Does the Constitution allow impeachment of an ex-President?
Does the U.S. Senate have jurisdiction to try former President Donald Trump? There’s no shortage of absolute yes and no answers floating around the media. But here’s the real answer: We don’t know. Before going further, let me clarify one thing: I believe that, on the...
A Textualist/Originalist Case Against the Power to Impeach and Try Former Presidents
My co-bloggers have made powerful arguments for (Mike Rappaport, John Vlahoplus) and against (Andrew Hyman, David Weisberg) Congress’ power to impeach and try former officers. This post restates and expands the textualist/originalist case against...
Democrats Ignore Trump’s Real Violations
Last week the latest Democratic Party attempt to remove President Trump from office – impeachment over Trump allegedly holding up an arms deal to Ukraine – flopped. Just like “Russiagate” and the Mueller investigation, and a number of other attempts to overturn the...