2. I've discussed this standard here. Getting the question right is important for determining what evidence is relevant. Key question should be what Trump asked of Ukraine & whether there was a legitimate public basis for it.https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/10/did-trump-abuse-his-power-with-ukraine/ …
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3. For Trump's critics on the Left, *bad motive* is the go-to move, since it invokes often-unprovable conjecture, allows his powers to be constrained without constraining those of a future D POTUS, & keeps the focus on Trump's general bad character rather than public policy.
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4. Trump's bad character is indeed very relevant to "should I vote for this guy?" It's not the right question in judging his official acts once they're done.
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5. The key abuse Qs here are not quid pro quo per se but (1) seeking a foreign investigation of a prominent US citizen rather than using DOJ, (2) pressing a foreign govt to give info to POTUS' personal lawyer, & (3) pressing Ukraine to publicize an investigation up front.
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Do you think his actions had a legitimate public purpose?
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Exactly. I would imagine that if this were Joe Biden as President and Nikki Haley as the political rival the arguments might look different from Dan.
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Doesn't this argument imply the following?, "Ordering an investigation of my political ally killed is ok as long as I say that doing so saved money." "Ordering the government to buy hammers from my son's company is ok so long as the government needed the hammers."
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Or ordering the government to patronize Trump properties is okay as long as the government needs hotel rooms and meeting space.
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Trump’s Latest Manufacturing Jobs Achievements Should Terrify 2020 Democrats The most recently available jobs data show since January 2017, Trump’s first month in office, more than 480,000 manufacturing jobs have been added.https://www.theepochtimes.com/trumps-latest-manufacturing-jobs-achievements-should-terrify-2020-democrats_3212754.html …
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