The odds on Donald #Trump failing to complete his first term as president got dramatically shorter following Tuesday’s (Aug 21) explosive court developments involving his former campaign chairman and former longtime personal attorney and 'fixer.'

The change in odds came in the wake of a remarkable afternoon in which #PaulManafort, who led Trump’s campaign in the summer of 2016, was found guilty on 8 fraud charges, while #MichaelCohen, who worked for Trump for more than a decade, pleaded guilty to a variety of charges, including tax evasion and bank fraud, in federal court. Worse than that for the president, Cohen directly implicated Trump in 2 campaign-finance law violations, claiming that the president had directed him to arrange payments to 2 women who alleged they had had affairs with Trump.


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DONALD TRUMP IMPEACHMENT OR RESIGNING ODDS NOW ALMOST 45 PERCENT AFTER COHEN, MANAFORT NEWS
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-impeachment-odds-resign-1085871

Trump impeachment: Is it possible – and how would it play out?
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#Republicans are using the possible impeachment of President Donald #Trump as a rallying cry this election season, but Democratic Representative #EricSwalwell said Sunday (Aug 26) morning that his party is unlikely to pursue any immediate hearing. House Minority Leader #NancyPelosi has repeatedly said that impeachment is 'not a priority' and 'off the table' for House #Democrats. With less than three months until the midterm elections, the left is looking to avoid any moves that might rile up the Republican base.


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DEMOCRAT: WE DON'T HAVE THE EVIDENCE TO IMPEACH DONALD TRUMP
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-impeachment-nancy-pelosi-eric-swalwell-midterms-1091039

Donald #Trump and the #Republicans want to talk about his impeachment and removal from office. #Democrats would really rather not. For Democratic leaders, impeachment is the manoeuvre that dare not speak its name. While they have not issued formal instructions to the rank and file, this week #NancyPelosi, the House minority leader, declared it was 'not a priority' and published a letter urging members to “stay focused on delivering our strong economic message” and 'cleaning up corruption to make Washington work'.

Democrats fear they could be accused of overreach, that pushing for impeachment now would backfire in November’s midterm elections, just when they seem poised to retake the House. It might turn out to be the magic elixir that fires up Republicans wary of an attempt to overturn the result of the 2016 presidential poll.


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Impeach Trump: why Republicans, not Democrats are talking up the prospect
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/26/impeach-trump-why-republicans-not-democrats-are-talking-up-the-prospect

US President Donald #Trump encountered one of the most perilous moments of his presidency after two former members of his inner circle were labelled guilty of criminal charges as questions over his legal exposure and political future mounted.

Trump has shown an uncanny ability to shake off a relentless stream of accusations and jolting statements that provoked outrage. His loyal base of supporters has stayed with him despite his effort to blame 'both sides' for the deadly violence between white nationalists and anti-racist protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, for one, and his refusal to side with the US intelligence services over Russia's Vladimir Putin in Helsinki last month, among other controversies. Despite the double whammy against him, Trump largely ignored the court proceedings on Tuesday, as he campaigned in West Virginia.


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Trump suffers a double whammy in the courts
https://www.france24.com/en/20180822-analysis-trump-suffers-double-whammy-courts

President #Trump weighed in on calls from the left to pursue impeachment if Democrats seize the House in the midterms. That speculation kicked up following the plea deal struck by his former attorney #MichaelCohen claiming the president was involved in hush-money payments and admitting campaign finance violations related to them. The president argued that he's done a great job in office, despite the critical coverage in connection with the Cohen case and other controversies.

Further, he warned, 'If I ever got impeached, I think the market would crash, I think everybody would be very poor, because without this thinking, you would see - you would see numbers that you wouldn’t believe in reverse.' The president touted his economic accomplishments, claiming that the economy was going to be 'down' if he hadn’t been elected.


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Trump declares 'market would crash' if Democrats impeached him
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/23/trump-declares-market-would-crash-if-democrats-impeached-him.html

Donald #Trump's lawyer has said 'the American people would revolt' if the president was impeached. #RudyGiuliani claimed there was 'no reason' for an impeachment and called Mr Trump's former lawyer #MichaelCohen 'a liar'.

Giuliani's attempt to defend the president and discredit Cohen echoed the claims of Mr Trump and his press secretary #SarahSanders, who have both dismissed claims of wrongdoing brought by the former lawyer. The evidence that Mr Trump had been involved in hush money payments includes a tape recording of a conversation from before the presidential election, in which he and Cohen discuss payment to the Playboy model Karen McDougal.


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Rudy Giuliani: Impeaching Trump would mean 'people's revolt'
https://news.sky.com/story/rudy-giuliani-impeaching-trump-would-mean-peoples-revolt-11480366

The US President Donald #Trump took the opportunity to take aim at his Attorney-General #JeffSessions because 'he never took control of the #JusticeDepartment', a barb seemingly aimed at Mr Sessions for recusing himself from the federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US election. Mr Trump has continued to criticise Mr Sessions since he announced last year that he would recuse himself from any federal probe of Russian meddling in the election. His recusal led to the appointment by the Justice Department of special counsel #RobertMueller a month later.

Mr Sessions later hit back at Mr Trump’s claims he never took 'control' of the Justice Department. 'I took control of the Department of Justice the day I was sworn in, which is why we have had unprecedented success at effectuating the President’s agenda - one that protects the safety and security and rights of the American people, reduces violent crime, enforces our immigration laws, promotes economic growth, and advances religious liberty,' Mr Sessions said in a statement released on Thursday.


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Donald Trump slams calls for impeachment, lashes out at Attorney-General Jeff Sessions
https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/donald-trump-slams-calls-for-impeachment-lashes-out-at-attorneygeneral-jeff-sessions/news-story/f0047005e4e2feef9d4a1f65061b9fdf

US President Donald #Trump has warned that any attempt to impeach him would result in the crash of the #Americaneconomy. The President made the claim as the White House struggled to manage the fallout from a plea deal Mr Trump's longtime personal lawyer #MichaelCohen made with prosecutors, and the conviction of his former campaign chairman #PaulManafort on financial charges. The back-to-back legal blows have raised speculation that the Democrats would launch impeachment proceedings if they win the House of Representatives later this year. Mr Trump argued the move would have dire economic consequences.


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Donald Trump warns his impeachment would cause US economy to crash
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-24/trump-says-market-would-crash-if-he-was-impeached/10159206

Raising the specter of removal from office, President Donald #Trump says that impeachment would wreck the stock market and the economy because he is doing such a good job. Some congressional Democrats have raised impeachment after Trump's former attorney, #MichaelCohen, implicated Trump this week in a felony: a scheme to pay hush money to women who claimed they had affairs with Trump, and to prevent them from going public during the 2016 presidential election. Trump is also part of special counsel #RobertMueller's investigation into Russian efforts to influence the 2016 election by hacking Democrats. Additionally, the president is under investigation over allegations that he tried to obstruct the Russia probe through actions like firing FBI Director #JamesComey.


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US President Donald Trump says his impeachment would 'crash' the economy
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/donald-trumps-america/106529484/us-president-donald-trump-says-his-impeachment-would-crash-the-economy