impeachment

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• SOURCE: CNN
  7/14/2019
  

  The surprising history of impeachment and what it means for Trump

  Frank Bowman III, a law professor at the University of Missouri, is out with the definitive history of impeachment in his new book, "High Crimes and Misdemeanors; A History of Impeachment for the Age Of Trump."

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  6/17/19
  

  The historical argument for impeaching Trump

  by Heather Cox Richardson

  Since Nixon, Republicans have pushed the envelope under the guise of ‘patriotism’, and Democrats have tolerated it because of ‘civility’.

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• SOURCE: OUPBlog
  6/14/19
  

  The impeachment illusion

  by Donald A. Ritchie

  What is clear from the record is that politically-motivated impeachments fail. Only in cases where malfeasance has become overwhelmingly obvious to members of both parties in the House will there be any chance of conviction in the Senate, raising the question: is a losing effort worth the trouble?

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• SOURCE: Just Security
  6/17/19
  

  The Impeachment Roadmap from 1974 to 2020

  by Sidney Blumenthal

  What lessons does Watergate offer for politicians considering impeachment today? 

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• SOURCE: NPR
  6/10/19
  

  Key Nixon Accuser Returns To Capitol With Sights Set On Another President

  Dean was a key Watergate insider – and whistle blower – due to his special role as White House counsel. 

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• SOURCE: National Review
  6/10/2019
  

  Why Clinton Got Impeached

  by Rich Lowry

  The anti-Clinton case then was stronger than the anti-Trump case is now.

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• 5/30/19
  

  What Should Historians Do About the Mueller Report?

  by Bruce W. Dearstyne

  We need to be more emphatic in asserting history's role in bringing clarity to complex public issues. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  5/13/19
  

  How the Mueller report could end the Trump presidency without impeachment

  by Jasmin Bath

  Democrats should run on a message from 1860: You need a president you can trust.

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  5/13/19
  

  What Democrats Can Learn About Impeachment From the Civil War

  by Jamelle Bouie

  Lesson One: Don’t let Trump take the initiative.

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• SOURCE: Just Security
  5/14/19
  

  The Precedent for Impeachment: Nixon, Not Clinton

  by Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer

  "Blumenthal, who had a front row seat to the Clinton drama, understands that there are major differences between these two instances."

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• SOURCE: Just Security
  5/14/19
  

  An Open Memo: Comparison of Clinton Impeachment, Nixon Impeachment and Trump Pre-Impeachment

  by Sidney Blumenthal

  The facts and history indicate that the Clinton case bears little if any relevance to the Trump one, while the Nixon case shows great similarity to Trump’s.

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• 5/12/19
  

  George Orwell and Why the Time to Stop Trump is Now

  by David Goldfischer

  From 1776 to the fall of the Berlin Wall, believers in human freedom and democratic self-governance have known when to shrug off setbacks and summon their will. That time is now.

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• SOURCE: New Yorker
  5/8/19
  

  Brenda Wineapple, Author of a New Book About Andrew Johnson, on the Right Reasons to Impeach a President

  "To reduce the impeachment of Andrew Johnson to a mistaken incident in American history, a bad taste in the collective mouth, disagreeable and embarrassing, is to forget the extent to which slavery and thus the very fate of the nation lay behind Johnson’s impeachment.”

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  4/19/19
  

  The public, not Robert Mueller, will determine Donald Trump’s fate

  by Kathryn Cramer Brownell

  Will Trump be Richard Nixon or Bill Clinton?

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  4/21/19
  

  ‘The President himself may be guilty’: Why pardons were hotly debated by the Founding Fathers

  The Mueller report raised the issue the Constitution’s framers feared in 1787: Abuse of presidential power.

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• SOURCE: NBC News
  3/21/19
  

  Trump Can Be Indicted – Here's the Constitutional Proof

  by Mark Medish

  Impeachment by Congress is one way to remove a president from office. Indictment and prosecution for a federal felony provide a separate avenue.

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• 2/16/19
  

  What To Know About the History of Impeachment

  by Peter Charles Hoffer

  A primer on the constitutional basis of impeachment, when it's been used before, and what that means for our current political moment. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  1/25/19
  

  Historians on Impeachment

  Can impeachment appear legitimate in a hyper-partisan universe?

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  Accessed 1/21/19
  

  Impeach Donald Trump

  by Yoni Appelbaum

  Starting the process will rein in a president who is undermining American ideals--and bring the debate about his fitness for office into Congress, where it belongs. 

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• 1/20/19
  

  The Watergate at 50: What the Building Tells Us About the Nixon Administration's Initial Optimism and Eventual Demise

  by Joseph Rodota

  And what that means for our present political moment.