Can Trump Be Impeached?

Can Trump be impeached?  That is the question House Democrats are trying to answer with their impeachment inquiry into what really happened between Donald Trump and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky.  House Democrats are looking to prove that there was a “quid pro quo” between the Trump administration and the Ukranian government. 

The New York Times defines quid pro quo as refusing to give someone something unless they give you what you want.  In order to impeach Trump, House Democrats must prove that Trump would not give Javelin missiles to Ukraine unless Ukrainian officials investigated Joe Biden. 

Trump called Zelensky on July 25, and according to Politico, the two talked about Ukraine purchasing Javelins from the U.S.  During the call, Trump asked President Zelensky to do him a favor and investigate Joe Biden and his son.  

According to Politico, texts and emails between Ukrainian officials after this call stated that the most important factor in the negotiations “is for Zelensky to say that he will help investigation,” and if Zelensky convinced Trump that Biden would be investigated, 

The most recent and damning evidence stems from William Taylor’s testimony to the House. According to The Washington Post, Taylor testified that Trump demanded that President Zelensky “go to a microphone and say he is opening investigations of [Democratic presidential candidate Joe] Biden and 2016 election interference.”

  Taylor also testified that the U.S. ambassador to the E.U. stated that “Everything’ was dependent on such an announcement, including security assistance.”  This is quid pro quo, and without a doubt, Trump can and should be impeached by the House.