Maxine Waters wants Trump in solitary confinement

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Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) is fine with settling for impeaching President Trump right now, but in the long run that's not going to be enough for her.

Waters took to Twitter on Tuesday to express that Trump's rhetoric regarding the whistleblower behind the complaint about his communications with Ukraine's governments which originally launched the congressional impeachment inquiry warrants an even harsher punishment. The congresswoman wants jail time and even solitary confinement for the president.

Waters isn't the only one suggesting politicians should face consequences beyond their professional realm. Trump himself has called for House Intelligence Committee Chair Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) to be arrested for treason.

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All in all, it's usually not the best sign for a country when multiple politicians, including the president, are clamoring for each other to be thrown in jail.

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Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.