The President's defense brief destroys any argument the Democrats pretend to have
"House Democrats' assertion that asking historical questions about the *last* election somehow equates to securing 'improper interference' in the *next* election is nonsensical"
"House Democrats' assertion that asking historical questions about the *last* election somehow equates to securing 'improper interference' in the *next* election is nonsensical"
Defending the Separation of Powers Is Not an Impeachable Offense
"In a government of laws, asserting legal defenses cannot be treated as obstruction"
"It would permit Congress to threaten every President with impeachment merely for protecting the prerogatives of the Presidency"
"In a government of laws, asserting legal defenses cannot be treated as obstruction"
"It would permit Congress to threaten every President with impeachment merely for protecting the prerogatives of the Presidency"
"James Iredell warned delegates to North Carolina’s ratifying convention that '[a] mere difference of opinion
might be interpreted, by the malignity of party, into a deliberate, wicked action,' and thus should
not provide the basis for impeachment."
might be interpreted, by the malignity of party, into a deliberate, wicked action,' and thus should
not provide the basis for impeachment."
"Edmund Randolph pointed out in the Virginia
ratifying convention that '[n]o man ever thought of impeaching a man for an opinion.'"
ratifying convention that '[n]o man ever thought of impeaching a man for an opinion.'"
"[U]ntil now, even in the articles of impeachment that the Senate found
insufficient, the House has *never* impeached a President on charges that did not include a violation of established law."
insufficient, the House has *never* impeached a President on charges that did not include a violation of established law."
"Democrats' conception of 'abuse of power' is especially dangerous because it rests on the even more radical claim that a President can be impeached and removed from office solely for doing something he is allowed to do, if he did it for the 'wrong' subjective reasons."
"By eliminating any requirement for wrongful conduct, House Democrats have tried to make thinking the wrong thoughts an impeachable offense."
