Tag Archives: Trump impeachment

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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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

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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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