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An Open Memo: Comparison of Clinton Impeachment, Nixon Impeachment and Trump Pre-Impeachment

Blumenthal writes, "The Clinton example as a predictor should be dispensed with in considering Trump. ... Trump proceeds from a much weaker position than Nixon. He depends entirely…

The (Redacted) Mueller Report: First Takes from the Experts

A roundup of leading experts' views on the publicly released — and redacted — Mueller report.

Why It May Not Matter If BuzzFeed Got It Wrong: “Encouraging” Perjury is Also a Crime

"If President Trump encouraged, rather than directed, Cohen to lie to Congress, the President would still be guilty of a federal crime involving an obstruction of justice."
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Coming to Terms with the Impeachment Process: The Case for Starting a Formal Inquiry

A threshold question is whether even to start an inquiry and set the ground rules. The time for doing so is now, writes former White House Counsel Bob Bauer.

Why It Doesn’t Matter Whether It’d Be Constitutional to Indict Trump

Lederman writes that so much of the public discussion is a distraction from Mueller's greatest value: determining if President Trump is compromised by Moscow, thus preventing the…

Why Impeachment Isn’t the Solution

Breathless talk about impeachment is unlikely to ever lead to Trump’s ouster, and that road has many dangers. The most viable path remains the voting booth.

Three Options for Prosecuting a President’s Offences—Plus a Wildcard

The President can be criminally prosecuted, but it’s far from clear when or how. Two paths are open to federal prosecutors and one for state Attorneys General.

A Path to Prosecuting President Trump

Justice Department regulations allow Special Counsel Robert Mueller, in “extraordinary circumstances,” to ask Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to approve a departure…

Dispelling the NYT’s “The Daily” Podcast’s Misconceptions about Mueller’s Options

Professor Goodman explodes four common myths about Mueller's options if the special counsel finds the President engaged in criminal activity. Some avenues are closed or risky,…

The Missing Justice Dep’t Memo on Whether a President Can Be Subpoenaed to Testify in a Criminal Case

A hot button issue in the Russian investigation is whether a sitting president can be subpoenaed to testify in a criminal proceeding. There's a critical Justice Department opinion…

Mueller Has Authority to Name President Trump as an “Unindicted Coconspirator”

Imagine if Special Counsel Robert Mueller finds sufficient evidence to charge President Donald Trump, but his hands are tied because he or the Department of Justice concludes that…

Q&A with Cass Sunstein on “Impeachment: A Citizen’s Guide”

Cass Sunstein’s new book, “Impeachment: A Citizen’s Guide,” published by Harvard University Press, is “a love letter to the United States of America,”…
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