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Attorney who led major Congressional Investigations in both Houses of Congress. All views are my own. Retweets are not endorsements.
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Dec 11, 2019 10 tweets 3 min read
Some quick legal and political analysis of the current draft Articles:

Article I

1. The article does not charge a crime—it charges only “abuse of power” as a "high crime and misdemeanors." This would be the first time a President was impeached without a federal crime charged. As plead, the Article's legal theory lacks a limiting principle. It would essentially criminalize taking any official action for some form of political gain. That is politics--since the founding. Every President could likely be impeached under this standard--even James Madison