IMPEACHMENT HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SCHOLARS: 4 Law Professors school Congress, the nation on what conduct is impeachable in first House Judiciary hearing
By Mona Austin On Wednesday morning the House Judiciary Committee relied on the expertise of academics from Harvard, Stanford , the George Washington University of North Carolina in the first impeachment hearing against Pres. Donald J. Trump. They picked up where the Intel Committee left off to define articles of impeachment, seeking guidance from scholars. Displaying the highest regard for the Framers, all professors involved based their conclusions on the principles established in the nations political commandments, the U.S. Constitution. Three out of the four testifiers said they unanimously agree that the conduct of the president rose to the level of impeachable offenses, based strictly on their professional opinions. Unlike previous witnesses who have taken the stand in other impeachment hearings or the Mueller investigation, their knowledge goes to the foundation of American democracy and the rule of law. This quartet of legal thinkers offered technical and ...