12 Tuesday Sep 2017
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Black Caucus Chairman Rep. Cedric Richmond reports that group will be discussing joining the impeachment effort this week. This article has more detail.
11 Monday Sep 2017
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abuse of pardon power, elizabeth holtzman, House Judiciary Committee, Mueller, pardon, state attorney general
This interview with Elizabeth Holtzman, former Congresswoman and member of the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate Scandal, contemplates Robert Mueller’s work with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in the investigation of Paul Manafort. Holtzman theorizes that in so doing, Mueller could avoid President Trump’s pardon power, and pressure Manafort to cooperate with his investigation.
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10 Sunday Sep 2017
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This article, written by Professor Seth Barrett Tillman, examines President Trump’s potential violations of the foreign emoluments clause in the context of the precedent set by the Constitution’s drafters.
09 Saturday Sep 2017
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Can Trump make enough enemies in Congress to get impeached? This article suggests that with every crticism President Trump makes towards Republican legislators the higher his impeachment chances become; a recent relevant example being his siding with Democrats on the debt ceiling issue. It is true that impeachment is a political question, meaning that it is left to the discretion of the elected. As such, President Trump’s chances of impeachment very well may ride on his political usefulness.
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08 Friday Sep 2017
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This article reports on Trump Jr.’s meeting with the Senate Judiciary Committee, and his latest explanation of his meeting with the Russian lawyer. Additionally, it recounts the series of explanations Trump Jr. has offered for the meeting in the past. As evidence continues to surface, the suggestion of Russian collusion becomes stronger. (Warning: this article has a slight partisan slant).
06 Wednesday Sep 2017
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burr, Collusion, investigation, russia, senate intelligence committee, senate judiciary committee, Trump Jr.
This piece in the Washington Post rexamines the state of the Senate Intelligence Commitee’s investigation of Russian collusion in light of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s upcoming meeting with Trump Jr. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr believes that without new information, their report could be finished by the end of the year.
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04 Monday Sep 2017
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This article, referenced in yesterday’s post, from the Journal of the Civial War Era, examines the parellels between President Trump and President Johnson, with a special consideration for abuse of pardon power.
03 Sunday Sep 2017
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News sources and blogs alike have been discussing Prof. Frank Bowman’s analysis of President Trump’s pardon of Arpaio, which can be found both here and on slate.com. Notably, the New York Times highlighted Professor Bowman and the work he has done on impeachableoffenses.net for its centrist perspective. Additionally, Professor Bowman’s argument was referenced and summarized in this article published by the Independent. Many others cited the argument as well including Metro, the Journal of the Civil War Era, NJ Today, Outside the Beltway, and BillMoyers.com. We here on impeachableoffenses.net look forward to more lively commentary in the near future!
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28 Monday Aug 2017
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Click here to read about Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a House Democrat, who in pursuit of the 25th Amendment is requesting that President Trump’s cabinet members give him a mental examination to see if he is capable of handling the responsibilites of his position.
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26 Saturday Aug 2017
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Click here to read about how Roger Stone has predicted a violent reaction should President Trump be impeached. Though likely an overaction, this artile has an interesting interplay with one previously posted here, which predicted that President Trump would have more influence even after his impeachment. Regardless of the effects, however, one must concede that impeachment is becoming a possibility even in the minds of Trump’s supporters.
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