Have Congress treat it as a criminal investigation
Alternet - MSNBC’s Donny Deutsch suggested an idea to change the conversation about impeachment, and force President Donald Trump to prove he’s not a criminal.
The “Morning Joe” contributor and former advertising executive suggested Democrats should stop talking about impeachment, which is a loaded term that carries political risks, and tell the public they’re investigating Trump’s criminal activity.
“We know Trump broke the law,” Deutsch said. “Here’s the answer, you take it from a binary choice of two lanes, you create a third lane. You take the word impeachment, and you change it to criminal activity.”
Deutsch said Democrats should tell voters that Trump clearly obstructed justice, based on special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, and was named an unindicted co-conspirator by prosecutors in the Michael Cohen case, and continue investigating those violations.
Treat it as an investigation into Russia's interference in our election
Congress clearly needs to pass some new legislation to reduce the threat of Russia's interference in our elections. This story has not been well told so far and a congressional investigation into the matter - which wold clearly implicate Trump and his mob - would bring the matter more into public consciousness without seeming to deliberately target Trump.
Wait for the state of New York to indict
From the start, our guess has been that the attorney general of New York might be the one who got the goods on Trump. After all, his presidential behavior is merely an upscale versions of the way he done his business over the years. And the Justice Department has no control on how the NY AG carries out her business.
Just the facts
It;s only 16 months to the next election. During this time Congress can, through hearings and investigation, present the case against Trump and his mob - evidence that informs the voter even if impeachment does not seem politically practical.
Organize governors as the voice of democracy
State attorneys general have already joined forces on a number of issues. AS US News reported back in 2017: "Nineteen state AGs sued to stop the administration from withholding Obamacare subsidies from states, 16 to halt the rollback of environmental regulations, and 20 to reverse its decision to rescind a program that had protected young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children from deportation. In what remains their most visible victory, the lawyers won court orders that effectively froze three versions of Trump's travel ban, which had largely sought to bar residents of certain Muslim majority nations from entering the U.S."
Progressive governors could assume the role of the lead voice of democracy, joining forces on key issues.
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