Laurence Tribe

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Art. I, Sec.2, Cl.5 of the Constitution gives the House the “sole Power of Impeachment,” and House Rules Ch. 27, Sec.8, expressly states: “The respondent in an impeachment proceeding IS IMPEACHED by the adoption of the House of articles of impeachment." Q.E.D. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Me too, @stevenmazie. As you’ve said, the fact that y can’t occur before x doesn’t mean that x hasn’t occurred unless y has begun. (x = House impeachment; y = Senate trial) — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

This @RicPatterson essay is a must read. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

David Crane and Lawrence Wilkerson are right about Moe Davis, candidate for Congress for North Carolina’s 11th District. Moe stood up against Guantanamo and torture when few had the courage to do so. We need more people with that kind of integrity, especially now. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Why @NoahRFeldman keeps claiming Trump hasn’t really been “impeached” baffles me. He insists that’s what the Constitution “actually means” as though his definition must trump that of Congress, nearly all constitutional experts & ordinary English speakers https://t.co/aRwsJzQOSO — PolitiTweet.org

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This is absurd. @SpeakerPelosi is doing nothing to stop the Senate from discharging its duty. It’s the Senate’s own rules that say no trial can begin till the House sends it the articles of impeachment. And it’s McConnell who says he’ll violate his oath. https://t.co/sHVkMvXlig — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

House Judiciary Committee DC Circuit Court filing explaining continued need for McGahn to testify in connection with possible future impeachment articles https://t.co/1EoN4vI1qX — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

“It’s unlikely Mohammed bin Salman would have so brazenly obstructed justice if not for the support of President Trump.” Disgracefully, the White House praised the verdict clearing the murderous Crown Prince. https://t.co/8PCzpmIqGM — PolitiTweet.org

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Unable to deny his guilt, Trump resorts to the fantasy that he was never really impeached at all and absurdly pretends that @NoahRFeldman’s technical argument about timing — which I’ve refuted elsewhere — gives him some kind of defense. No, it doesn’t. https://t.co/SGr9ecqRLB — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Joy’s untimely death is tragic. My heart goes out to her family and friends. Earlier today I made an unthinking reference to bad karma, meaning to highlight the terrible way life sometimes unfolds. I should’ve realized that could be hurtful. I apologize. https://t.co/PwEsZF0C2P — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Interesting idea to include in a future menu of possible amendments: — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Amazon's CFO Joy Covey killed by van delivering Amazon packages: terrible karma https://t.co/7OhDhkUIAZ — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Would you be surprised if evidence implicating Pence in the Ukraine deal leads Trump to throw him under the bus and pick Nikki Haley as his running mate in August 2020? Just a thought . . . — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

“The Senate should not put up with Trump’s ever-escalating coverup. Let the witnesses testify, and let the chips fall where they may.” I’d add: The fake “trial” McConnell is pushing would just be an extension of the underlying constitutional crime. No way! https://t.co/NQaGhxxX79 — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

This! — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

0f course this is right. With a president who knows no bounds, impeachment is a gift that keeps on giving. https://t.co/4G7GJNPBzQ — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

This is exactly right. Trump’s impeachment on Dec.18 can’t possibly give him an immunity bath either covering his Russiagate offenses or shielding his ongoing and future crimes against the U.S. This one-man crime wave must be held FULLY accountable. https://t.co/NEHYfNzU2U — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

.@JoyceWhiteVance and I have made this point repeatedly, but it needs to sink in: A transparently rigged “trial” will leave Trump impeached but not exonerated and will leave 2/3 of the nation permanently unconvinced of the 45th president’s legitimacy https://t.co/mVSUCaxWv9 — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

It’s called “consciousness of guilt,” and its exploration through witnesses and documents in the Senate trial could make voting for Trump’s acquittal harder to defend in Arizona (McSally), Colorado (Gardner), Maine (Collins), North Carolina (Tillis), etc https://t.co/BlqwxkGtvx — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Interesting that DOJ has taken the legally illiterate position that, as of the Dec 18 impeachment vote by the House, the McGahn case is moot. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

BREAKING: U.S. President, stable genius, discovers “we have a world, the world is tiny compared to the universe.” — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

.@SpeakerPelosi knows what she’s doing on #impeachment — and on pretty much everything else. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

RT @stevenmazie: Nailed it https://t.co/2nC96quSDr — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

RT @tribelaw: So scary that tens of millions of our fellow Americans either don’t get how little Trump cares about their lives and would gl… — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Happy Hanukkah! — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Exactly right, @SenSchumer ⬇️ — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

.@ghhshirley makes exactly the right points about the clearly irrelevant 1868 Florida state court opinion that some are citing to claim that Trump hasn’t really been “impeached” yet. He has been. Get over it. Whether he’ll be meaningfully acquitted is the only remaining question — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

https://t.co/VXxaCeXVrR — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

So scary that tens of millions of our fellow Americans either don’t get how little Trump cares about their lives and would gladly screw them over to benefit himself — or don’t get how much difference his indifference and crud will make if they let him remain president! — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

I get tons of questions on Twitter and by email about the rules that will govern the Senate trial of Donald J. Trump. If I tried to answer them all, I couldn’t do anything else. Many of the answers can be found in this excellent guide: https://t.co/u5k736MrVZ — PolitiTweet.org