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.@jamie_raskin is up. What does the existence of impeachment power in Const. tell us about POTUS claim that Constitution allows him to do whatever he wants? Karlan: It blows it of the water.

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His House account is @RepRaskin. Raskin: What does the existence of impeachment power in Const. tell us about POTUS claim that Constitution allows him to do whatever he wants? Karlan: It blows it out of the water.

As Rep Debbie Lesko's rattles off questions, like did Trump abuse his office? Did he commit impeachable offenses? As she says no, I am hearing a public spectator in the chamber whisper "yes" each time to her question.

Rep Jayapal: One of the claims by POTUS is that he actually cared about corruption. So how do you figure out if this is credible? How to determine? The explanation must fit w/the facts, Jayapal answers own Q.

So Jayapal points to Vindman testimony where he said, under oath, that he prepared talking points on anti-corruption for Trump-Zel call. But per the transcript, Trump never mentioned any of those points. He never mentioned the word corruption.

Turley says he objects to the impeachment because there's "presumption over proof" He adds: "If you believe in democracy & you're going to remove a sitting pres. then you have an obligation to gather all the information. It's not that you can't do this, you can't do it this way."