John Nichols: “The Senate Has Failed America” Posted on February 15, 2021 Impeachment On February 13, The Nation national affairs correspondent John Nichols published a scathing indictment of the Senate’s decision to acquit President Trump for his incitement of the January 6th Capitol insurrection and its decision not to call witnesses at the impeachment trial, saying that both marked “a tragic abandonment of accountability.” Nichols’ condemnation of theRead More
FSFP President John Bonifaz Discusses The Case For Having Live Witness Testimony At Donald Trump’s Impeachment Trial on KALW. Posted on February 13, 2021 (February 13, 2021) Impeachment FSFP President John Bonifaz recently appeared on KALW to outline the case for having live witness testimony at Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. “The evidence is overwhelming that the Senate ought to convict Donald Trump and disqualify him from ever holding future federal office. That being said, the focus here needs to be to present notRead More
CNN Report: Constitutional Scholars and Experts Agree with FSFP List on Donald Trump’s Broad Range Of Abuses. Posted on February 10, 2021 Impeachment As former President Donald Trump’s second Senate impeachment trial continues, it’s important to remember that while inciting an insurrection may have been his last impeachable offense, it was just the horrifying capstone to a four-year reign of impeachable corruption and abuse of power. A recent CNN article chronicles the ten worst abuses of power byRead More
FSFP Board Member Professor Jennifer Taub Debates The Legal Case For Convicting Former President Trump and Barring Him From Future Office on WGBH-TV. Posted on February 4, 2021 (February 4, 2021) Impeachment Free Speech For People Board Member Professor Jennifer Taub recently joined Greater Boston with Jim Braude on WGBH-TV to debate the legal case for convicting former President Donald Trump in the upcoming Senate impeachment trial and barring him from future federal office. During a debate with attorney Harvey Silverglate, Professor Taub outlined the constitutionality ofRead More
FSFP President John Bonifaz Discusses The Second Impeachment Trial Of Former President Donald Trump on Between The Lines. Posted on February 3, 2021 (February 3, 2021) Impeachment FSFP President John Bonifaz recently appeared on Between The Lines to discuss the second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump and the consequences of an acquittal for our democracy. “This is a critical moment for our history and for our Constitution and our democracy. What’s at stake here really is whether or not aRead More
FSFP President John Bonifaz Discusses The Impeachment Of Donald Trump On Democracy Now! Posted on January 14, 2021 Impeachment FSFP President John Bonifaz recently appeared on Democracy Now! to discuss the impeachment of Donald Trump for his incitement of insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. “This is a significant historic vote. The House of Representatives did it’s duty to pass this article of impeachment against Donald Trump for inciting insurrection — a violent seditious attackRead More
FSFP President John Bonifaz Discusses The Impeachment Of Donald Trump On Rising Up With Sonali. Posted on January 13, 2021 Impeachment FSFP President John Bonifaz recently appeared on Rising Up With Sonali to discuss the impeachment of Donald Trump for his incitement of insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. “It’s critical that this President be impeached again and that he be removed from office immediately. He is a direct and serious threat to our democracy. He’s aRead More
Free Speech For People Joins Groups Calling For Possible Expulsion of U.S. House Members, Trump Impeachment Posted on January 12, 2021 Impeachment WASHINGTON — More than 70 groups sent a letter on Friday requesting that Speaker Pelosi pass a resolution authored by Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), introduced on Monday, that would start an ethics investigation into the behavior and actions of Members of the U.S. House of Representatives to overturn the 2020 election and foment the insurrection atRead More
FSFP Board Chair and Senior Legal Advisor Ben Clements Discusses The Need For Congress To Impeach Donald Trump Again On The BradCast. Posted on January 11, 2021 Impeachment Free Speech For People Board Chair and Senior Legal Advisor Ben Clements recently appeared on The BradCast to discuss why Congress must impeach Donald Trump again. “When you look at the speech that Trump gave to those people who attacked Congress yesterday…and you look at his promotion of violence in general over the last fourRead More
New Free Speech For People Oped In The Boston Globe On Why Congress Must Impeach Donald Trump Again And Bar Him From Future Office. Posted on January 5, 2021 Impeachment The Boston Globe today published a new oped by FSFP Board Chair and Senior Legal Advisor Ben Clements, FSFP President John Bonifaz, and FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein on why Congress must impeach Donald Trump again and bar him from future office. “Trump has proved that he should not be allowed anywhere near public office.Read More