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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Also from WaPo: "But such an act is not illegal and not impeachable, the lawmakers argue."[/quote] It's not going to sway Senate Republicans, who are just trying to protect Trump, but it's worth noting that the Constitutional standard of high crimes and misdemeanors doesn't require actual criminal acts (as odd as that sounds to a modern reading of the words). Andrew Johnson was impeached for making speeches that attacked congress and for bringing disgrace on the Presidency. In England, where we got the term from, it was used to include various abuses of the power of office which aren't necessarily criminal. The "is this a crime" or "is impeachment a proper punishment for this crime" angles the Republicans are trying don't reflect the actual standard.[/quote]
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