Former President Donald Trump is the first president to have ever been impeached twice.
The second impeachment came exactly one week after violent riots broke out at the U.S.
Capitol building on January 6th, 2021, as Congress was certifying the 2020 election
results. Trump was charged with "incitement of insurrection ," after the numerous remarks
he made regarding his opposition to the election results seemed to fuel the mob attack, according
to the New York Times.
The House, controlled by Democrats, passed and delivered the article of impeachment to
the Senate on January 25th, 2021, per CNN. Despite gaining more vocal support for impeachment
from Americans now than during Trump's first impeachment, the Senate is likely not going
to find him guilty on the charges associated with the Capitol Hill uprising, per The New
York Times. Furthermore, Senate Republicans attempted to get the given impeachment charge
thrown out by having it deemed unconstitutional.
Many Americans, including celebrities, have taken to the internet to air out their grievances
about the potential trial. One woman who stands out on the controversial side of American
history, former White House intern Monica Lewinsky , also decided to chime in on the
discussion.
Following reports that the Senate likely will not gain enough votes to convict former President
Donald Trump for "incitement of insurrection," Monica Lewinsky took to Twitter to show her
dissatisfaction. Accusing Republicans of being hypocritical , she slammed,
"[M]y new idea: all of the senators need to take lie detector tests that they would vote
the same on impeachment if it were a democrat that incited the capitol insurrection. (i
know tricky for the psychopaths among them),"
Many followers agreed with her sentiment. One user said,
"Acknowledgement of their bias in order to trigger a dishonest ('lie') response would
involve a level of self awareness that they simply lack."
Another person replied that they would "love to see that happen."
On the other hand, some followers urged Lewinsky to forget about Trump and "focus on positive
uplifting topics" moving forward. Another argued that Democrats should be given the
same sort of test to see if they would vote against a Democratic president during an impeachment
trial.
If Trump is found guilty of the charges, he would lose a list of benefits that former
U.S. presidents are guaranteed via the 1958 Former Presidents Act, such as his pension,
health insurance, a travel allowance, and more. Trump will also face a separate vote,
to determine whether or not he can run for federal office again in the future.
Monica Lewinsky's tweet regarding Donald Trump's potential trial by the Senate is not the first
time she has commented about her disapproval of the Trump administration. In September
2020, she tweeted,
"Just realized i am more scared of our government now than i was in 1998. and that's saying
a lot. A. LOT."
In 1998, Lewinsky found herself thrust into the spotlight of a political scandal after
she and President Bill Clinton were accused of having an affair. Clinton eventually admitted
to the affair. The House of Representatives impeached Clinton with perjury and obstruction
of justice charges, but the Senate acquitted him.
The Independent hypothesized that Lewinsky's September tweet may have been rooted in her
disappointment with Trump's decision to replace late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
with a more conservative justice immediately following her death. Lewinsky had previously
tweeted about the situation, saying she would love to know what the other Supreme Court
justices would have done with Ginsburg's dying wish, which was to "not be replaced until
a new president is installed", and if their actions would change if the president in office
was of a different political party.
Trump is seemingly unbothered by the rallying for his impeachment. Since leaving the Oval
Office, he has been spotted playing golf at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, as reported
by Newsweek. He also created the "Office of the Former President," which will "be responsible
for managing President Trump's correspondence, public statements, appearances and official
activities to advance the interests of the United States and to carry on the agenda of
the Trump administration," per CBS News.
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