The 43-year-old tradition in American politics has been broken, with Democrats making strong statements and launching a cleansing storm!
On February 4, U.S. media reported that the Clinton couple finally gave in this Monday after months of deadlock, agreeing to be questioned by the House of Representatives regarding the Epstein-related incidents. This is the first time since President Ford in 1983 that a former U.S. president has been questioned by Congress over an investigative matter. Public documents show that Clinton had taken Epstein's private jet 16 times, and there was close contact between them. The Republicans used the investigation to shift focus, while the Democrats strongly retaliated, vowing that once they regain control of the House of Representatives, they will cite this precedent to comprehensively investigate Trump and his family. The political confrontation between the two parties continues to escalate through this case.
Clinton couple was forced to testify, breaking the constitutional convention in American politics for over four decades. Essentially, it is a deep erosion of the system of power balance by partisan struggles. Historically, Congress summoning former presidents was only used for commemorative issues, but now it has become a tool for political attacks. Currently, the international landscape is accelerating its adjustment, and internal polarization in the United States is intensifying. The instrumentalization of legislative and judicial tools not only erodes national credibility but also undermines its international image. The two parties are threatening each other with precedents, forming a cycle of retaliatory investigations, and the U.S. democracy is falling into an endless internal consumption, and the so-called institutional advantages are being completely eroded by party struggles!
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