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Michael Hayden Warns: Impeachment Would Be Viewed as ‘Soft Coup’
Big Government ^ | 8/24/18 | Joshua Caplan

Posted on 08/25/2018 5:49:30 AM PDT by markomalley

Michael Hayden, the former director of the National Security Agency (NSA), warned Thursday that impeaching President Donald Trump would have unintended consequences and could further delegitimize the intelligence community.

Hayden, a frequent critic of President Trump, told Hill.TV’s Krystal Ball and Buck Sexton that he believes “impeachment would be a bad idea.”

“If President Trump is somehow forced to leave office before the end of his first term, one-third of America will believe it was a soft coup conducted by people, well frankly like everybody here at the table would be their view,” Hayden said. “I think the only way we move beyond this in any way that’s healthy for our democracy is we vote,” the Obama-era intelligence official added.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: bucksexton; coup; coupplot; hayden; jamescomey; krystalball; lisapage; mediawingofthednc; michaelhayden; nevertrump; nevertrumper; nevertrumpers; partisanmediashills; peterstrzok; presstitutes; robertmueller; smearmachine; thehill
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Or maybe he recognizes that this would be the shot that starts a hot CW2
1 posted on 08/25/2018 5:49:30 AM PDT by markomalley
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“If President Trump is somehow forced to leave office before the end of his first term, one-third of America, all armed, will believe it was a soft coup..."

Fixed.

2 posted on 08/25/2018 5:53:58 AM PDT by JonPreston
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To: markomalley

What’s the difference?? There is already a “Resistance/ Judicial Coup” going on.


3 posted on 08/25/2018 5:54:43 AM PDT by CMailBag
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To: markomalley

Soft coup?


4 posted on 08/25/2018 5:56:11 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: markomalley
60 million people voted out the global machine dictating over this country. Antifa would be easily destroyed by big demonstrations without firing a shot. Many demonicRATS would run for their safe rooms and weep uncontrollably.
5 posted on 08/25/2018 5:57:04 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: markomalley

Some intel swamp critters are doing the battle calculus in the background for these traitorous bastards.

“Uhm, boss...we have a problem with our plan...

An armed and ready multi-million man problem...”


6 posted on 08/25/2018 5:57:47 AM PDT by TADSLOS (1. DonÂ’t Forget Nothing.)
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To: markomalley

“...impeaching President Donald Trump would have unintended consequences and could further delegitimize the intelligence community.”

You mean, he really thinks that the worst thing about impeaching Trump? Talk about a myopic mentality.


7 posted on 08/25/2018 6:05:05 AM PDT by odawg
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Trump’s “Impeachment” has become the False God of the media and liberals. So Much Hatred! May they all rot in hell once Civil War #2 starts.


8 posted on 08/25/2018 6:06:09 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: markomalley

Some in the OLIGARCHY are admitting they’re playing with fire.

Others don’t even care.


9 posted on 08/25/2018 6:06:36 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: markomalley

I think that he realizes that there is a greater than 95% chance that CW2 is EXACTLY what would happen if Trump were removed via ANY means prior to the end of his term - and that the likely outcome of that CW2 would be a whole lot of Gov’t officials from the past 20 years (from BOTH parties) winding up having their day at the gallows or guillotine.


10 posted on 08/25/2018 6:06:36 AM PDT by jhastey
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Oh...you can be 100% certain that if the Democrats choose to impeach POTUS, Donald J. Trump, there will indeed be a violent “Civil War II” which will be a mortal blow to the survival of the USA as a nation republic. Of course, the Democrats and their media, will have caused “Hell” to drop down on them and will forsake all of them.

I say to the American people, all of them, you have no choice but to make certain that on this upcoming Mid-Term election cycle, to cast your votes for all “535” Republican Senator & House of Representative candidates to insure that both The Senate & the House remain firmly in Republican control. When that happens...and I believe it will, POTUS,Trump will end this madness quickly, without hesitation. Sixty-Three million Americans voters & more remain firmly in the POTUS Trump’s corner.

This way there will be the needed revolution ending with the destruction of the entire current Democrat Party in a peaceful manner...voting!!! Support POTUS, Donald J. Trump, Support, all Republicans, Vote for all Republicans, Go, MAGA!!


11 posted on 08/25/2018 6:09:10 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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To: DaveA37

It’s palpable, even in the retirement neighborhood I live in.

It’s like the unspoken subject. Everyone senses the shit storm is coming, but few want to bring it up. Of course, most of my neighbors are in their twilight years, so maybe they just want to hang on and die in peace.


12 posted on 08/25/2018 6:12:12 AM PDT by TADSLOS (1. DonÂ’t Forget Nothing.)
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To: markomalley

Translation:

“I find my security clearance profitable and want that to continue.”


13 posted on 08/25/2018 6:15:36 AM PDT by gaijin
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one-third of America will believe it was a soft coup

One-third? Trump received 63 million votes. I guess Hayden wants to retain his security clearance. Who gives a sh*t about what he thinks.

The corrupt and partisan intel community brought this upon themselves. One wonders what role they played in the 2008 and 2012 elections.

14 posted on 08/25/2018 6:16:17 AM PDT by kabar
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To: JonPreston
“If President Trump is somehow forced to leave office before the end of his first term, one-third of America, all armed, will believe it was a soft coup..."

Fixed.

I don't think CW2 will last very long since the other side is armed with bongs and dildoes.

Or even need bullets since our side -- the ones whose paychecks are signed by private citizens -- know how to grow food, operate heavy equipment, deliver babies, fix the plumbing and change a flat tire, and they doen't.

Cities -- where the majority of the other side lives -- are nine meals away from anarchy.

Armed with knowledge...

15 posted on 08/25/2018 6:16:45 AM PDT by Sooth2222 (Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.")
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To: jhastey

We are already in civil war. Only the battlefield isn’t the traditional. It’s fought by taking over one organization at a time very slow. We are currently losing. We have lost culture, education, law enforcement, and close to losing capitalism and borders.


16 posted on 08/25/2018 6:18:07 AM PDT by Raycpa
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To: markomalley

Impeachment would be disenfranchisement at the highest level.

Dems whine all the time about the losers on their side who are “disenfranchised” because they don’t have ID, have voted an hour earlier in another precinct, are dead, etc. We living people who went to the polls, played by the rules, and voted — our disenfranchisement doesn’t count, apparently.


17 posted on 08/25/2018 6:18:59 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: markomalley

“I think the only way we move beyond this in any way that’s healthy for our democracy is we vote,”

I’m getting the impression that all this “impeachment” nonsense isn’t playing well with the Democrat party focus groups and polling.

Voting is just fine with these people as long as they get to control the results. Their problem is that even with extensive rigging and millions of illegal aliens voting the Electoral College can still function as intended.


18 posted on 08/25/2018 6:19:44 AM PDT by Junk Silver ("It's a little hard to herd people onto trains when they're shooting at you." SirLurkedalot)
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Oh, it would be more than a third of America. And since lies are being used to try to achieve it, it’s not a “soft Coup”. It would be and IS sedition.


19 posted on 08/25/2018 6:20:57 AM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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Soft coup?

I’d call it, in this case, sedition.


20 posted on 08/25/2018 6:21:39 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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