1) Trump has offered no proof of crimes by people who investigated him; 2) Trump can ask all he wants, but the Supreme Court doesn't hear challenges to impeachment, a political process; 3) "High crimes and misdemeanors" don't have to be actual criminal offenses. pic.twitter.com/GkqcMRMao7
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 24, 2019
This glimpse into Trump's brain proves he considers the Supreme Court in his back pocket the same way he thinks the Attorney General should be his personal fixer. https://t.co/WGRwih6Jim
— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) April 24, 2019
Trump thinks that — having stolen one SCt seat for Gorsuch and installed as a second justice one Kavanaugh whose confirmation hearing should’ve disqualified him — he now has a “get out of jail free” card and a “stay in power forever” card in the Marble Palace. No way, Donald. https://t.co/7U6ifhcbTl
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) April 24, 2019
1. A quick thread on why the power to impeach, and then try, a president is vested in the House and Senate, and not the Supreme Court. https://t.co/KJsLCSF12e
— Yoni Appelbaum (@YAppelbaum) April 24, 2019
Yeah, so that's *not* how impeachment works.
— Joshua Matz (@JoshuaMatz8) April 24, 2019
"The House … shall have the sole Power of Impeachment."
"The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments."
As @tribelaw & I explain in our book, the Framers debated giving #SCOTUS this power & expressly decided not to https://t.co/amW6Ru8kiQ
Sad! 