16 Saturday Sep 2017
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This article reports that Michael Flynn, Stephen Bannon, and Jared Kushner had a secret meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II before President Trump took office. The article advances the idea that the idea the meeting may have had something to do with an alternative nuclear program, and might have involved Russia.
16 Saturday Sep 2017
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This semester, in addition to my responsibilities at the law school, I have the pleasure of teaching an undergraduate tutorial in the University of Missouri Honors College titled, “The Impeachment Power & American Constitutional Balance.” This tutorial (and many others) has been generously supported by the MU Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy.
My very bright tutorial students are each assigned to produce a number of posts for this blog. So in the coming months, readers will see contributions from some new names, each providing a new perspective. I hope you’ll enjoy them.
15 Friday Sep 2017
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base, coulter, immigration, political question, Politics, support
This article reports on the backlash President Trump has received from Ann Coulter following his recent move away from a harsh immigration policy. Comments like Ann Coulter’s “who DOESN’T want Trump impeached?” may seem like litte more than trash talk, but they could represent declining support from the President’s base.
14 Thursday Sep 2017
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This article describes a recent update in the Russian collusion investigation. Michael Flynn’s, former National Security Advisor, son has become a subject of investigation.
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13 Wednesday Sep 2017
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Congress, congressional government, political question, sanctions, seperation of powers, take-over
This opinion piece, written Robert Kagan, explores the idea of a congressional take-over of executive power to create a so called congressional government. To defend the merits of this concept, Kagan points to historical instances of congressional take-overs, as well as modern examples, such as the Russian Sanctions. This sort of action may be at least as concievable as impeachment, as it would require less congressional support.
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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.
Reuters / Joshua Roberts
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).
Impeachable Offenses? 