Three constitutional experts have bolstered Democrats' efforts to impeach Donald Trump by saying the president's actions seeking foreign interference in US elections are grounds for removal
Three constitutional experts have bolstered Democrats' efforts to impeach Donald Trump by saying the president's actions seeking foreign interference in US elections are grounds for removal, as theBut reflecting the Washington political divide, a fourth expert strongly dissented, saying there was"woefully inadequate" evidence that Trump committed high crimes and misdemeanours necessary for impeachment.
"We three are unanimous," jurisprudence professor Michael Gerhart of the University of North Carolina stated, referring to fellow witnesses Pamela Karlan, a Stanford Law School professor, and professor Noah Feldman of Harvard Law School. Mr Trump"was willing to compromise our security and his office for personal, political gain" by"directly and explicitly" inviting foreign interference in US elections in 2016 and again in his 2020 reelection effort, the Judiciary Committee chair, Jerry Nadler, said in his opening statement.One of the scholars told Wednesday's hearing Mr Trump had perpetrated one of the gravest political transgressions in US history.
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