More than 500 law professors sign letter calling Trump actions impeachable

More than 500 law professors have signed an open letter calling President Trump's conduct impeachable the day after Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said that committee chairmen should begin drafting articles of impeachment.

The 520 professors said in the letter posted to Medium that impeachment does not require a crime, but rather an abuse of the public trust.

"There is overwhelming evidence that President Trump betrayed his oath of office by seeking to use presidential power to pressure a foreign government to help him distort an American election, for...