Impeachment

Impeachment Paves the Way for the GOP 2024 Presidential Playing Field

As former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial begins Tuesday, Senate Republicans eyeing a 2024 presidential bid have other concerns in mind—how to politically calculate a strategic approach to handling...

Impeaching a Former President (Trump): Is That Legal?

As the U.S. Senate takes up the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, there are a lot of questions about the process and legitimacy of trying someone who...

Trump vs. the ‘RINOs’: Will Republicans That Backed Impeachment Survive?

Only seven Republican senators dared to buck the GOP majority in the impeachment trial vote, and their political futures seemed dead—shunned among party colleagues and by their constituents. “Not a...

Is the Impeachment of Donald Trump Constitutional?

Former judge Michael Luttig has argued correctly that the Constitution refers to impeachment of the president, not the ex‐​president. Article II, section 4 provides that “The President … shall be removed...

How Trump’s Words Directly Impact His Supporters’ Behavior

Five days after supporters of President Donald Trump attacked the Capitol building, the House of Representatives introduced a single article of impeachment against the president. The article accuses Trump of...

Second Impeachment: Just the Start of Trump’s Legal Woes

By becoming the first president to be impeached twice, Donald Trump’s controversial and divisive term as president is reaching a surreal ending. Although he will likely remain in office and...

Why Pelosi Took a Long Shot on the 25th Amendment

We keep hearing that this is a rushed impeachment, but the House leadership seems to think there’s plenty of time for a frolic and detour before getting to the main event. Before...

Dump Trumpism?: Republicans Must Decide the Future of their Party

In a historic vote today, Donald Trump became the only US president to be impeached twice. By a margin of 232–197, the Democrat-controlled US House of Representatives voted to charge...

Is This Moment When GOP Will Stand Up to Donald Trump?

On Jan. 6, I saw with my own eyes the breakdown of our society and our democracy. It was sickening, outrageous, 100% unacceptable, illegal, immoral, and unpatriotic. And it will...

Will Joe Biden Issue a Pardon to Donald Trump?

In his inaugural address, President-elect Joe Biden could announce that he is pardoning Donald Trump. It would raise a furor on the Left. But it would also allow Biden to...

Impeaching Donald Trump: Pointless Revenge?

House Democrats have introduced an article of impeachment against President Trump, charging him with “incitement of insurrection” for the siege at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. One immediate difficulty...

Impeaching Donald Trump a Second Time is Big Gamble

President Donald Trump is extremely unlikely to capitulate to pressure to resign in the final days of his presidency. And his Cabinet is equally unlikely to force him out by...