Laurence Tribe

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Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Exactly, @jadler1969! The Framers rejected making “maladministration” impeachable but would NEVER have rejected making “abuse of power” impeachable. It was the ONE thing that treason, bribery, and “other high Crimes and Misdemeanors” had in common. — PolitiTweet.org

@tribelaw Indeed, preventing/sanctioning abuse of power was the whole point!

Posted Jan. 18, 2020 Hibernated

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There’s no basis at all for the claim that the Framers “rejected” making “abuse of power” impeachable. What they rejected was making mere policy disagreements impeachable. They sharply distinguished doing that from removing those who use their public power for private gain. — PolitiTweet.org

Alan Dershowitz, a member of Trump's impeachment team, on 'abuse of power': "Abuse of power, even if proved, is no… https://t.co/NtVaLHa0qk

Posted Jan. 18, 2020 Hibernated

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From @AlanDersh’s 2018 book: “Assume Putin decides to ‘retake’ Alaska, the way he ‘retook’ Crimea. Assume further that [President Trump] allows him to do it ... That would be terrible, but [not] impeachable.” That’s really Trump’s legal position??????!!!@lisamurkowski take note! — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 18, 2020 Hibernated