r/politics • u/RB_Reich Robert Reich • Sep 26 '19

Let’s talk about impeachment! I'm Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor, author, professor, and co-founder of Inequality Media. AMA. AMA-Finished

I'm Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor for President Clinton and Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. I also co-founded Inequality Media in 2014.

Earlier this year, we made a video on the impeachment process: The Impeachment Process Explained

Please have a look and subscribe to our channel for weekly videos. (My colleagues are telling me I should say, “Smash that subscribe button,” but that sounds rather violent to me.)

Let’s talk about impeachment, the primaries, or anything else you want to discuss.

Proof: https://i.imgur.com/tiGP0tL.jpg

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u/postslongcomments Sep 26 '19

Pelosi had clearly been withholding any formal impeachment proceedings up until this point. In fact, it seems she had been "pulling away," until the whistleblower complaint was released.

From your analysis, does Pelosi this confidently beginning the process of impeachment seem to indicate that Pelosi/Democrats think they have something that, beyond a reasonable doubt, warrants impeachment?

That's what I'm leaning towards. It seems to be an incredibly risky move otherwise, especially so early into this 'scandal.'

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u/RB_Reich Robert Reich Sep 26 '19

Pelosi is an incredibly shrewd politician. She would not have green-lighted impeachment unless she knew she had the votes for it, and that the activists (and likely voters) in the Democratic Party would be in favor -- or come to be in favor as more information comes out.

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u/lowlydanger Sep 26 '19

This comment gave me hope in a very bleak time, so thank you. I don't know why but I was comforted by it.