1. I am obviously not in Walter Dellinger's league but I need to comment on one thing he missed about the second Trump impeachment trial.
The Constitution provides two remedies for a sitting president's high crimes and misdemeanors.
The Constitution provides two remedies for a sitting president's high crimes and misdemeanors.
2. The first and threshold remedy occurs upon the conviction by 2/3 of the Senate members present. Upon reaching that number and the announcement by the presiding CJ, the defendant becomes a "former president" as a matter of law. Notice is rushed to the @StateDept.
3. You don't get to the second remedy unless and until you reach and establish the first. So, as a matter of law and logic the @SenateGOP position means you can never act to bar a president from future office and strip them of the benefits of being Potus, because at the time
4. you seek to bar them they will, in fact, be a FORMER president. It's all just more #GQP disinformation and even someone as wise as the esteemed Walter Dellinger, can get caught up in a #BigLie. @omelvenymyers @RepRaskin @tedlieu @HouseJudiciary @maddow
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