In case you missed it, Giuliani not only blew up Trump’s only defense (legitimate public purpose) with an admission of narrow self-interest.
@RudyGiuliani also confessed to Trump’s impeachable high misdemeanor:
Violating the president’s fiduciary duty of faithful execution. 1/
@RudyGiuliani also confessed to Trump’s impeachable high misdemeanor:
Violating the president’s fiduciary duty of faithful execution. 1/
@RudyGiuliani 2/ Start with this excellent 2018 piece by Robert Natelson for @FedSoc, summarizing research after Watergate by Rogers and Young:
“High Misdemeanors” in the Constitution’s Impeachment Clause "denotes breaches of fiduciary duties."
fedsoc.org/commentary/pub…
“High Misdemeanors” in the Constitution’s Impeachment Clause "denotes breaches of fiduciary duties."
fedsoc.org/commentary/pub…
@RudyGiuliani @FedSoc 3/ Our article "Faithful Execution and Article II" (@andrewkent33 and Ethan Leib):
The Constitution imposes a duty of faithful execution (Take Care & Oath) on the president, against self-dealing and selfish uses of the office against the public interest.
harvardlawreview.org/2019/06/faithf…
The Constitution imposes a duty of faithful execution (Take Care & Oath) on the president, against self-dealing and selfish uses of the office against the public interest.
harvardlawreview.org/2019/06/faithf…
