Tag: Impeachment

Impeachment Inquiry Resolution Formally Introduced into House of Representatives

A resolution to authorize the House Judiciary Committee to launch an impeachment inquiry has been introduced into the House of Representatives by Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, joined by Representative Al Green of Texas. The resolution is patterned on the February 1974 resolution that authorized an impeachment inquiry against President Richard Nixon. As we explained
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Ben Clements and Ron Fein in the Boston Globe: The case for starting impeachment hearings against Trump

In an op-ed in the Boston Globe (online and print), Free Speech For People’s Board Chair Ben Clements and Legal Director Ron Fein argue the case for starting impeachment hearings. The op-ed rebuts a common argument against impeachment by explaining how impeachment actually works: It’s time to begin impeachment hearings against President Trump. The political-media
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Watch from VOX: How Impeachment Works

From Reconstruction to Watergate to Bill Clinton’s saga, support from the president’s party was critical to either removing a president or keeping him in power. Watch this video from Vox about how the Founding Fathers set up a process for impeachment.

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