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Impeachment: an enlightening recent history and the Rules
Let’s start with this New York Times opinion piece by Michael Conway, who worked as counsel for the House Judiciary Committee on the Nixon impeachment case: “What Will It Take for Democrats to Unite Behind Impeaching Trump?” It begins: Many … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlie Savage, House Judiciary Committee, impeachment, Jerry Nadler, Michael Conway, Nancy Pelosi, Nicholas Fandos, Nixon impeachment, Norman Eisen, Tip O'Neill, Trump impeachment
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Hope Hicks testimony. Et cetera
Here’s the Hope Hicks testimony transcript. I hope my nearest and dearest — the ones who are going crazy over this — have been listening to Julian Epstein who was with Ari Melber on MSNBC just now. Epstein, once legal … Continue reading
Posted in Mueller investigation, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Ari Melber, Hope Hicks, House Judiciary Committee, Julian Epstein, Justin Amash, Nancy Pelosi, Trump impeachment
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“The People vs. Donald Trump”
David Leonhardt excellent, thorough op in today’s Times started me musing over one aspect of our criminal laws: Let’s say the House does impeach Trump and then the GOP-controlled Senate tries and acquits him. An impeachment is an indictment, not … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Schiff, Blacks Law Dictionary, David Leonhardt, double jeopardy, federal grand jury, Fifth Amendment, impeachment, Jerry Nadler, Robert Mueller, sealed indictments, the House, the Senate, Trump impeachment
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