Late Night Comedy Hosts Cook Trump's Defenders After Leaving Office

 

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Donald Trump has remained in the news since leaving the White House Office.  Not to the extent prior to leaving the White House.  Since leaving office, the House Leader Speaker Nancy Pelosi has sent over the impeachment articles for the second impeachment of outgoing (now gone) President Donald Trump.  Republicans have since jumped ship and now are advocating for dismissing the articles of impeachment (for the second time).  Why?

The reasons vary considerably but are centered around the fact that President Trump is out of office already.  But the articles of impeachment (if convicted) would cement President Trump from ever seeking office again.  I am in agreement with removing the ability of Trump from ever serving in any capacity again.  He is destructive to society.

Late Night TV hosts have taken to their respective shows to call out the absurdity of letting President Trump off of the hook.  The reporting comes from 'The New York Times' articles over the last couple of days.  First, from the article titled "Late Night Is Unswayed by Republicans’ Excuses" the author gives us a bunch of different quotes that capture the insanity of the Republican party - letting President Trump off of the hook:

“Now, the last time Donald Trump got impeached, most Republican senators said they wouldn’t convict him because he hadn’t done anything wrong,” Noah said. “But after the Capitol attack, they had to admit that yes, maybe Trump actually did incite an insurrection. But they still don’t want to impeach him because that will make his followers angry — and have you seen his followers? I mean, they staged an insurrection.”

 “Man, they’re throwing everything at the wall: Impeachment will stir up the country, the election was stolen, we all bear some responsibility. It’s like getting pulled over with a giant plume of marijuana smoke in the car and telling the cop, ‘I think it’s the exhaust pipe, and it is legal in several states, and I only started smoking when you pulled me over because that gave me severe anxiety.’” — SETH MEYERS

“This is one of the most ridiculous arguments ever. Trump committed crimes on his way out of the door. So, what, the people just have to let it go? That policy doesn’t exist anywhere else. If you get fired at Best Buy, they don’t just let you steal a TV on the way out. They don’t even let you take that blue shirt with you — you walk out of there naked.” — TREVOR NOAH

“I mean sure, his supporters were looking for some of you with torches and pitchforks, but come on, that was like three weeks ago.” — JAMES CORDEN

“I love them out there going, ‘No, no, no — he’s not in office anymore, so we don’t need to convict him.’ That’s like someone burning down your house, and then you go, ‘We should find the person who did this’ — ‘Look, the house is gone now, let it go. Let’s focus — let’s focus on building a new house.’” — JAMES CORDEN

The Republican party leadership has lost its minds.  Why would you let politicians off of the hook who incited violence at the U.S. Capitol?  Meanwhile, the FBI continues to prosecute local followers who showed up at the U.S. Capitol at the riot.  Followers who thought that they were there to carry out the ordersPresident of the United States' duty?  

The second article is titled "The Man Who Wouldn’t Leave" continues where the last article left off.  Again Republican Senators want the impeachment trial to go away:

“Earlier today, all 100 senators were sworn in as jurors for Donald Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial, which starts on Feb. 8. The trial is to determine if the attack on the Capitol by thousands of people wearing flags that said ‘Trump’ and hats that said ‘Trump’ is the fault of — get this — Trump.” — JAMES CORDEN

“Today, only five Republicans voted in favor of the trial, which means there’s no chance Trump will be convicted. Even Mitch McConnell, who specifically said Trump provoked the crowd, voted against it. I knew we should have been suspicious when he did the right thing. That was a sign.” — JIMMY KIMMEL

“Now, to get a conviction, the House is going to have to convince 17 Republican senators that the former president incited the riot. Even though they were all hustled out through secret tunnels to keep them from being murdered by the president’s own bloodthirsty, fascist squad of goons, they’re on the fence.” — STEPHEN COLBERT

These Republican Senators must be having PTSD memory lapse.  Can they not remember that their lives were threatened by the actions of President Donald Trump?  This historic moment deserves to be center stage, and a trial needs to occur.  If these Republican Senators choose not to convict, questions should be raised as to the fitness of themselves to carry out their public duty.  Stay tuned.