Watergate: Richard Nixon and Prosecutor Ben-Veniste

watergate: Watergate was very much an attempt by Richard Nixon to undermine the democratic electoral process in the United States u2026 And something in the same thing seems to be happening here, where Biden, who Trump and his people said they fear the most in terms of being an opponent, has been an object of these perhaps dirty tricks and abuses of prosecutor Ben-Veniste went further, explaining that Trump u2019s potential impeachment isn u2019t just about the Ukraine scandal, but his broader actions during his tenure as think this is all cumulative to the idea that the president has espoused of soliciting help from foreign governments in connection with his own personal political needs, according to MSNBC. And to do this is a departure from the normative behavior of a president of the United States and it u2019s very dangerous. u201d r nDow and stock markets rattled r nThe Dow took an immediate hit on the news and struggled for traction in after-hours trading. Reports that the president withheld 400 million of aid poured fuel on the fire. r n r nSpeaking about the allegations, infamous Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein said r n u201cI keep getting asked, u2018Are there echoes of Watergate in this u2019 And there are in the following ways. Traders are worried that an impeachment inquiry could dampen the chances of a trade deal with China. u00a0 r n u201cIt certainly could hurt the economy if it pushes out China's willingness to negotiate on hopes that they'll get a softer deal from someone else u201d Stephen Guilfoyle, Sarge986 LLC. r nWhile the inquiry may act as a distraction, the real chances of impeachment are low. Clinton survived the Senate vote and Nixon resigned before it got that Trump, Dow Jones, Pelosi, name Dow Futures Slide as Trump u2019s 'Watergate' Moment Looms is a journalist with a decade of experience covering financial markets. Even if the proposal passes the House, impeachment requires a two-thirds majority in the Republican-controlled Senate. r n r nFor this reason, no president has ever been removed from office by impeachment. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.