and by State Department officials, and by Trump's own words. Trump's own National Security Adviser Bolton quit over Trump's scheme to bribe Ukraine. Article II, Section 4, of the Constitution clearly states, that the president “shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.?
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