Of course Republicans gotta get a jump on this before she wins the election.
WASHINGTON ― Embattled Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) told a local Wisconsin paper on Monday that, if Hillary Clinton is elected, she should be impeached.
“I would say yes, high crime or misdemeanor, I believe she is in violation of both laws,” Johnson told the Beloit Daily News in an interview published Tuesday.
Johnson was referring to two laws related to gathering, transmission or destruction of defense information or official government record.
“She purposefully circumvented it,” Johnson said. “This was willful concealment and destruction.”
Breaking that law, Johnson contends, would constitute one of the criteria for impeachment ― that “high crimes and misdemeanors” part ― even though the FBI has thus far said no reasonable prosecutor would bring a case against Clinton for her handling of classified material in her private email server.
“That was a corrupt conclusion,” Johnson said of the FBI decision to recommend not bringing forth charges.
Johnson is locked in a tight race against former Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold, who is expected to win. When Johnson was asked about his endorsement of Donald Trump, he asked how Feingold could defend Clinton’s actions.
Johnson isn’t the first Republican to raise the possibility of impeaching Clinton soon after she takes office. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) told a radio host in October that Clinton was in a unique position, “because the day she’s sworn in is the day that she’s subject to impeachment, because she has committed high crimes and misdemeanors.”
Fox News also recently laid out what it would take to impeach Clinton, you know, just in case.
More: Ron Johnson Says Hillary Clinton Should Be Impeached
Just another example of Republicans wanting to obstruct and stifle government.
WASHINGTON ― Embattled Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) told a local Wisconsin paper on Monday that, if Hillary Clinton is elected, she should be impeached.
“I would say yes, high crime or misdemeanor, I believe she is in violation of both laws,” Johnson told the Beloit Daily News in an interview published Tuesday.
Johnson was referring to two laws related to gathering, transmission or destruction of defense information or official government record.
“She purposefully circumvented it,” Johnson said. “This was willful concealment and destruction.”
Breaking that law, Johnson contends, would constitute one of the criteria for impeachment ― that “high crimes and misdemeanors” part ― even though the FBI has thus far said no reasonable prosecutor would bring a case against Clinton for her handling of classified material in her private email server.
“That was a corrupt conclusion,” Johnson said of the FBI decision to recommend not bringing forth charges.
Johnson is locked in a tight race against former Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold, who is expected to win. When Johnson was asked about his endorsement of Donald Trump, he asked how Feingold could defend Clinton’s actions.
Johnson isn’t the first Republican to raise the possibility of impeaching Clinton soon after she takes office. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) told a radio host in October that Clinton was in a unique position, “because the day she’s sworn in is the day that she’s subject to impeachment, because she has committed high crimes and misdemeanors.”
Fox News also recently laid out what it would take to impeach Clinton, you know, just in case.
More: Ron Johnson Says Hillary Clinton Should Be Impeached
Just another example of Republicans wanting to obstruct and stifle government.
