Democrats would have a much easier time in the impeachment trial if there were a crime they could point to
by Eddie Scarry
| January 22, 2020 03:21 PM
If you're still awake after just one day of the awfully boring Senate impeachment trial, you may have heard in passing from Democrats that in fact, they don't need to have found a crime to impeach President Trump and remove him from office.
True, but wouldn't their case against Trump be a lot easier to understand if they had?
Here's how the trial is going right now.
Democrats: Trump abused his power in his conduct with Ukraine and obstructed Congress.
Trump's legal defense: The Constitution explicitly gives him power to do what he did with Ukraine, and the obstruction of Congress claim violates the separation of powers, also explicitly found in the Constitution. Also, neither abuse of power nor obstruction of Congress is a crime.
Democrats: They don't have to be crimes for us to remove him from office.
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/democrats-would-have-a-much-easier-time-in-the-impeachment-trial-if-there-were-a-crime-they-could-point-to
