Alan Dershowitz’s claim that abuse of power is not an impeachable offense flies in the face of constitutional law. He told senators that abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, for which Trump was impeached, are not grounds for impeachment.
The president’s falsehoods are dizzying in number, but they follow a predictable, time-honored tradition of how dictators and totalitarians rule.
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Benjamin Netanyahu called corruption charges filed against him "an attempted coup" against an acting prime minister, the process is meant to topple him. Saying he 'will not let lies prevail,' calls to 'investigate the investigators'. Sound familiar?
President Donald Trump is rewarding senators who have his back on impeachment - and sending a message to those who don't to get on board. Richard Painter, who served as George Bush's top ethics lawyer, accused Trump of bribery.
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Trump is counting on his base to endorse his increasingly open law-breaking. It may not end well. His public appeal to China last week to help uncover dirt on the Biden family was both a brazen flouting of the law and an astute political tactic.
Impeachment is a constitutional tool designed for times of extraordinary abnormality — say, for instance, when a president presides over an obscenely lawless administration. It's a way of bringing politics back to normal.
Time is short and the risks of failure are high, but Democrats have no choice except to proceed. The anonymous whistle-blower's complaint that the House Intelligence Committee released is a straightforward and clearly written document.
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