Perspectives: The Case for Impeachment
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From the Left
This Question Is More Important Than Removing TrumpThis week, as part of the impeachment trial of President Trump, the Senate will take up the question of subpoenas for witnesses and documents. House managers had previously tried but failed to convince their Republican colleagues to go along with a series of amendments on witnesses and documents.
The vote on witnesses is critical. The testimony of key administration or former administration officials like Mick Mulvaney and John Bolton may be the only remaining hope Democrats have for disabusing Republican senators of their loyalty to Donald Trump before the vote...
From the Right
Senators must honor their oaths at Trump impeachment trial, just like I did for ClintonTo all who serve in the world’s greatest deliberative body and believe it must live up to that description: Don't let history’s verdict be a question mark or an asterisk.
The framers of the Constitution purposely and thoughtfully put the solemn responsibility of impeachment trials in the hands of the Senate, where they envisioned people of courage and conviction weighing facts and evidence.
I worry that the Senate is falling short of its responsibility. So far, the Senate has declined to seek further evidence and papers, on a party line...
From the Left
Follow the money on impeachment: Trump bought off the jury — and hints at bigger tax cutsIt's long been obvious that Republican senators have little interest in serving as impartial jurors in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. While there is a raft of motivations for such historic perfidy — with several GOP senators politically benefiting from some of the same corrupting influences — one under-examined, non-Russian reason is personal greed.
A new report reveals that the 2017 GOP tax law was rife with monumental self-dealing by rich GOP lawmakers who have since benefited bigly. According to a Center for Public Integrity analysis, several Republican...
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