Laurence Tribe

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

The 5-4 Court wrongly treated a claim that DOD proposed to spend money without the needed appropriation as an attempt to “review” DOD’s compliance with sec. 8005. No! As @marty_lederman points out, sec. 8005 is the Government’s DEFENSE, not part of the plaintiffs’ case. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

For a federal court to rule against the House Judiciary Committee’s invocation of Rule 6(e) on the basis that its impeachment inquiry hasn’t been authorized by the full House would violate the separation of powers: that’s an internal House matter. — PolitiTweet.org

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The House has not passed a formal resolution telling the committee to open impeachment proceedings, but no such step is needed: federal judges have been impeached, convicted, and removed from office without it. https://t.co/S3mDJojcaQ — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump’s Inhumanity Before a Victim of Rape https://t.co/0UGmgTVS4c — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

I agree with @JoshuaMatz8 but would stress the narrowness of the Court’s ruling about who has standing in court to challenge Trump’s usurpation of Congress’ power of the purse. And remember: such usurpation may well be an impeachable offense regardless. — PolitiTweet.org

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Newsflash, sportsfans: ICYMI, an #ImpeachmentInquiry IS NOW UNDERWAY. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@jheil @AriMelber @HardballChris @HardballChris @Lawrence — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Here’s the definitive legal analysis of whether the House has opened an impeachment inquiry. As @JoshuaMatz8 conclusively shows, it has. And that matters enormously to all that happens next. — PolitiTweet.org

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As I’ve urged since April and explained today, the House has opened the impeachment proceedings for which so many have called. Trump will of course call it a hoax, or harassment, or treason. I call it doing our constitutional duty to preserve democracy. https://t.co/bux0FyBFZb — PolitiTweet.org

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Worth noting how the petition reads @RepAdamSchiff’s Intelligence Committee into the process of reviewing the secret grand jury material underlying the Mueller inquiry. No prior impeachment has had this national security dimension. Not Johnson. Not Nixon. Not Clinton. Big news. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

I can’t wait! Talking with @heidibschreck and @Dahlialithwick about the Constitution this Sunday night at @92Y will be so cool! — PolitiTweet.org

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The House petition enumerates a wide array of powerful grounds for impeachment. It’s an impressive document, to put it mildly. If Trump could read, it’d drive him crazy. (Not a long drive, to be sure. ) — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s the petition formally announcing in DC federal court the impeachment inquiry in which the House is now engaged. No ifs ands or buts. No ambiguity. The eagle has taken flight. https://t.co/3Sr14eVPbg — PolitiTweet.org

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The House has informed the federal court that it is now “conducting an investigation whose purposes include determining whether to recommend articles of impeachment.” As the petition says, “that is more than sufficient for purposes of Rule 6(e)’s ‘judicial proceeding’ exception.” — PolitiTweet.org

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People who’re describing this as merely an inquiry into “whether” to begin an impeachment inquiry are totally wrong. This IS the “impeachment inquiry” that anyone who knows what’s up has been calling for. Neither more nor less. — PolitiTweet.org

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Those who think it’s pointless to open an impeachment inquiry — as the House Judiciary Committee has now done — without being able to say in advance that the inquiry will lead to voting Articles of Impeachment live in an Alice-in-Wonderland world. — PolitiTweet.org

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Those eager for a trumpet call might be disappointed. Those who want the substance of #ImpeachmentInquiryNow have all that’s needed. @SpeakerPelosi quietly made this subtle transition possible. Kudos are in order. — PolitiTweet.org

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The @RepJerryNadler move is precisely what the situation demands: moving fully into “impeachment inquiry” mode without fireworks or fanfare, giving cover to red-district Dems who aren’t eager to trumpet support for impeachment. — PolitiTweet.org

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This is the new reality. @RepJerryNadler might hope to avoid making “news,” but that’s just inside-the-beltway politics. Theatrics aside, and subject to reading the petition to be filed in court today, this is exactly what I’ve been calling for ever since April. Away we go!! — PolitiTweet.org

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.@ericswalwell understands @RepJerryNadler’s announcement exactly as I do: As of today, the House Judiciary Committee is engaged in the #ImpeachmentInquiryNow that I’ve urged ever since my April 8 Washington Post op-ed re Rule 6(e). I hope the court petition will confirm that. — PolitiTweet.org

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@RepJerryNadler just announced that the Judiciary Committee is formally inquiring whether to recommend Articles of Impeachment. If it so informs the court today, it will unlock the Rule 6(e) door to all the secret grand jury material. That would be HUGE. https://t.co/PCWd83MEE3 — PolitiTweet.org

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I'm waiting till Nadler speaks at noon. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepJerryNadler has announced that he’ll hold a press conference at noon. Stay tuned! — PolitiTweet.org

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This is a vital development. Every Massachusetts voter should be proud of @RepKClark for her #ImpeachmentInquiryNow stand. The needle is moving. — PolitiTweet.org

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Projection? — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

”Trump will seek to consolidate power by reanimating forces which once tore us apart, and could again. If this election were a plebiscite, perhaps [we]could spit him out before he did his worst. But that’s not how we choose our president.” The scary truth: https://t.co/oXSCg1NDD4 — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

RT @tribelaw: My take on where we stand with impeachment and what must be done next: the time for talk has passed. Please retweet if you ag… — PolitiTweet.org

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BREAKING NEWS: Bipartisan Senate panel concludes Russia penetrated all 50 States’ election systems and is poised to change vote tallies. But Trump & McConnell still block all defensive measures. Betraying national security and democracy. https://t.co/K6iUcUB1ax — PolitiTweet.org

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To be clear: I’m not questioning the patriotism or constitutional commitment of @SpeakerPelosi or @RepAdamSchiff. I’m disagreeing with their judgment about the right path forward. Honorable people can come to different conclusions in good faith. That’s what’s happening here. — PolitiTweet.org

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”It’s easy to tell ourselves that all of the corruption and self-dealing and the purposive cruelty to immigrants and enrichment of the wealthy can be cured in November 2020. [But] this solution is precisely that which is under threat.” https://t.co/M01QNQVuUz — PolitiTweet.org