The process was different then, much more public.
But again, it was the Republicans who changed the rules. They were planning to impeach Obama. But they couldn't put their plans into action. Because Obama's personal life was squeaky clean. He didn't lie on Twitter. He didn't encourage Putin to meddle in USA affairs. He didn't share state secrets, bragging over dinner.
Etc.
Etc.
But Republicans did write the new rules, for partisan purposes, and now the Demopublicans are using that weapon against Trump.
What I want is to break the partisan stranglehold the Republocratic party has on the USA. From the Clintons to the Bushes, from Soros to the Kochs, from McConnell to Pelosi, from Sanders to Trump*.
But I cannot help pointing out. What
@shmogie refers to as "gutter tactics" are Republican tactics now being used by Democrats. I agree that they're gutter tactics. But the Democrats didn't invent them, they learned from the Republicans that they work and are now using them.
Tom
The Republicans established the rules for impeachment, by the impeachment of Clinton. The democrats changed. Where you get your information from, I don´t know.
I totally agree regarding the puppet masters and their control in both party´s. They are the political elite, and they protect one another across party lines.
Trump is a total anomaly. He is not connected to the elites, he certainly doesn´t talk or act like them, he is a NY verbal thug. They disagree with his policies, and except for Clinton, the elites keep their sexual exploits secret. Hell, until recently Congress had a slush fund to pay off sexual harassment claims. Taxpayer money was paid out for members of both parties to shut up those they abused.
The elites go unaccountable. Hillary is a distinguished member of this group, and she will never be held accountable for her crimes. The Trump DOJ will do nothing, just like the FBI changed the law to protect her.
Way back, Ford protected Nixon by a pardon on the same day he became president.
That is how someone can go into the white house with modest capital, and come out a multimillionaire.
The entire system has become corrupted.
* Neither Trump nor Sanders was a member of the party they ran under until it was politically expedient.