GOP senator fears his colleagues are creating a 'kill switch' for Trump's second term

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) isn't just opposed to sending more military aid to Ukraine -- he's also apparently convinced that continuing to help Ukraine is a plot aimed at wrecking former President Donald Trump's second term.

In a piece published by The American Conservative, Vance argues that Republicans and Democrats are setting an impeachment trap for Trump by mandating spending on Ukraine through the year 2025.

"Though few have noticed, buried in the bill’s text is a kill switch for the next Trump presidency," argues Vance. "The legislation explicitly requires funding for Ukraine well into the next presidential term. The Washington Post has already reported this provision was added to control Donald Trump."

Vance then argues that, were Trump to cut off Ukraine from assistance, he could be vulnerable to a third impeachment.

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"Back in 2019, Democrats articulated a novel theory of impeachment, based on Trump’s refusal to spend money from the USAI—Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative," he writes. "Five years after impeaching Trump for refusing to spend money on Ukraine, they have drafted a new law that again requires Trump to spend money on Ukraine. If he negotiates an end to the war, as he has promised to do, they will undoubtedly argue that he has broken the law. We are nearly a year away from an election that could give Trump the presidency, and Ukraine-obsessive Republicans have already given the Democrats a predicate to impeach him."

In fact, Trump was not simply impeached for temporarily shutting down Ukraine aid, but rather for using that aid as leverage to get the country to announce corruption investigations into Joe Biden, who at the time was seen as his top rival for the presidency.