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The Constitutionality of Trying a Former President for Impeachment–A Reply to Frank Bowman
It is a mistake to twist the Constitution in order to fashion a weapon to punish Donald Trump. -
What’s Congress Doing in Response to the Capitol Assault (Besides Impeachment)?
An understandable focus on impeachment has obscured the breadth of work Congress has undertaken in other areas to respond to the Jan. 6 insurrection. -
Livestream: Second Trump Impeachment Trial Day 4
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The Lawfare Podcast: Ben Smith on Gatekeepers in the Internet Age
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Expulsion, Exclusion, Disqualification, Impeachment, Pardons: How They Fit Together
Read alongside one another, these clauses can lead to striking and provocative conclusions. -
Livestream: Second Trump Impeachment Trial Day 3
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Livestream: Second Trump Impeachment Trial Day 2
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Impeachment Trial Diary: Daily Thoughts on the Senate’s Proceedings
A summary of each day’s trial proceedings with analysis and reflections. -
Trump’s Answer to the Senate and the Constitutional Stakes in the Pending Trial
The overriding question in the pending trial is whether the Senate trial will be the occasion for a seminal judgment on Trump’s conception of the office of the presidency. -
Livestream: Second Trump Impeachment Trial Day 1
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House Impeachment Managers File Five-Page Memo Rejecting Trump Legal Team’s Arguments Ahead of Impeachment Trial
The impeachment managers refuted Trump’s legal team’s claim that the former president engaged in free speech protected by the First Amendment when he claimed voter fraud and urged his supporters to “figh... -
Trump’s Lawyers Denounce Impeachment Trial as ‘Political Theater’ in Pretrial Brief
Former President Trump’s legal team filed a brief with the Senate on Feb. 8 outlining their defense a day before Trump’s second impeachment trial is set to begin.
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